Nine he gave to mortal men, proud and great, and so ensnared them

Music in this episode:

Paul Dukas - “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice” (1897) performed by the Moscow City Symphony

Claude Debussy - “Clair de Lune” (1905) performed by Alexis Weissenberg

Don Golding - “Untitled Goose Game Soundtrack” (2019) based on Debussy’s “Prelude No. 12: Minstrels” (1910)

Richard Wagner - “Ride of the Valkyries” (1870) performed by the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Stockton’s Wing - “The Drops Of Brandy” (1978)

Bulg Folk - “Daychovo Horo” (2012)

Kibariye - “İllede Roman Olsun” (2014)

Kostas Tzampazis - “Karsilimas” (2012)

Balkan Beat Box - “9/4 The Ladies” (2005)

Orchéstre Baka Gbiné - “Kopolo” (2012)

Toumani Diabaté - “Konkoba” (1988)

Fodé Seydou Bangoura - “Konkoba” (2006)

The Dave Brubeck Quartet - “Blue Rondo à la Turk” (1959)

Led Zeppelin - “The Crunge” (1973)

Paul Simon - “The Cool, Cool River” (1990)

Tortoise - “Magnet Pulls Through” (1994)

Sungazer - “Bird on the Wing” (2019)

Ethan Hein - “Clair de Lune - Jazz Mix” (2020)

Ethan Hein - “Clair de Lune jam track” (2026) - learn more about the jam tracks project

References

Kate Wagner - “adorned with delicate armouries spring subdues the world”

Nikolai Ruskin - “9/8 Rhythms Explained on Frame Drum: Karşılama & Turkish Rom”

David Bennett - “Songs That Use 9/8 Time”

Adam Neely - “How to Play Music in 9/8”

David Bruce - “Radiohead and the Rhythmic Illusion”

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