Saturday, January 17, 2015

Ma Vlast


Má vlast (Czech pronunciation: [maː vlast], meaning "My homeland") is a set of six symphonic poems composed between 1874 and 1879 by the Czech composer Bedřich Smetana. While it is often presented as a single work in six movements and – with the exception of Vltava – is almost always recorded that way, the six pieces were conceived as individual works. They had their own separate premieres between 1875 and 1880; the premiere of the complete set took place on 5 November 1882 in Prague, under Adolf Čech, who had also conducted two of the individual premieres.
In these works Smetana combined the symphonic poem form pioneered by Franz Liszt with the ideals of nationalistic music which were current in the late nineteenth century. Each poem depicts some aspect of the countryside, history, or legends of Bohemia.

Monday, January 12, 2015

Tao Ti Ching

Known as the wisest book in the world. Translation below:







Dr. Wayne Dwyer talks about Tao Ti Ching


Thursday, January 1, 2015

Meditation


Get rid of anxiety by meditation.

Pachelbel's Canon -A soothing melody for the tired mind!

is the name commonly given to a canon by the German Baroque composer Johann Pachelbel in his Canon and Gigue for 3 violins and basso continuo (German: Kanon und Gigue für 3 Violinen mit Generalbaß) (PWC 37, T. 337, PC 358). It is his most famous composition. It was originally scored for three violins and basso continuo and paired with a gigue. Both movements are in the key of D major.