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Post by Arlon10 on May 13, 2018 13:43:04 GMT
Why not?
What's more spiritual than music?
This is not a competition, at least not to start. Competitions might develop.
I have compiled a list of "spiritual" music, mostly with help from search engines. It is not likely very comprehensive. I am quite familiar with many of the musicians and their music, but not all. I'm hoping to learn from your discussions about the others.
Spirit Flutes Gregorian Chant Bach George Beverly Shea The Statler Brothers Thousand Foot Krutch Yusaf Islam (Steven Georgiou, Cat Stevens) John McLaughlin Mahalia Jackson Ravi Shankar George Harrison Andrew Lloyd Webber
Go Down Moses Swing Low Sweet Chariot Rock of Ages Leaning on the Everlasting Arms How Great Thou Art Jesus Christ is Risen Today He Is Jehovah Amazing Grace We All Shine On
Remind me. What might I have forgotten?
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Post by progressiveelement on May 13, 2018 15:20:27 GMT
Enya? Clannad?
When MySpace was a thing, I had Crockett's Theme by Jan Hammer as a theme. 😎 That tune is awesome, and ideal for playing real loud while driving round Miami in a Ferrari.
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Post by Aj_June on May 13, 2018 22:26:56 GMT
As I have grown older I have become more and more fond of Music. I use it as my mood stabilizer. Science has shown that music has good effects even on animals so it should be no wonder that music feels spiritual to many humans.
I am a bit picky about the kinds of music I listen and like. Usually slow music is more appealing.
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Post by Arlon10 on May 13, 2018 22:59:30 GMT
Enya? Clannad? When MySpace was a thing, I had Crockett's Theme by Jan Hammer as a theme. 😎 That tune is awesome, and ideal for playing real loud while driving round Miami in a Ferrari. Grand Funk Railroad I'm Your Captain
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Post by Arlon10 on May 13, 2018 23:05:18 GMT
As I have grown older I have become more and more fond of Music. I use it as my mood stabilizer. Science has shown that music has good effects even on animals so it should be no wonder that music feels spiritual to many humans. I am a bit picky about the kinds of music I listen and like. Usually slow music is more appealing. <video> My "favorite" music changes from day to day according to events of the day. Lately it seems like I'm on a plane and everyone is wondering where the pilot is and the stewardesses are telling everyone to remain calm, he must be around somewhere close, the plane is not that big. What's the music for that?
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Post by Eva Yojimbo on May 14, 2018 3:30:49 GMT
Talk Talk's last two albums do it for me:
Lots of classical music, of course. Besides Bach you have Handel, Purcell, Monteverdi, Palestrina, Josquin, Haydn, Mozart... pretty much any composer that ever wrote a mass or a requiem or church music, which is a lot of them. And this movement by Beethoven, which he called: "Heiliger Dankgesang eines Genesenen an die Gottheit" ("Holy song of thanksgiving of a convalescent to the Deity"), and which is the most profoundly spiritually moving piece of music I know of.
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Post by mikef6 on May 14, 2018 4:43:56 GMT
Beethoven’s late works the 9th Symphony and the Missa Solemnis are great spiritual works.
At a recent performance of Mozart’s Magic Flute live from the Metropolitan Opera (broadcast to theaters) intermission features included interviews with singers. One singer was asked why he liked his role. He replied, “It is good for the voice and good for the spirit.” Another singer said that performing this music was “food for the soul.” The same things are true for us who watch and listen.
Much of Bach is great music for the spirit. Even if you didn’t know German (I don’t) or even didn’t know this was a Christian church work, it would still move and stir you.
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Post by rachelcarson1953 on May 14, 2018 5:47:50 GMT
Beethoven’s late works the 9th Symphony and the Missa Solemnis are great spiritual works. At a recent performance of Mozart’s Magic Flute live from the Metropolitan Opera (broadcast to theaters) intermission features included interviews with singers. One singer was asked why he liked his role. He replied, “It is good for the voice and good for the spirit.” Another singer said that performing this music was “food for the soul.” The same things are true for us who watch and listen. Much of Bach is great music for the spirit. Even if you didn’t know German (I don’t) or even didn’t know this was a Christian church work, it would still move and stir you. Well, Mike, my German is a bit rusty, but I know "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" when I hear it. Here are the partial lyrics in English: Lyrics Jesu, joy of man's desiring Holy wisdom, love most bright Drawn by Thee, our souls aspiring Soar to uncreated light Word of God, our flesh that fashioned With the fire of life impassioned Striving still to truth unknown Soaring, dying round Thy throne Songwriters: JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH © THE BICYCLE MUSIC COMPANY For non-commercial use only. Data From: LyricFind Bach was an early love of mine, his pipe organ works kept me going to a small Lutheran church for a few years before I just couldn't deal with the ideology anymore. I did learn to play just one adagio from a toccata, adagio and fugue, I forget the BWV number. I preferred music in Latin, actually; nothing like a good dark requiem mass - my favorite was Mozart's. But now I tend towards Zen Buddhist chants, I have no idea what is being said but it is so calm-inducing. As an agnostic atheist, music can affect mood without a religious message.
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Post by Aj_June on May 14, 2018 7:43:10 GMT
As I have grown older I have become more and more fond of Music. I use it as my mood stabilizer. Science has shown that music has good effects even on animals so it should be no wonder that music feels spiritual to many humans. I am a bit picky about the kinds of music I listen and like. Usually slow music is more appealing. <video> My "favorite" music changes from day to day according to events of the day. Lately it seems like I'm on a plane and everyone is wondering where the pilot is and the stewardesses are telling everyone to remain calm, he must be around somewhere close, the plane is not that big. What's the music for that?
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Post by goz on May 14, 2018 8:46:44 GMT
Talk Talk's last two albums do it for me: Lots of classical music, of course. Besides Bach you have Handel, Purcell, Monteverdi, Palestrina, Josquin, Haydn, Mozart... pretty much any composer that ever wrote a mass or a requiem or church music, which is a lot of them. And this movement by Beethoven, which he called: "Heiliger Dankgesang eines Genesenen an die Gottheit" ("Holy song of thanksgiving of a convalescent to the Deity"), and which is the most profoundly spiritually moving piece of music I know of. I see your Beethoven and raise you Vivaldi (Four Seasons) Winter Largo
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Post by Arlon10 on May 14, 2018 10:55:23 GMT
Beethoven’s late works the 9th Symphony and the Missa Solemnis are great spiritual works. At a recent performance of Mozart’s Magic Flute live from the Metropolitan Opera (broadcast to theaters) intermission features included interviews with singers. One singer was asked why he liked his role. He replied, “It is good for the voice and good for the spirit.” Another singer said that performing this music was “food for the soul.” The same things are true for us who watch and listen. Much of Bach is great music for the spirit. Even if you didn’t know German (I don’t) or even didn’t know this was a Christian church work, it would still move and stir you. Well, Mike, my German is a bit rusty, but I know "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" when I hear it. Here are the partial lyrics in English: Lyrics Jesu, joy of man's desiring Holy wisdom, love most bright Drawn by Thee, our souls aspiring Soar to uncreated light Word of God, our flesh that fashioned With the fire of life impassioned Striving still to truth unknown Soaring, dying round Thy throne Songwriters: JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH © THE BICYCLE MUSIC COMPANY For non-commercial use only. Data From: LyricFind Bach was an early love of mine, his pipe organ works kept me going to a small Lutheran church for a few years before I just couldn't deal with the ideology anymore. I did learn to play just one adagio from a toccata, adagio and fugue, I forget the BWV number. I preferred music in Latin, actually; nothing like a good dark requiem mass - my favorite was Mozart's. But now I tend towards Zen Buddhist chants, I have no idea what is being said but it is so calm-inducing. As an agnostic atheist, music can affect mood without a religious message. The hymns Wir Setzen Uns Mit Tränen Nieder and O Haupt Voll Blut Und Wunden, both from St. Matthew Passion BWV 244 are profound, but my mother didn't like me playing them on the stereo because "it sounds like a funeral." Much later when she died someone else in the family took charge of what music to play at her funeral. Sheep May Safely Graze BWV 208 is happier. Toccata and Fugue in D Minor BWV 565 is that famous, scary organ music used in some old movies (especially before talkies) like Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Phanton of the Opera.
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Post by FilmFlaneur on May 14, 2018 15:18:34 GMT
Why not? What's more spiritual than music? This is not a competition, at least not to start. Competitions might develop. I have compiled a list of "spiritual" music, mostly with help from search engines. It is not likely very comprehensive. I am quite familiar with many of the musicians and their music, but not all. I'm hoping to learn from your discussions about the others. Spirit Flutes Gregorian Chant Bach George Beverly Shea The Statler Brothers Thousand Foot Krutch Yusaf Islam (Steven Georgiou, Cat Stevens) John McLaughlin Mahalia Jackson Ravi Shankar George Harrison Andrew Lloyd Webber Go Down Moses Swing Low Sweet Chariot Rock of Ages Leaning on the Everlasting Arms How Great Thou Art Jesus Christ is Risen Today He Is Jehovah Amazing Grace We All Shine On Remind me. What might I have forgotten? 800 years or so of Masses, Stabat Maters, Te Deums, Requiems, sacred cantatas, oratorios, motets, plain chant ... and all the rest.
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Post by Arlon10 on May 14, 2018 15:41:14 GMT
800 years or so of Masses, Stabat Maters, Te Deums, Requiems, sacred cantatas, oratorios, motets, plain chant ... and all the rest. Excuse me, was there anything outstanding that you think is particularly worth mentioning?
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Post by Deleted on May 14, 2018 15:44:11 GMT
Remind me. What might I have forgotten?
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Post by Arlon10 on May 14, 2018 15:50:17 GMT
Beethoven’s late works the 9th Symphony and the Missa Solemnis are great spiritual works. At a recent performance of Mozart’s Magic Flute live from the Metropolitan Opera (broadcast to theaters) intermission features included interviews with singers. One singer was asked why he liked his role. He replied, “It is good for the voice and good for the spirit.” Another singer said that performing this music was “food for the soul.” The same things are true for us who watch and listen. Much of Bach is great music for the spirit. Even if you didn’t know German (I don’t) or even didn’t know this was a Christian church work, it would still move and stir you. <video> Beethoven's Ninth is rich with political and religious significance. A good book I read is Beethoven's Ninth: A Political History by Esteban Buch, translated by Richard Miller. I haven't read this one yet. The Ninth: Beethoven and the World in 1824 by Harvey Sachs
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Post by FilmFlaneur on May 14, 2018 15:51:37 GMT
800 years or so of Masses, Stabat Maters, Te Deums, Requiems, sacred cantatas, oratorios, motets, plain chant ... and all the rest. Excuse me, was there anything outstanding that you think is particularly worth mentioning? There is, but I really need to get out more.
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Post by Arlon10 on May 14, 2018 15:56:43 GMT
My "favorite" music changes from day to day according to events of the day. Lately it seems like I'm on a plane and everyone is wondering where the pilot is and the stewardesses are telling everyone to remain calm, he must be around somewhere close, the plane is not that big. What's the music for that? < Road to Nowhere video> Talking Heads has a lot interesting music and an album called Talking in Tongues.
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Post by mikef6 on May 14, 2018 15:57:08 GMT
Beethoven’s late works the 9th Symphony and the Missa Solemnis are great spiritual works. At a recent performance of Mozart’s Magic Flute live from the Metropolitan Opera (broadcast to theaters) intermission features included interviews with singers. One singer was asked why he liked his role. He replied, “It is good for the voice and good for the spirit.” Another singer said that performing this music was “food for the soul.” The same things are true for us who watch and listen. Much of Bach is great music for the spirit. Even if you didn’t know German (I don’t) or even didn’t know this was a Christian church work, it would still move and stir you. <video> Beethoven's Ninth is rich with political and religious significance. A good book I read is Beethoven's Ninth: A Political History by Esteban Buch, translated by Richard Miller. I haven't read this one yet. The Ninth: Beethoven and the World in 1824 by Harvey Sachs And I have read Sachs' book but not the other.
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Post by Arlon10 on May 14, 2018 16:04:11 GMT
Excuse me, was there anything outstanding that you think is particularly worth mentioning? There is, but I really need to get out more. Pavarotti is especially good at making those sound special. He has a good idea what the composer was trying to convey. They can seem bland when performed by others. The instrumentalists have varying talents as well.
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Post by Arlon10 on May 14, 2018 16:19:25 GMT
Remind me. What might I have forgotten? <video Let Us Slay> Aren't you hilarious?
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