Musically Notable Weekly Digest, Week ending March 8th

Greetings and Happy Friday! I was actually able to go outside without a coat today, so it would seem that Spring is within our grasp! Here are the top stories of this week:

• Brainpickings.org wrote a piece on how to bust through writer's block!

• Brandon Nelson wrote a great overview of Franz Liszt on the Polonious Sheet Music blog.

• The American Academy of Arts and Letters have pieced Charles Ives' music studio back together, and the results are fantastic. (Source)

• Reports of opera's death have been greatly exaggerated: (Source)

• Manuela Hoelterhoff gives her opinions on the Met - (Source)

• NPR reports that Robert Ashley,the  innovative opera composer, died March 3rd.

• Spotify has purchased Echo Nest, a company that specializes in music recommendations. (Source)

• Scientists have identified a condition called "musical anhedonia" which can cause some people to be indifferent to music. (Source)

• Mamoru Samuragochi, the composer who faked a disability and used a ghost writer for 20 years, made his first public appearance since the scandal broke, has apologized.

Here you have it, this week's biggest and best stories in music. Stop by every weekend for your Musically Notable digest! If you have a story or a project that deserves mentioning, please submit your ideas to me on Twitter @AngelinaPanozzo or through my website, AngelinaPanozzo.com. Thanks for reading and have a fantastic weekend!