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Thomas Merton, Thoughts in Solitude
The Continuum of Beauty - Daniel Gerhartz
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My Oc.
I used aphoto of Snape when he was a kid as a ref.
listening to baroque music n stuff for school, but i gotta say, the harpsichord fuckin slaps dude
like it sounds so mysterious and haunting but also so regal
like it's what walking around with a candle in an old rococo mansion sounds like
makes me wanna put on a big poofy curly wig and leggings, and walk around like an 18th century composer
the harpsichord is so cool man
"However the indisputable Master of the Fugue without any doubt was J.S.Bach. This is because at his best he was able to blend an almost mathematical perfection of the art form with his own profound emotional realizations.
Bach almost literally wrote the book on Fugues. He produced two books called the well-tempered clavier known by some as the Old Testament of piano music if Beethoven's Sonata is of a New Testament. These two books each have 24 preludes and fugues - one set for each key and we've looked at preludes in another video but these books are like an exploration of the full possibilities of the fugue. He also wrote an unfinished masterwork "The Art of Fugue" - the culmination of his life's work which is practically a textbook of the incredible musical potential of the simplest musical idea.
You can also find some of his richest and most powerful fugues in his Vocal Works: Try his "Motets" or his "B Minor Mass".
So what is a fugue?"
Der schnelle Tag ist hin, die Nacht schwingt ihre Fahn'
Und führt die Sternen auf. Der Menschen müde Scharen
Verlassen Feld und Werk, wo Tier und Vögel waren,
Trauert itzt die Einsamkeit. Wie ist die Zeit vertan!
Der Port naht mehr und mehr sich zu der Glieder Kahn.
Gleich wie dies Licht verfiel, so wird in wenig Jahren
Ich, du und was man hat und was man sieht hinfahren.
Dies Leben kommt mir vor als eine Renne-Bahn.
Lass, höchster Gott, mich doch nicht auf dem Laufplatz gleiten,
Lass mich nicht Ach,nicht Pracht, nicht Lust, nicht Angst verleiten!
Dein ewig-heller Glanz sei vor und neben mir.
Lass, wenn der müde Leib entschläft, die Seele wachen.
Und wenn der letzte Tag wird mit mir Abend machen,
So reiß mich aus dem Tal der Finsternis zu dir.
- "Abend", von Andreas Gryphius (1663)
Our Lady of the immaculate conception church (16th century) @goa #church #portuguese #sailors #baroque #architecture #religion #churchs #aroundtheworld #instagram #instagood #roadtrip2016 #explore #panjim #goa #india (at Panjim, Goa, India)
Today I walked around St. Petersburg. I really liked the architecture, most of it is dominated by the classical style. Well, not to the extent yet, where I went, I like Baroque more - a very magnificent and solemn style in contrast to restrained classicism. But a large number of buildings have been restored and are still being restored, and it is hoped that their original structure has been preserved or will be preserved during the restoration. I really wanted to go to one of the temples and admire the architecture and oil paintings on the walls and ceilings of cathedrals. I was very impressed with the masts and the structure itself, and the location of the city. You can't get lost in this city, because all the streets there are almost parallel and perpendicular.
(ниже текст на русском)
Сегодня я гуляла по Санкт-Петербургу. Мне очень понравилась архитектура, в большинстве случаев тут преобладает классика, но пока немногие здания, где я ходила. Я больше люблю барокко очень пышный и торжественный стиль, в отличие от сдержанного классицизма. Однако большее количество зданий реставрировали и до сих пор реставрируют, и хочется надеяться, что при реставрации сохранили или сохранят уникальное строение.
Очень хотелось сходить в какой-нибудь из храмов и полюбоваться архитектурой и масляной живописью на стенах и потолках соборов. Меня очень впечатлили мачты, само строение и расположение города. В этом городе не получится заблудиться, так как все улицы практически параллельны и перпендикулярны.
Silently the senses, abandon their defenses
this is a photo of Guarino Guarini's church, Santissima Annunziata dei Teatini, before it was destroyed by the Messina earthquake in 1908.
Because the image has colour, it's interesting to pretend it's current day but just blurry. It looks like something you could encounter in your daily life
from the wikipedia page of Guarino Guarini. I like how in that era, their culture was about being a polymath and intellectuals were expected to speculate on so many different topics. It would be interesting if it were like that today. Athanasius Kircher must be the ultimate example of this.
Maybe 'living life as art' is a reincarnation of this ideal.
Italy post n. one
I haven't found God in Vatican, but at least I found The Hot Priests calendar and bought it.
Eglon van der Neer, Judith (detail), c. 1678
☀️ The In-between ☀️
This started last year as a vent, although it faded away from it's original concept. Anyways, it was nice to play with the golden tones and the sea looks like bread.
Heavenly Sky ~ SavierLikesANight
These days have been hectic, stressful for me and the people around me. In which, one of them had to leave this earth. It will be in our memories like the sun remembers the moon after the stars rise.
As much as your eyes are covered with dried tears, you looked at the star you chose and thought; I enjoyed it when I was there. I will miss it, but soon I will feel the sunlight on my skin, as well as the brightness of every night and day to come.
Is there anything better than reading a book and having a cuppa?