cormac mccarthy¶
Bug
spoiler alert!
- I am collecting his hard copies and audiobooks
- and his movies
cormac books I have have read¶
- I have hard copies of most of these
| book | movie | audiobook | hard copy | note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| blood meridian | x | listen to the audiobook when I hike in the summer in the dry hot sun | ||
| the passenger | x | |||
| stella marris | x | |||
| outer dark | x | |||
| suttree | x | |||
| the crossing | x | |||
| all the pretty horses | x | x | ||
| no country for old men | x | x | ||
| Cities of the Plain | x | |||
| sunset limited | x | |||
| the counselor | x | |||
| orchard keeper | ||||
| the road | x |
Ciaccona¶
- the audiobook for his last book Stella Marris he plays this song, this version:
- Cormac's books are text versions of a Ciacocona
A Ciaccona (or Chaconne) is a musical form that involves repeating a short, simple harmonic progression (often referred to as a "ground bass") throughout the piece. This repeated bassline provides a foundation for the composer to create variations, decorations, and melodic inventions.
Key characteristics of a Ciaccona:
- Repeated harmonic progression: The same chords are repeated throughout the piece.
- Variations: The melody and harmony change over time, creating a sense of development and interest.
- Baroque era: This form was particularly popular during the Baroque period (1600-1750).
- Examples: One of the most famous examples of a Ciaccona is the final movement of Johann Sebastian Bach's Violin Partita No. 2 in D minor.
Think of it like a musical puzzle. The ground bass is the puzzle's foundation, and the composer fills in the gaps with different musical elements to create a complex and beautiful piece.
ground bass¶
- the chaconne bass line in his books is the rules
| Year | Title | Quote 1 | Quote 2 | Quote 3 | Quote 4 | Quote 5 | characters providing the rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | The Orchard Keeper | ||||||
| 1968 | Outer Dark | tinker & the three necros | |||||
| 1973 | Child of God | sheriff | |||||
| 1979 | Suttree | ||||||
| 1985 | Blood Meridian | the judge | |||||
| 1992 | All the Pretty Horses | ||||||
| 1994 | The Crossing | ||||||
| 1998 | Cities of the Plain | ||||||
| 2005 | No Country for Old Men | anton | |||||
| 2006 | The Road | ||||||
| 2022 | The Passenger | ||||||
| 2022 | Stella Maris | alicia & the kid | |||||
| 1979 | The Gardener's Son (Screenplay) | ||||||
| 1992 | The Stonemason (Play) | ||||||
| 2006 | The Sunset Limited (Play) | professor of darkness |
existence¶
- the passenger
- stella maris
- do i believe in an afterlife? I do not believe in this one
- to never have existed
- that which drives the tale does not survive the tale
- counselor
- the extinction of all reality
- is a concept no resignation can encompass
- blood meridian
- no country
- i got here the same way as the coin
- sunset limited
reality¶
- suttree
- not dressing the world in shabbier clothes than it is already wearing
- sunset limited
- i do not regard my state of mind as some pessimestic view
- i regard it as the world itself
the rules¶
- counsellor
- suttree
- sunset limited
- stella maris
- if the rules are not in the stuff
- no country
- you have to call it or it wouldn't be fair
- blood meridian
- they are all here for the dance
- those who dance
death¶
- stella maris
- do i believe in an afterlife? I do not believe in this one
- counsellor
- the extinction of all reality
- is a concept no resignation can encompass
- suttree
- sunset limited
- the shadow of the axe hangs over every joy
- every road ends in death
- no country
- i got here same way as the coin now call it
- you have to call it or it wouldn't be fair
- you have been puttin it up your whole life you just didn't know it
- the road
- i was afraid i was going to die
- then i was afraid i was not going to die
- blood meridian