authfriend is right, as usual. I like Glass's work a lot. In fact, I think that Satyagraha, the opera Emily alluded to, is one of the finest operas written in the 20th century. It stretches the genre beyond what one might have thought possible -- an opera with basically no plot and sung entirely in Sanskrit. Who could have imagined such a thing? And yet he pulls it off, and much of it is extremely moving. I'm thinking particularly of the last scene in which Gandhi, alone on stage, sings the words of Krishna about how he manifests himself whenever unrighteous rules, and comes to restore balance. (It's the Gita, chapter 4 verses 5-8.) Saw the opera in the live telecast from the Met late last year. Fabulous experience that reminded me of why I am alive -- to experience something through literature or music that is quite beyond the common run of day-to-day feelings and helps me to remember the depths of things. I'm noticing that it's not as easy to discover such things as it was when I was younger, so when something like this turns up, I treasure it.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <jstein@...> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Emily Reyn <emilymae.reyn@> wrote: > > > > I love the cello...almost posted a Philip Glass cello piece > > last night, but it was long...and depressing :) This fellow > > is wonderful and thank you for posting. > > > > So, did I get the joke...was it the repetitive nature of the > > song that prompted Feste? Am I living in another too literal > > world altogether? > > Feste's quip was actually very witty. Glass is known for > pieces that repeat and repeat, but then introduce a little > bit of variation, then repeat and repeat that, then > go back to the original repetition, then introduce another > little bit of variation and repeat that, and so on, just > like Feste's first response. It's a style that's usually > called "minimalism." This was in his earlier days, though; > he's writing different kinds of music now. > > > Are not chants repetitious? Are not bhajans repetitious? I > > love repetition when done to certain musical themes; it is > > mesmerizing and transports. > > Sure. That's what Glass intends, to provoke a sort of > hypnotic state that then gets shaped by the little > variations. Nothing wrong with it at all, but for some it > may be an acquired taste (one I haven't acquired). I don't > think Feste meant it as a criticism. He was just mimicking > that style in words. > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > From: merudanda <no_re...@yahoogroups.com> > > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > > Sent: Monday, January 30, 2012 6:39 PM > > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Philip Glass - The Poet Acts > > > > > >  > > knock -knock- sneak- sneak-------- > > > > Schubert one of the least "intellectual-smart" of composers may help > > > > leaving behind lucid dreamy night > > > > kiss the sunshine in the morning bright > > knowing the game > > so let us play  play again > > > > and again and again > > > > together > > leaving the lucid night > > this posting Trio taking each the instrument of > > choice > > saha vÄ«ryaá¹karavÄvahai(May this light strengthen our friendship ) > > tejasvinÄvadhÄ«tamastu mÄ vidviá¹£Ävahai (May our life be brilliant, may > > we never > > misunderstand) > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFcGgmWStnM > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Emily Reyn <emilymae.reyn@> wrote: > > > > > > Yes, I'm not one of the smarter meditators here, but I'm humble on that > > > point.  I actually liked it and haven't been privy to him - this joke > > > goes over my head as well, unless you are pointing out that repetition is > > > his gig in a lot of the music he composes.  > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > From: feste37 feste37@ > > > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > > > Sent: Monday, January 30, 2012 12:22 PM > > > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Philip Glass - The Poet Acts > > > > > > > > >  > > > > > > > > > It may not have been apparent, but I was in fact making a very feeble > > > Philip Glass joke. Here's another one: > > > > > > Knock, knock. > > > Who's there? > > > Knock, knock. > > > Who's there? > > > Knock, knock. > > > Who's there? > > > Knock, knock. > > > Who's there? > > > Knock, knock. > > > Who's there? > > > Knock, knock. > > > Who's there? > > > Philip Glass. > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Emily Reyn emilymae.reyn@ wrote: > > > > > > > > You are welcome. àI got the reference to Philip Glass from the video > > > > telling the story of the Bhagavad Gita that Buck sent. àHe was on of > > > > the speakers and is also a composer. àHe did the score for the movie > > > > The Hours, which I never saw, but may now. àYou may already know > > > > this :). > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > > From: feste37 feste37@ > > > > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > > > > Sent: Monday, January 30, 2012 5:39 AM > > > > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Philip Glass - The Poet Acts > > > > > > > > > > > > à> > > > I like it. I like it. I like it. I like it very much, very much. I like > > > > it. I like it. I like it a lot . A lot. A lot. I like it. I like it. > > > > Very much. Very much. I like it. I like it. > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Emily Reyn <emilymae.reyn@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fca2oXLe9g4&feature=related > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
