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| Full name | Walter Thomas Davey III
(From childhood I've been called Tom) |
| Birthplace | Sacramento CA USA |
| Parents |
- Walter Thomas Davey Jr.
- Patricia Ann Davey (née O'Connor)
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| Siblings |
- Timothy Michael Davey
- Julie Diane Helfrich
- James Richard Davey
- Lizabeth Ann Gilliland
- Alison Katherine Zeigler
- Robert Francis Davey
- Kevin Patrick Davey
- Tricia Ann Davey
- John Paul Davey
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| High School | Mater Dei, Santa Ana CA USA |
| College |
- UC Irvine: BA English
- UC Davis and UC Los Angeles: studies toward the Ph.D. in English
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Employed | Director, Web Management and Development Dept.,
Council on Foreign Relations, New York NY (since 2003) |
| Blog |
Monsters From the Id
MFTI was active from April 2002 through Feb 2003
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Desert Island Discs
(Only one per composer allowed, ack!) |
- Adams, Nixon in China
- Bach, St. Matthew Passion
- Bartok, Music for Strings, Percussion, and Celesta
- Beethoven, Grosse Fugue Op. 134 (transcription for piano 4-hands)
- Brahms, Piano Quartet Op. 60
- Bruckner, Symphony #6
- Debussy, Pélleas et Mélisande
- Dvorak, Symphony #7
- Franck, Violin Sonata in A
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- Handel, 12 Concerti Grossi Op. 6
- Hindemith, Kammermusik #1-7
- Janáček, Taras Bulba
- Mahler, Symphony #6
- Martin, Petite Symphonie Concertante
- Martinů, Rhapsody Concerto for Viola
- Messiaen, Turangalîla-Symphonie
- Prokofiev, Romeo and Juliet (the complete ballet)
- Ravel, Piano Trio
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- Schoenberg, Kammersymphonie Op. 9
- Schubert, String Quartet #15
- Schumann, Scenes from Faust
- Sibelius, Symphony #5
- Stockhausen, Hymnen
- Strauss, Die Frau ohne Schatten
- Stravinsky, Symphonies of Wind Instruments
- Wagner, Götterdämerung
What I know about music before Bach wouldn't fill a thimble, unfortunately. In naive appreciation, I like:
- Machaut, Messe de Nostre Dame
- Gesualdo, Tenebrae Responses for Good Friday
- Monteverdi, Vespers of 1610
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| Favorite phrase | "Lightweight semantic markup" -- Jeffrey Zeldman |