He is a excellent composer and the music is wonderful... On Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 12:38 PM, iam deheretic <[email protected]> wrote:
> Yes the latter.. my spelling is terrible.. > Allan > > > On Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 8:17 PM, ornamentalmind > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> I know of an author Sartre and of a composer Satie…the latter of which >> I used to play about 2 decades ago. I will assume you mean the latter. >> >> On Nov 23, 10:35 am, iam deheretic <[email protected]> wrote: >> > I put my CD's on my computer so I could listen to music (95 + % >> classical) >> > while I was in the hospital,, I foulnd out that it would take over 14 >> days >> > to play it all listening 24 hours a day.. One of my favorite composers >> is >> > Sarte >> > Allan >> > >> > On Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 5:09 PM, ornamentalmind < >> [email protected]>wrote: >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > Overall, for the classics I lean more towards Tellemann yet my Pandora >> > > account includes diverse and rather eclectic stations such as: Banco >> > > De Gaia, Johnny Winter, Boy on a Dolphin, It’s a Beautiful Day, The >> > > Doobie Brothers, Quincy Jones, Tangerine Dream, Frank Zappa, >> > > Cannonball Adderley, Roatary Connection, Minnie Riperton, Janis >> > > Joplin, The Everly Brothers, The Allman Brothers, The Roaring 20s, >> > > Paul Whiteman, Bela Bartok, Igor Stravinski, Stan Kenton, Henry >> > > Mancini, Dave Brubeck, Spike Jones, Lute music, The United States of >> > > America, Kitaro, Andreas Vollenweider, Violin music, The Eurythmics, >> > > Oscar Peterson, Cream, Eartha Kitt, Spirit, Spring Can Really Hang You >> > > Up The Most, Beatles, William Byrd, The Doors, Stevie Ray Vaughan, >> > > various types of Blues, Ambient, Folk, Jazz, Bebop, Brazilian, >> > > Chamber, Baroque, Opera, Piano, Symphonic Romantic and Classic, and >> > > all forms of Rock, David Bowie, Tubular Bells, Frank Sinatra, 3 Leg >> > > Torso, Cleo Laine, The Rolling Stones, Modern Jazz Quartet, and all >> > > other types of esoteric stuff. I’m sure this is more than anyone would >> > > want to know about my musical tastes. >> > >> > > On Nov 23, 7:36 am, archytas <[email protected]> wrote: >> > > > I don't take to the wheel of sharp weapons. I often wonder whether >> > > > some operation of 'face' is present in language like this. If we >> > > > aren't careful Orn, our Beethoven appreciation will have certain >> types >> > > > wondering how we old fools get our jollies! I was damned near >> > > > exhausted after the Portuguese performance. I was almost 'gone' as >> > > > the choir sparked up in practice. We have one of the alleged >> 'world's >> > > > finest' 10 miles away (Bridgewater Hall - one train hop), but they >> > > > can't compare at 10 times the price (perhaps that is why). >> > >> > > > It may be we shouldn't be too distracted by this Bill, but I'll ask. >> > > > The scientist would want to know what the experiences are - or at >> > > > least a certain sort of scientist. I don't mean that I shall nip >> over >> > > > the the electrodes and wire you up, though I'd probably give up to >> > > > this, or scanning with appropriate people. Mine aren't religious, >> at >> > > > least given what always comes to mind when a female singer swoons >> me. >> > > > The question of what the experiences are is also a question about >> what >> > > > the 'normal trance' might be. I've never had to teach literature (I >> > > > am a few pence short of the full shilling here), am a trained but >> poor >> > > > musician (no talent but tried) and so on. I've noticed my ability >> to >> > > > appreciate things has changed substantially over the years, >> generally >> > > > for the better, though a bad accident has taken most music out of >> the >> > > > frame. My grandson is currently asking why things on TV are funny. >> > > > My old undergraduate classes mostly had to be taught why The >> Simpsons >> > > > was funny and proved almost totally unobservant in respect of films >> > > > like 'Beer', 'Office Space' or 'Modern Times'. Older classes would >> > > > weep with laughter over the same presentations. >> > >> > > > There is some stuff I just don't want to appreciate, and some I am >> > > > grateful to others for helping me into. I generally hate >> Shakespeare, >> > > > though I really admire the Sky western Deadwood and am somewhat into >> > > > 'Actors'. Seeing men in skirts swinging incense always makes me >> wish >> > > > I was wearing tartan (it's not the skirts themselves) and carrying >> the >> > > > Claymore. There are some 'indoctrinations' I don't want, some I've >> > > > already had that need to be shifted. If I would not see Shakespeare >> > > > abolished, I would question why it is given such privilege. >> Religion >> > > > seems much the same. None of this is to discount what the >> experiences >> > > > might really be or not to want them. >> > >> > > > On 23 Nov, 12:47, Molly <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > > > > I think you do your best work here while half asleep, Francis. >> Very >> > > > > good read. >> > >> > > > > On Nov 22, 5:51 pm, fran the man <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > > > > > On 22 Nov., 06:01, ornamentalmind <[email protected]> >> wrote:> >> > > I share your idealism Neil… even when it came to Occham….until I >> > > > > > > noticed that when applied to itself, the razor disappears. >> > >> > > > > > This dialogue between Neil and Orn has set all kinds of ideas >> > > sparking >> > > > > > in my mind - I need more time to let many of them work and come >> to >> > > > > > some sort of fruit. Some brief comments: >> > >> > > > > > Master William's sharp instrument is a very useful tool. But we >> > > should >> > > > > > remain aware of its nature - as a tool - and, as every good >> > > handworker >> > > > > > knows, not every tool is appropriate for every occasion. There's >> a >> > > > > > word Neil has used here a couple of times, "simplexity", which I >> > > like. >> > > > > > There is often wonderful complexity in simple things, and >> simplicity >> > > > > > too in the complex. There is, I hope, some kind of truth to be >> > > > > > obtained through reason (and it is here that Occam's razor works >> > > > > > best). But there are also truths which express themselves in >> art, >> > > > > > music, literature, poetry. Ginsberg's "Howl" and Joyce's >> "Ulysses" >> > > > > > come to mind, as do Monet's "Water Lilies," Beethoven's 9th >> Symphony >> > > > > > and Pink Floyd's "Saucerful of Secrets." Just examples. Life, >> both >> > > > > > individual and common, is as much an artwork to be experienced >> as it >> > > > > > is a problem (or problems) to be solved. As Molly has put it >> > > (although >> > > > > > the words here are mine) we need to sustain the paradoxes put >> forward >> > > > > > by not rejecting one in favour of the other. Holding on to the >> > > > > > apparent opposites, while letting everything go. >> > >> > > > > > Not very clear, I know, but I can't put it better than this at >> the >> > > > > > moment. As Pepys put it, and so to bed! >> > >> > > > > > Francis- Hide quoted text - >> > >> > > > - Show quoted text - >> > >> > > -- >> > >> > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups >> > > ""Minds Eye"" group. >> > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> > > [email protected]<minds-eye%[email protected]> >> <minds-eye%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> >> > > . >> > > For more options, visit this group at >> > >http://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=. >> > >> > -- >> > ( >> > ) >> > I_D Allan- Hide quoted text - >> > >> > - Show quoted text - >> >> -- >> >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> ""Minds Eye"" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]<minds-eye%[email protected]> >> . >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=. >> >> >> > > > -- > ( > ) > I_D Allan > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > ""Minds Eye"" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<minds-eye%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. 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