A Meditation contrasting the outside world with our inmost feelings

June 13, 2023 00:07:51
A Meditation contrasting the outside world with our inmost feelings
LD Music Meditations
A Meditation contrasting the outside world with our inmost feelings

Jun 13 2023 | 00:07:51

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Debra Nagy

Show Notes

In this meditation, we have paired Eric Odum's poem "In the storm" with Marin Marais' "Tombeau de M. de St. Colombe," an intense and deeply personal work. “Tombeau,” means tomb in French, and the music is a tribute by Marais to his former teacher and mentor M. de St. Colombe. Though the music is extremely intimate - performed by just viola da gamba and harpsichord - the emotions portrayed are almost operatic in their extremes. The music's emotions – from reflection to sadness and even occasional violence – are all echoed in Odum’s poem. 

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