How can they write them?
These notes on a sheet of paper
That can bring such joy and wonder,
Joy and wonder to my soul.
All they are are spots on a page,
But in the hands of musicians
Those spots are transformed,
Transformed into the wonder of music.
That music can bring all emotions,
Bring all emotions to my heart,
Bring all emotions to my mind,
Bring all emotions to my soul.
The wonder of music is boundless
And each time I hear it
I know it is reaching out,
Reaching out to me.
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Goldfinch60 (Pseudonym) (
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- Comment from author about the poem: Once more it has happened, sitting here reading and writing poems when a piece of music comes on the radio that transports me into the music so that all I could do was stop and listen. Today it was Sibelius' Violin Concerto.
- Category: Reflection
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Goldfinch you are making me stop and be much more aware of the music around us. My Dad loved and grew up with classical music and we had it around us all the time but I was young and "modern" and running around and not paying much attention.... have come to appreciate much more now. Also I was in Helsinki for one afternoon long time ago on a flight layover to Russia (long story) and Sibelius was very much a "presence" there even for that short stay ... in fact was taken to the cemetery and shown his grave! They are very proud of him there...... I loved Helsinki - lots of pretty little colored boats floating in the harbour.
Thank you Lorna. I have been listening to music for more than sixty years - that too was from my Dad. I think that I know a great deal about music, especially classical and jazz but the older I get I realise that the more I get to know about music the more ignorant I realise I am. Music ALWAYS manages to surprise me in so many ways.
It's nice to realize there are more good things to come..... sometimes it seems they are all over with...... and well, if you are "ignorant about music" we are all in trouble...... I'll never catch up but I will enjoy...........
I'm with this piece all the way and Sibelius is one of favourite composers. I remember listening to his music being played by a street musician when I stood alongside his statue in Helsinki - a magic moment.
Sounds like a real Magic Moment Michael - there's a song there somewhere
(https://youtu.be/xcImlxojThY)
A fine write Gold. People may listen to me sing - or overhear me. It don't do them any good though! heehee. My title would be 'Tortuous Troublings' subtitled: 'Hearing Orchi Sing'!
Thanks Orchi.
Thanks ANDY ~ SIBELIUS ~ Music of the Gods. Several of my extended Family are Classical Musicians and love to ARRANGE for Choirs & Orchestras and even to venture into COMPOSITION ! One of them explained it to me in this way: Depending when (and to some extent where) we are born we inherit 100's of Years of Classical Music ~ each piece has a form and function. If you have the privilege of studying and performing and listening to this heritage. This gives you an understanding of each instrument and how they combine in a quartet or an orchestra and the form & function of a Sonata or Oratorio etc. All this knowledge ~ experience ~ understanding etc enables some Classical Musicians to perform ~ some to conduct and some to compose. All new classical compositions are based on that Foundation of melody ~ harmony ~ harmonics and the range and timbre of each instrument. In one sense it is very Scientific and in another it is Genius and Art. Folk ~ Blues ~ Pop ~ Jazz etc is "simpler" more accessible but to succeed it must be based on the same principles of melody and harmony and metre etc ~ and the symbiosis of WORDS & MUSIC ! The same is also true of Classical Poetry ~ Yours BRIAN Please check my new FUSION ~ CHOCOLATE ~ Thanks B !
Thanks Brian.
great poem .. its amazing how powerful some music is
It surely is yr, music can transform lives.
Wonderful GF! I often too wonder about the "spots" on the page, how put here instead of there can sound so lovely. Great write!
Those spots are so special in the hands of experts. Thank you Christina.
maybe I shall sing you a sweet melody. what do you say to that?
HA HA. music is a great part of my life also.
Thank you onepauly, perhaps we should sing a duet.
ha! ha! in cyberspace?
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