his music is very relaxing for me, I think I have somewhere around six hours of his piano music Allan
On Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 9:50 PM, dj Briscoe <[email protected]>wrote: > 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. > 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. 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