tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post5084575981333646586..comments2023-10-03T07:01:41.144-05:00Comments on Always On Watch: Semper Vigilans: Musical InterludeAlways On Watchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-23323220760714472042016-07-18T11:55:38.754-05:002016-07-18T11:55:38.754-05:00That's very good news, and frankly surprising....That's very good news, and frankly surprising. Having been a professional pianist devoted almost exclusively to classical repertoire I naturally favor his works for that instrument, but <i>La mer</i> holds great appeal as perfect background music for musing on a pleasant summer's afternoon.<br /><br />Thank you for posting it. <br /><br />Much of Frederick Delius' work has a similar effect by the way. The great English composers of the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries have been too long neglected in our country at least.<br /><br />Edward Elgar, Frederick Delius, Gustav Holst, William Walton, Ralph Vaughan-Williams, Hubert Parry, and others associated with or influenced by them produced a whole World of Wonder unit themselves.<br /><br />It would take several lifetimes even to BEGIN to know and appreciate everything the realm of "classical music" offers those fortunate to have ears equipped to hear.<br /><br />Why most seem to prefer devoting themselves to the worship of out-and-out garbage of any and all varieties instead of the great Smoergasbord of wonders and delights available in all fields I can't imagine. FreeThinkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682678301019952436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-19797808112094562152016-07-18T09:50:24.383-05:002016-07-18T09:50:24.383-05:00FT,
I would prefer to think of La mer more as a T...FT,<br /><i> I would prefer to think of La mer more as a Tone Poem than a symphony.</i><br /><br />I agree. Interesting that Debussy himself called it a symphony.<br /><br />We're seeing a revival of Debussy here in D.C. area concerts. **smile**Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-75119352573586856332016-07-18T09:31:48.326-05:002016-07-18T09:31:48.326-05:00Few would think of Debussy as a "revolutionar...Few would think of Debussy as a "revolutionary" today, –– if they thought of him at all, which very sadly has become increasingly rare ––, but he was. The Sound o the Twentieth Century that lay before him was nascent in all his work. More so than the frankly shocking, more radical efforts of the atonal, "serial" composers, Arnold Schoenberg, Alban Berg, and Anton Webern who appeared in the same time frame. <br /><br />The serialists earned a respected place in the pantheon of musical greats, and their influence has been profound, but their work never caught on with the general public as Debussy's did.<br /><br />Despite its being in three discernible "movements," I would prefer to think of <i>La mer</i> more as a Tone Poem than a symphony.<br /><br />At any rate –– like the sea, itself, –– <i>La mer</i> creates a ravishingly relaxing atmosphere capable of altering the mood of those who let its beautiful, mysterious sonorities and fluid change of textures wash over them.FreeThinkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682678301019952436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-36543777304474875582016-07-17T18:20:16.542-05:002016-07-17T18:20:16.542-05:00Ed,
That's hilarious!Ed,<br />That's hilarious!Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-70180787293846996892016-07-17T17:03:47.925-05:002016-07-17T17:03:47.925-05:00The news said the shooter was from Missouri. Has ...The news said the shooter was from Missouri. Has anyone heard from Beamish lately?Silverfiddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13541652236676260219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-20629815081026800432016-07-17T16:57:01.325-05:002016-07-17T16:57:01.325-05:00https://laughingsquid.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/...https://laughingsquid.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/20140124-11361732-seaisforcookie.jpgEd Bonderenkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03724552853113809036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-64637890059312698792016-07-17T12:35:14.332-05:002016-07-17T12:35:14.332-05:00Now Breaking: AP is reporting that 3 police have b...Now Breaking: AP is reporting that 3 police have been shot snd killed and 3 others have been wounded in Baton RougeAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11291386577335294637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-82009134331571502682016-07-17T06:40:46.588-05:002016-07-17T06:40:46.588-05:00One of my all time favorites.One of my all time favorites.Bunkervillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14427978686579892380noreply@blogger.com