tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6905236167079601771.post7358593613759397969..comments2023-12-25T11:13:04.495+00:00Comments on Seraphic Singles: Love of MusicSeraphichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06251504033428511090noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6905236167079601771.post-40901626347487875942013-02-13T00:28:58.277+00:002013-02-13T00:28:58.277+00:00Oh! I'm late on this one - being very sick and...Oh! I'm late on this one - being very sick and effectively for a few days. If anyone's still reading this, I don't think it's possible to be unhappy after listening to Schubert's Trout Quintet. I often joke about Schubert as my teenage crush because his music makes me melt.<br /><br />The other happy music in my experience is anything by Handel, especially the Concerti Grossi, Bach's Brandenburg Concerto #3 and Regina Spektor's 'The Call' from the Narnia movie.Rosalind Phillipsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6905236167079601771.post-64752782790671625392013-02-12T04:46:25.858+00:002013-02-12T04:46:25.858+00:00Musical theatre tied with gospel. I love swing an...Musical theatre tied with gospel. I love swing and jazz, but gospel cuts through me.Alishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08803069677860028673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6905236167079601771.post-52150486865102314942013-02-11T00:02:18.968+00:002013-02-11T00:02:18.968+00:00I've loved Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody on a Th...I've loved Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini and Piano Concerto No. 2 ever since my grandparents introduced them to me as a teenager. On a more personal level I love to play Clair de Lune: partly because it's beautiful, but also because it reminds me of my grandma, who asked me to play it at her memorial service. <br /><br />When it comes down to it though, I just love music, which is why I'm perfectly content to do long drives alone, because I can blast whatever music I want and nobody objects!Rosemarynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6905236167079601771.post-67576000071959182832013-02-10T13:10:00.384+00:002013-02-10T13:10:00.384+00:00Baroque music for me.
Heaven will sound like Mont...Baroque music for me.<br /><br />Heaven will sound like Monteverdi's Vespro della beata Vergine Maria, I expect.<br /><br />The order in Baroque music is peculiarly settling to the soul. It takes into consideration sadness and evil, and brings it to a happy resolution.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6905236167079601771.post-69198396381171638882013-02-10T06:19:23.703+00:002013-02-10T06:19:23.703+00:00Oh, yes, Renaissance polyphony is quite ethereal a...Oh, yes, Renaissance polyphony is quite ethereal and very difficult and complex. <br /><br />I adore Bach and almost all opera.<br /><br />I have recently taken a shine to all things Handel. This man knew grandeur, being a hearty, hale personality himself. <br /><br />MAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6905236167079601771.post-74979124964994964342013-02-10T04:49:58.031+00:002013-02-10T04:49:58.031+00:00The piano and I have been desperate, passionate on...The piano and I have been desperate, passionate on-again-off-again lovers for twenty-four years now. Unfortunately, between too few lessons and too much off-again, I am an awkward little bungler of a pianist. But my beloved Korg Triton and I had a lovely romantic evening last night over discovering a little Chopin prelude together.<br /><br />Also, I love Gregorian chant, polyphony (I have been known to claim, dramatically, that Palestrina's <i>O Bone Jesu</i> is the single most beautiful piece of art in existence), Beethoven, Mozart, Brahms, Chopin of course, opera, alt rock, wizard rock, techno, and Celtic Woman. Yes, it's an odd mix, but aren't we all. :)Jenna St. Hilairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04474588706124865006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6905236167079601771.post-20211302120781841052013-02-10T04:01:41.164+00:002013-02-10T04:01:41.164+00:00I love harmony, and dissonance which resolves itse...I love harmony, and dissonance which resolves itself. Within Temptation and Nightwish are some of my favorites, along with The Wailin' Jennies. For classical music, I have always had a soft spot for Bach, but I don't play favorites and love a bit of everything.<br /><br />ladywisdomAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6905236167079601771.post-73458517752413117212013-02-09T22:32:53.403+00:002013-02-09T22:32:53.403+00:00Kate P., my mom's sung many weddings over the ...Kate P., my mom's sung many weddings over the years, and in the greater Boston area music director's circle there's a story that went around about a bride who wanted the Ave Maria while her mother was walking in, and then noted, "But my mother's name isn't Maria." :-)<br /><br />I want BBC Alba. I've recently discovered Julie Fowlis - I want to get some of her CDs or listen on Spotify.Nziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05611004371935380366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6905236167079601771.post-70010437279981481242013-02-09T22:00:26.534+00:002013-02-09T22:00:26.534+00:00Oh, ouch, is that ever a post to induce homesickne...Oh, ouch, is that ever a post to induce homesickness. I don't think I'd live in Toronto again, but....Christine P.http://tinebecc.blogspot.canoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6905236167079601771.post-38829383514663152052013-02-09T21:07:14.635+00:002013-02-09T21:07:14.635+00:00Jessica, I don't know who Counting Crows and J...Jessica, I don't know who Counting Crows and Jimmy Eat World are, but as for the rest I approve heartily!Seraphichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06251504033428511090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6905236167079601771.post-29020526210893243662013-02-09T20:51:02.122+00:002013-02-09T20:51:02.122+00:00Hi! I recently discovered your blog and have found...Hi! I recently discovered your blog and have found much wisdom and encouragement in my perusals. :)<br /><br />As a pianist, my most favorite composer to "play" is Chopin! One of my life goals is to work my way through ALL of his Nocturnes.<br /><br />My favorite music to listen to is Renaissance Polyphany - Byrd, Lasso, Palestrina, Victoria. If I could have a full-time job it would be singing this music professionally.<br /><br />Contemporarily speaking, gotta love Counting Crows and Jimmy Eat World.Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11926713718488308007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6905236167079601771.post-86004516727192016472013-02-09T18:01:36.884+00:002013-02-09T18:01:36.884+00:00I come from a musically-inclined family and cannot...I come from a musically-inclined family and cannot go a day without music (which is why it is turned off on Good Friday).<br /><br />In terms of classical music, I have always loved Vivaldi and Puccini ("La Boheme" in "Moonstruck" was a pretty good idea), and I'll never forget my aunt's choral group's performance of a number of pieces, including Mozart's "Requiem."<br /><br />Outside of that, I have a weird combination of Sinatra, the Killers, and alternative music from the '90s in my CD carousel right now.<br /><br />If I may also beg Auntie Seraphic's indulgence because I mention weddings, as a cantor for many weddings, I have sung the "Ave Maria," not to mention the Irish blessing (it's an ethnically Irish parish) at just about every ceremony or Mass. And I don't think it's out of obligation, either.Kate Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03555660993363611776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6905236167079601771.post-25034300374086903832013-02-09T17:22:54.497+00:002013-02-09T17:22:54.497+00:00Well, I'm trying to get across that romance is...Well, I'm trying to get across that romance is not dependent on husbands, boyfriends, love interests... Thanks anyway! <br /><br />One of the most romantic days of my whole life was a trip by car up and down the Rhine Valley with a seminarian pal (in whom I had no romantic interest, and who had no romantic interest in me). It was such a beautiful day, and not only did I visit a beautiful Benedictine convent (and heard the nuns sing Vespers) and saw the reliquary of St. Hildegard of Bingen, I found the skull of St. Valetine in an ancient tiny church. <br /><br />Nzie, we love what we love! As you can imagine, there's LOTS of Celtic music in Scotland. On New Year's Eve, we switch from BBC Scotland (lots of Scottish English-language rock) to BBC Alba (Gaelic folk songs and music)! Seraphichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06251504033428511090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6905236167079601771.post-34881937069648485542013-02-09T16:50:23.817+00:002013-02-09T16:50:23.817+00:00I love lots of music (my mom's known in our ar...I love lots of music (my mom's known in our area as a Christian musician and she was classically trained on violin) but what really gets me the most is just plain-sung folk music. I generally find that I can just tap into it really deeply really quickly - or maybe it taps into me, bringing me into resonance with the constant rhythms life that have beat their tune throughout the entire human experience. <br /><br />I enjoy pretty much all the folk/ethnic music I hear, but I did grow up listening to the Irish Hit Parade*, and so I do have a special preference for Celtic and Celtic-descendant folk music, whether it's from the British Isles or Atlantic Canada or my own New England. Although I'm pretty clearly suburban, there's something about those seafaring songs, and pioneer songs. I might be the only 20-something I know who will flip the radio off on a long drive to sing and drum on the dash and wheel to sea chanteys. :-) I just love them so much. <br /><br />*Not all Irish Hit Parade songs are good, so approach with caution... my parents had categories for the iffy ones, like Plastic Madonna (nostalgically religious imagery without religious substance), Green Beer (celebrating a vague and stereotypical "being Irish"), and Export Only (extremely sappy and nostalgic). But growing up with the Clancy Brothers, Tommy Makem, the WolfeTones, Paddy Reilly, Dubliners, Mary Black, etc. - well, it may make me out of touch with my peers musically, but gosh how I love them too much to give them up.Nziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05611004371935380366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6905236167079601771.post-6685490410245056262013-02-09T15:59:00.747+00:002013-02-09T15:59:00.747+00:00What a romantic day: the love and company of your ...What a romantic day: the love and company of your hubby, snow, and experiencing the arts in several forms.Lenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09173616693453942166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6905236167079601771.post-28782449538005313852013-02-09T15:09:01.804+00:002013-02-09T15:09:01.804+00:00Gosh I always love a puff piece. KISS. Nocturne in...Gosh I always love a puff piece. KISS. Nocturne in e minor OK with you? Bach for BA at Mass on Sunday. See you Dorval at 4:30pm depending on snow.<br /><br />-NSNSnoreply@blogger.com