Spirit of a piece of music

Henk · October 18, 2010, 01:58:58 AM

A thread about interpreting the spirit of a piece of music (regardless of performance).

mc ukrneal · October 18, 2010, 02:08:42 AM

Quote from: Henk on October 18, 2010, 01:58:58 AM
A thread about the spirit of a piece of music (regardless of performance).

Is there some issue you want to discuss? Is there a question? Perhaps you could say a little more about what it is that you want to discuss...

Henk · October 18, 2010, 02:16:58 AM

Quote from: ukrneal on October 18, 2010, 02:08:42 AM
Is there some issue you want to discuss? Is there a question? Perhaps you could say a little more about what it is that you want to discuss...

What kind of impression do you get from a particular piece of music? What's the music about? If we are conscious about it, we can listen to it more focussed probably and really get to the spirit of it.

Henk · October 18, 2010, 03:03:31 AM

Is this something dumb I say?

Henk

Henk · October 18, 2010, 03:36:24 AM

I think that people experience the spirit of a piece of music as I do sometimes but rather shallow. It can be experienced at a higher level really. I got to it a few times. I don't know if it's really possible to be enduring though, maybe with yoga.

Mirror Image · October 20, 2010, 02:29:00 PM

No comment.

Bulldog · October 20, 2010, 02:53:52 PM

Quote from: Henk on October 18, 2010, 02:16:58 AM
What kind of impression do you get from a particular piece of music? What's the music about?

Why don't you pick a work, and we can discuss its spirit.

Mirror Image · October 20, 2010, 03:38:42 PM

Quote from: Bulldog on October 20, 2010, 02:53:52 PM
Why don't you pick a work, and we can discuss its spirit.

Excellent idea.

Brahmsian · October 20, 2010, 03:59:02 PM

I can think of one. A gentle spirit, or angel descending from heaven to guide you back up into heaven. This I hear in Wagner's Prelude to Act I of Lohengrin.

Satzaroo · October 22, 2010, 11:00:23 AM

Quote from: ChamberNut on October 20, 2010, 03:59:02 PM
I can think of one. A gentle spirit, or angel descending from heaven to guide you back up into heaven. This I hear in Wagner's Prelude to Act I of Lohengrin.

I get that same transcendent feeling when listening to the Sanctus from Berlioz's Requiem--especially as sung by Leonard Simoneau.

Brahmsian · October 22, 2010, 11:02:03 AM

Quote from: Schlomo on October 22, 2010, 11:00:23 AM
I get that same transcendent feeling when listening to the Sanctus from Berlioz's Requiem--especially as sung by Leonard Simoneau.

I will have to listen to the Berlioz Requiem, as I haven't heard that wonderful work for quite some time.

Dax · October 22, 2010, 11:06:19 AM

Regard de l'esprit de joie?