Fragment of music by componist and bass clarinettist Muso.
*12 sept. 2015, dit is een oude link, werkt niet meer; in plaats daarvan de uitgeverij
waar muziek van hem te koop is:
https://www.milinda-uitgevers.nl/asoka/auteur/1518/muso
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maandag, november 29, 2004
zondag, november 28, 2004
Leaping greenly spirit of trees
“I thank You God for this most amazing day; for the leaping greenly spirit of trees and a blue true dream of sky; and for everything which is natural which is infinite which is yes.”
e.e. cummings
e.e. cummings
zaterdag, november 27, 2004
Dylan's new book Chronicles
"A song is like a dream, and you try to make it come true," Dylan writes. "They’re like strange countries that you have to enter."
dinsdag, november 23, 2004
maandag, november 22, 2004
Art is
[Art is] "A human activity having for its purpose the transmission of the highest and best feelings to which men have risen."
- LEO TOLSTOY Russian novelist, 1828 1910
"Any young person who has studied Heidegger; or seen Ionesco's `plays'; or listened to the `music' of John Cage; or looked at Andy Warhol's `paintings'- has experienced that feeling of incredulous puzzlement: But this is nonsense! . . . if it made sense, it could be evaluated. The essence of modern intellectual snobbery is the `emperor's new clothes' approach. Teachers, critics, our self-appointed intellectual elite make it quite clear to us that if we cannot see the superlative nature of this `art'- why, it merely shows our ignorance, our lack of sophistication and insight. Of course, they go beyond the storybook emperor's tailors, who dressed their victim in nothing and called it fine garments. The modern tailors dress the emperor in garbage."
- RON MERRILL American writer, living
"When a work lifts your spirits and inspires bold and noble thoughts in you, do not look for any other standard to judge by: the work is good, the product of a master craftsman."
- JEAN DE LA BRUYERE French writer, 1645 1696
Visual art is a leading indicator of the way in which society is moving, and one of the most obvious and visible signs that sanity has lost its way. Blank white canvases; photographs of men having sex with each other; paint haphazardly thrown onto a canvas and called art - these are representative of "modern art."
One of the greatest frauds of modern times is the idea that art should be difficult to understand, and that a sign of sophistication and intelligence is understanding what is incomprehensible to the uninitiated. The result is a farce: Those who wish to appear sophisticated pretend to see meaning where there is none.
Art has a definite purpose: to show what people can and should be. The best art - whether literature, visual, or music - inspires us to be our best. Art is a way of integrating our values; saying in one picture what, as the saying goes, it would take 1,000 words to explain. In this sense, the best art affects us in an immediate and emotionally captivating way. Great art reaffirms our most important values; mediocre art confuses; bad art degrades us. The best art lifts us up; the worst art shows contempt for the idea that there is any "up."
FOCUS
Find art that inspires you to be your best self.
- LEO TOLSTOY Russian novelist, 1828 1910
"Any young person who has studied Heidegger; or seen Ionesco's `plays'; or listened to the `music' of John Cage; or looked at Andy Warhol's `paintings'- has experienced that feeling of incredulous puzzlement: But this is nonsense! . . . if it made sense, it could be evaluated. The essence of modern intellectual snobbery is the `emperor's new clothes' approach. Teachers, critics, our self-appointed intellectual elite make it quite clear to us that if we cannot see the superlative nature of this `art'- why, it merely shows our ignorance, our lack of sophistication and insight. Of course, they go beyond the storybook emperor's tailors, who dressed their victim in nothing and called it fine garments. The modern tailors dress the emperor in garbage."
- RON MERRILL American writer, living
"When a work lifts your spirits and inspires bold and noble thoughts in you, do not look for any other standard to judge by: the work is good, the product of a master craftsman."
- JEAN DE LA BRUYERE French writer, 1645 1696
Visual art is a leading indicator of the way in which society is moving, and one of the most obvious and visible signs that sanity has lost its way. Blank white canvases; photographs of men having sex with each other; paint haphazardly thrown onto a canvas and called art - these are representative of "modern art."
One of the greatest frauds of modern times is the idea that art should be difficult to understand, and that a sign of sophistication and intelligence is understanding what is incomprehensible to the uninitiated. The result is a farce: Those who wish to appear sophisticated pretend to see meaning where there is none.
Art has a definite purpose: to show what people can and should be. The best art - whether literature, visual, or music - inspires us to be our best. Art is a way of integrating our values; saying in one picture what, as the saying goes, it would take 1,000 words to explain. In this sense, the best art affects us in an immediate and emotionally captivating way. Great art reaffirms our most important values; mediocre art confuses; bad art degrades us. The best art lifts us up; the worst art shows contempt for the idea that there is any "up."
FOCUS
Find art that inspires you to be your best self.
vrijdag, november 12, 2004
In the Heart of Pain
A Spiritual Exercise from Finding a Joyful Life in the Heart of Pain by Darlene Cohen
Darlene Cohen presents a number of ways for us to feel more connected with our bodies, the earth, our senses, our feelings, our creative energies, and other people. Here is an exercise to increase generosity.
"After a while, the gap between my social behavior and my real behavior got so large, it troubled me. I told my problem to a teacher at Zen Center, and he encouraged me to begin a selfishness practice to see where my true generosity might lie. So for the next several months, whenever cookies were served at tea, I was always very careful to take the largest one. Whenever anyone asked me for help with something, I always said no. This was very hard at first, but eventually I got into it. After some months, I felt so personally nourished that I found myself spontaneously offering to help someone almost without realizing it. I thought about it later and realized that I finally felt completely taken care of, that I was full to the brim, and so I was willing — even eager — to share my bounty with others. This is the internal revolution that turns the social convention of courteous helpfulness into genuine and unstinting generosity. In the realm of helping or nurturing behavior, charity very much begins at home."
To Practice: Be deliberately selfish for a period of time; then examine whether your willingness to be generous has changed.
Darlene Cohen presents a number of ways for us to feel more connected with our bodies, the earth, our senses, our feelings, our creative energies, and other people. Here is an exercise to increase generosity.
"After a while, the gap between my social behavior and my real behavior got so large, it troubled me. I told my problem to a teacher at Zen Center, and he encouraged me to begin a selfishness practice to see where my true generosity might lie. So for the next several months, whenever cookies were served at tea, I was always very careful to take the largest one. Whenever anyone asked me for help with something, I always said no. This was very hard at first, but eventually I got into it. After some months, I felt so personally nourished that I found myself spontaneously offering to help someone almost without realizing it. I thought about it later and realized that I finally felt completely taken care of, that I was full to the brim, and so I was willing — even eager — to share my bounty with others. This is the internal revolution that turns the social convention of courteous helpfulness into genuine and unstinting generosity. In the realm of helping or nurturing behavior, charity very much begins at home."
To Practice: Be deliberately selfish for a period of time; then examine whether your willingness to be generous has changed.
donderdag, november 11, 2004
Ix Quick, a meta search engine
This is a new search engine for me, found on my Ned Stat page, where my top 1000 place is now on 450. Due to computer problems I haven't been online for a few weeks. Glad to be back!
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