Dear Janet
I find much of what you say agreeable (as usual).
Bach - ah yes. A supreme example of emotion through form. Did he not say that everything he did was done to "the greater glory of God"?
I do not share his faith but if that was his motivation and his music the result I applaud it utterly. I have been listening to his Cantatas lately. Divine in both senses.
The C Minor Passacaglia for instance - exactly the right notes in exactly the right order!
Philip
:-)
Edited in - "So is much plain poetry written by our near contemporaries.". Yes indeed. Mary Meriam's "Leaf" was exactly an example of such quietly and simply stated ecstasy.
"I have a poem coming out soon which does all of the above. I hope ;-)"
I hope and expect so too.
Last edited by Philip Quinlan; 01-27-2009 at 01:42 AM.
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