Gilbert and Sullivan’s Mikado tells the story of Ko-Ko, a tailor and guardian of a beautiful young woman named Yum-Yum, who also is Ko-Ko’s fiancée. Ko-Ko was sentenced to death for flirting but avoided his sentence by getting himself named
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Just Because It’s On the Internet Doesn’t Mean It’s In the Public Domain
As the parent of a student musician, I take videos of my child’s public performances. Sometimes, music schools or concert sites created videos of concerts where my child performed and posted them online.
Over the years, I’ve seen other parents…
Evaluating Real Estate Investments – Equity Multiple vs. Internal Rate of Return
Each music note has two attributes – pitch and duration. Pitch and duration are independent of each other. Pitch is indicated by the vertical position of the note on the stave, the key signature, and “accidentals” placed next to the…
Protect Yourself from Mortgage Refinance Fraud
Fritz Kreisler was a highly accomplished violinist and composer in the early 20th century. His compositions are regularly performed as encores and in recitals. In addition to performing the classic repertoire and his own compositions, Kreisler was known for premiering…
Changes to Tax on Carried Interests Would Lead to Conflicts of Interest
In music, some notes are held longer than others, and the basic notation system is easily understood. For example, a half note is half as long as a whole note. A quarter note is half as long as a half…
Special Purpose Entities Have Legitimate Uses in Real Estate Investment
William, Charles, and Alfred Voller were skilled luthiers and forgers of the early 20th century. They created nearly perfect “copies” of several early Italian violins – which they sold at high prices. Their forgery of the Balfour Stradivari violin was…
FinCEN’s Focus on Money Laundering in Real Estate
Joyce Hatto was an English pianist and piano teacher who performed throughout Europe from the 1950s until the 1970s. Married to record producer William Barrington-Coupe, Hatto produced recordings under several labels, but primarily her husband’s Saga Records label. Hatto quit…
Evaluating Real Estate Investments—Risk Factors
Deciding on fingerings is an advanced aspect of playing orchestra instruments. Musicians playing wind instruments have limited fingering options because some notes can be played only one way. Pitches are created on a clarinet by opening and closing (or covering)…
Evaluating Real Estate Investments – Buyer Sources and Uses of Funds
When someone buys a ticket to a live concert, they may think they’re just paying to see musicians perform. But musicians don’t receive the entire ticket price. Rather, the musicians frequently receive only a tiny fraction, perhaps 15%-20% of the…
Can Employers Stop Employees from Taking a Stand on the War in Ukraine or Require Them to Support the Employer’s Position?
Switzerland’s Inttingen Charterhouse recently canceled Russian cellist’s Anastasia Kobekina’s March 20 concert. Kobekina posted on Instagram that her notification of cancellation said that “The reason is the Russian nationality of the artist, but not the young musician herself. Anastasia Kobekina…