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Menoizikul; Midweek Musicalisms
Next of our November-born composers... Alfred Schnittke, 24th November 1934, Saratov Oblast, Russia. There was a lot of work to choose from, but I opted for choral works. I could have brought you one of the Penitential Psalms, but instead, here is Voices of Nature... it is silent to very low for about ninety seconds, then rises, peaks, then returns to silence. An exercise in patience. There is something a little akin to the work of Arvo Pärt in this sound, I feel. If you decide to follow that link to the Psalms, you will find there is an affinity with the deep chants of the Russian Orthodox monks... I will be listening to more of this composer!
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Indeed you need a lot of patience. Nice!
ReplyDeleteNot audible enough!
ReplyDeletespecial... its more sound of silence with our cheap laptop ;o)
ReplyDeleteAmazing ...
ReplyDeleteI have zero patience and did try but could hear nothing so turned it off. of course CNN is blasting and that could be part of the problem.
ReplyDeleteThe video was halfway through before I heard a sound. It's very relaxing once you do.
ReplyDeleteIt did take awhile to hear the music, a lovely sound. Take care, enjoy your day!
ReplyDeleteIt does have shades of Arvo Pärt. I will return to this piece and absorb it a little more.
ReplyDeleteNature is so full of wonderful sounds...we just have to open our ears and eyes
ReplyDeleteHugs Cecilia
An interesting piece...and it reminds me of the soundtrack to "2001: A Space Odyssey"
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