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Kids’ tune’s classical roots revived WASHINGTON (AP) — Most Americans j know it as “TWinkle, Twinkle, Little Star” and don’t consider it a great work of musical art. j The Library of Congress is having it played j today in a concert at the Kennedy Center for I the Performing Arts, and it’s no April Fools’ j joke. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart thought enough ) of the melody more than 200 years ago to write ] 12 complex variations, a work loved by classi- j cal pianists. At least 13 composers of his time j played around with the same children’s tune, j They used the French version, which translates as “Oh, Mama, Shall I Tell You?” It’s a complaint to Mama that Papa, like any proper French father, wants a little boy to be logical like a grown-up. But the child pre fers candy to reasoning. Mozart in his mid-20s may have been thinking of his own father, a dictatorial type with an admiration for his son’s genius but a low opinion of his practical judg ment. H.C. Robbins Landon, a leading expert on Mozart, said it was written in 1781. That was the year Mozart made a violent break with the patron who employed them both and got en gaged to a young woman whose family his fa ther strongly disliked. Two years ago, Max Raimi, who plays the viola in the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, de cided to write a variation on Mozart's version and arranged it for viola, Violin and cello. He argued that the arrangement for three string instruments is logical because musicians can hear three separate melodies being played at the same time in Mozart’s version, all based j on the same tune. It’s been performed by j Raimi’s Sheridan String Trio, and he’s negoti- j ating with a German publisher to bring it out ! in print. In the concert, the American Chamber Play- I ers are also giving the world premiere of a work by Raimi ft* clarinet arid ^ring trio. - Feminist artist graces UNL By Ann Stack Senior Reporter The University of Nebraska President’s Distinguished Visiting Artist will on hand at an open forum and a public address to day. Feminist artist Miriam Schapiro is visit ing Nebraska through Thursday and will speak at the three university campuses dur ing her stay. She’ll speak at the Mary Riepma Ross Film Theater in the Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery and Sculpture Garden tonight at 7. Schapiro also wilt hold an open forum from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. today in the Gallery of the Department of Art and Art History in 102 Richards Hall. Both of these events are free to the public. Hailed as one of the “mothers of the femi nist art movement,” she has worked hard to bring recognition to the traditionally over looked female art forms. She has been cred ited with terming the coin “femmage” in re sponse to the masculine “collage.” Schapiro has exhibited nationally, in cluding 1996 exhibitions at James Madison University in Harrisburg, Va., the National Museum of American Art in Washington, D.C., Steinbaum Krauss Gallery in New York City, and Mabel Smith Douglass Li brary at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, N-J. In honor offemale artists, she, artist Judy Chicago and 2 v other female artists created “Womanhouse” in an abandoned Hollywood mansion in 1970. Each room is a feminist tribute. In the mid-1970s, she created what is possibly her most famous work: a grand scale femmage — an acrylic painting with fabrics, photographs, beads and sewing. Her current works honor artists like Mexican painter Frida Kahlo and Russian artists Sonia Delaunay and Varyara Stepanova. ■JTN * • • T ."f f y Dimmish the blues with afternoon jams Sundays at The Zoo From Staff Reports Sunday nights just got the blues; and they became a lot more fun in the process. The Zoo Bar, 136 N. 14th St., is now doing Sunday Afternoon Gubs, a sure-fire cure for the back-to-work-or-school blues. This is a loose jam session running from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., with die doors opening at 4 and closing at IQ. It’s hosted by Lincoln blues trio Not All... There, formerly the Thblerockers. Not All There comprises singer/guitarist Sean Benjamin (who played with Muddy Waters, James Cotton and Matt “Guitar” Murphy before he was 21), bass ist and Zoo Bar owner Larry Boehmer and drummer Joe Gourlay. These SACs are informal jam-style shows, but Boehmer said not to be surprised if some big names show up—last week CoCo Montaya jammed with them. _m __ Review With all the bands with spherical names (Orb, Orbit, Orbital, Orbiting, The Orbs), it can be hard to keep track of ten all. But Orbit is one that should definitely catch a few ears. ; % " ' • Orbit is a real mixture of aft sorts of in fluences. Thke some Dinosaur Jr., add in a tiny pinch of Violent Femmes-ish lyrical •. twists, toss in some Nirvana-esquC angst and add a lot of good original stuff — then you start to get an image of “Libido Speedway,” the band’s first album. ^ . " ,The first single, “Medicine,” is a perfect example of the catchiness of Orbit. A snag ging bass line, an easily hurtutfed melody and a lyric that revolves id your head. With a lot ofthe songs, Orbit spins a tale , that a listener can make sense of, a relief in . the days where bands are either singing com vjj^te nonsense or bashingiisteners over the - head with political messages, , v' Orbit makes music for music’s sake and to tell a story or two. Something with a title like “Bicycle Song” might be cheesy if the story weren’t so well spun within a pleasant tune. Orbit pulls it off with casual grace. Jeff Lowe Robbins, guitarist and vocal ist for the band, has a distinct tone to his voice that evokes the small club atmosphere, which the band’s sound backs up. \ Orbit is the kind of band you tell your friends about that never really becomes huge but has a great cult following. Instead of being flashy, the band is sharp and sleek. It’s like seeing a Porsche amid a bunch of VW Bugs — they stand out and catch your eye... or eat. They know when to be showy and when to focus on the basics. Instead of long, drawn-out solos, “Libido Speedway” is chock full of the thing that makes music great in the first place—solid songwriting. Orbit will play at the Royal Grove, 340 W. Comhusker Highway, tonight. The show starts at 9 and admission is $5. — Cliff Hicks Black Rex RAM with cage, FREE to GOOD home! Utter trained. Friendlyl 466-7923. Ajgne. detachable face, car CO player. $175. Cal 436 Cabla deacrambter Mt. $14.95. See ALL the channelai I 506-752-1389. f layS:- _' . . ' . . .:t-. .. 200s Notices gg ALASKA EMPLOYMENT Earn to $3A00-$8.0QQAno In lialmlaa n^M#%v8aa AMamI Fiy%j|5 eej&taliaaei a! T(8nono8i pants, resorts* AifrBfw! rOOu/LOufleiQi u6t the optione. CaW (919) 918-7767, ext A318. ATTN: International Students For more info, visit our homepage <wwwxadvantaoe.com/flkimble> Hurry, registration is Pm led. 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