music
~*~
a transcription of an observation
inside of man's conscience
though indigenous
to nature
~*~
it invokes papable emotions
through vocal, instrumental, and sometimes
spiritual timbre
~*~
yet it is singularly capable
of enacting time
while bending and proving
its existence
~*~
so,
what is your musical cynosure?
a lingering Decacorde,
intensified tabla,
a Bouzouki solo
~*~
or epicurean silence?
Author notes
May this poem be dedicated to progressive musicians and artists worldwide as they create their songs in earnest. A special thanks to EdP, Lute, Cvillelisa for facilitating this contest. What enlivened me to write:
*Dominic Frasca (Decacorde)*
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7N4QqCJp0qM
http://www.dominicfrasca.com/media_clips.htm
*Tabla Beat Science*
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FC4nKFm2qps
*Unknown Artist (Bouzouki)*
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31aoJphLgDU&feature=related
and, of course, Silence himself
Constructive Criticism
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Round 2 has been posted on the contest page. Please read and begin!
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Lisa -
content 8
vocabulary 12
accuracy 8.3
creativity 8
theme 7.2
originality 7
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It is a bit of a broken up essay, but there are parts that I find exciting, such as that bit about music proving time's existence.
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Hello.
I checked the tunes out. Bouzouki is phat, well at least that tune is. Still listening to it, ahahah. Great vibe to it, sounds Turkish to me.
Dominic Frasca was ok at best. Finally Tabla Beat Science had some phat moments, really need to hear the bass properly though, seemed to have a strong Nu Skool Breaks / DnB Bass to it. Tabla was phat, but didnt like the melody in it. Scratching is phat as well although the song lost its way for a while, bit too exhibition; Technics Championship at times.
If you like blends of east and west, check out Talvin Singh Jann.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsWfB7lM5Gs
You’ll have to ignore the video, ahahah, it’s the best version Youtube have regarding music quality, unless you like cats who drink beer, hahahah.
And State of Bengal - Flight IC408
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGPXDZuLkQ4&feature=related
My regards.
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Hello.
I do agree with your sentiments expressed in this piece, music that truly touches us, is a production of the soul for that which is a manifestation from the soul is that which shall touch another soul. No work of art in whatever form can hope to do anything if it does not have the creators soul present in its work, for the medium in the end is available to all, like pen and paper, but only those who are able to put themselves in their work, find that their work goes on to resonate within others.
Well that is the main point I got from your piece. “Cynosure”, never come across that word before, that’s going into the memory banks, hahaha. I checked the Tabla Science tune briefly, but I shall check that and the others, see if I like them or not.
I would recommend you some tunes that you might like, but I actually have a contest, where there is a load of my favourite tunes with links to them on Youtube that you can check out if you want. You can also enter the contest, up to you obviously, but it would be rude of me to not extend the invitation. The link to the contest is: http://allpoetry.com/contest/2414029
The only small thing I would say about this, and I am really nit picking, is not to have the "is" after "Music" in the beginning. A pause after just saying "Music" gives it a more powerful impact, but having the "is" makes one not pause but immediately proceed to the next line.
I wish you the best of luck in your contest, and I just this minute saw your message and I shall reply to that now.
My regards.
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