This week, the Ether Game Brain Trust is studying up on some "string theory." We're looking at all things string, yarn, threads, textiles, and twine in a show called "Fiber Arts."

Did you know...

• The famous "Air On The G String" by Johann Sebastian Bach was given that title by violinist August Wilhelmj, who rearranged the third movement to Bach's Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major down to C major, so the entire thing could be played on the G string of the violin.
• Franz Schubert wrote the song "Gretchen Am Spinnrade" ("Gretchen At The Spinning Wheel"), based on a character from Goethe's Faust, when he was only 17 years old!
• Albert Ginastera took 8 years to write his Harp Concerto. By the time he was done, the harpist who commissioned it had already retired!
• The song "I've Got The World On A String" by Harold Arlen and Ted Koehler premiered at the musical review Cotton Club Parade of 1932, at Harlem's famous (and racist) Cotton Club.

The full playlist is below.

And don't forget to check out our podcast selection for this week!