My Road to Paradise.

Goldfinch60



My path to Paradise was started so many years ago

As Dufay, Tallis, Byrd and Dowland put notes down

Only to be modernised by Bach and Handel

As they led the way for Mozart to stun the world

Which woke up Beethoven and Tchaikovsky

To produce their wonderful way with notes

The glory of Verdi and Puccini’s words in music

Showing the way for Rachmaninoff and Scriabin

For Mahler, Debussy, Sibelius and Ravel

To move forward to the place that others took

And Barber, Cage and Reich moved forward

To that place where Richter and Adams continue

To pave my way to Paradise.

  • Author: Goldfinch60 (Pseudonym) (Offline Offline)
  • Published: March 22nd, 2020 02:29
  • Comment from author about the poem: Another poem about the subject 'They Paved Paradise'
  • Category: Reflection
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Comments6

  • Michael Edwards

    And I love the music of every composer included here - what an inspired write.

    • Goldfinch60

      Thank you Michael, much appreciated.

      Andy

    • orchidee

      A 'classical' type of write Gold.
      But one composer leads to the other place 'down there'. Starts with S? Did Beacham hate his music?

      • Goldfinch60

        Thank you Orchi.

        "Sir Thomas have you ever conducted any Stockhausen?"
        "No, but I have trod in some!"

      • Neville

        Music to my eyes and to my mind sir...

        Neville

        • Goldfinch60

          Thank you Neville. Music is always there for us.

          Andy

        • FredPeyer

          Well said, no matter what happens around us, we always have music to make things better!

          • Goldfinch60

            That is very true Fred, thank you.

            Andy

          • dusk arising

            Then along came Bird, Dizzy and Presley handing reins to Zawinul, Brecker and Jackson and so on to where ever and whoever. They say our popular music stems from the african work songs, call and response etc but I'm not sure that such looking back is beneficial... if the influence is there it will out regardless.

            Stimulating read.

            • Goldfinch60

              Yes so true d a, as you know my taste in music is very eclectic, the influence for music is so diverse it must be interesting to trace its roots but that is for another life I have more than enough music around just to listen to in this life.

              Andy

            • Arturo Fernandez Ferre

              y, you've put your foot on just about every musical stepping stone I love and you put it beautifully, thanks

              • Goldfinch60

                Thank you AF, most kind.

                Andy



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