Thank you so much for this, Maddie. It's beautiful. You evoke perfectly the way music entwines itself with particular moments in our lives, complementing and enhancing our feelings. An example from my own memory jukebox: I first heard the Sanctus from Faure's Requiem at a funeral for a friend of mine. I was already wrecked by the circumstances, and then this music, ethereal at first, with the violin delicately singing against the choir, then becoming almost strident as the 'Hossanah's kick in. I hadn't known it was possible to feel so much, if that makes sense. Your lovely essay made me think of some of the innumerable times that music has enriched my life.
P.S. You didn't touch on it, but perhaps music's relationship with film, it's ability to fix or shift your reception of the images you're seeing, helping ensure that certain moments will stay with you forever - perhaps that's a whole other piece. I know you could knock that out of the park, too, were you so inclined. Martin
I loved it. Auntie Anne
Thanks Anne ❤️
Thank you so much for this, Maddie. It's beautiful. You evoke perfectly the way music entwines itself with particular moments in our lives, complementing and enhancing our feelings. An example from my own memory jukebox: I first heard the Sanctus from Faure's Requiem at a funeral for a friend of mine. I was already wrecked by the circumstances, and then this music, ethereal at first, with the violin delicately singing against the choir, then becoming almost strident as the 'Hossanah's kick in. I hadn't known it was possible to feel so much, if that makes sense. Your lovely essay made me think of some of the innumerable times that music has enriched my life.
P.S. You didn't touch on it, but perhaps music's relationship with film, it's ability to fix or shift your reception of the images you're seeing, helping ensure that certain moments will stay with you forever - perhaps that's a whole other piece. I know you could knock that out of the park, too, were you so inclined. Martin
Thanks Martin! What a generous comment, I'm glad you enjoyed the essay. The Faure Sanctus is incredibly beautiful - very special music for a send-off.