Bach : Johann Sebastian (1685-1750), principal figure of the Baroque Age of European music.
... perfection, freedom and love. 1.Richard Bach, Jonathan Livingston Seagull (London: Pan, 1973), p. 92. Page 469 Richard Bach is a former US Air Force pilot and has written three books on the mystique of flying. However, celebrity and fortune came to him with a book of which he insists he is not the author but the amanuensis. Bach recounted to an interviewer from the National... Jonathan? he thought, and he smiled. His race to learn had begun. From Richard Bach, Jonathan Livingston Seagull, (London: Pan, 1973), ,, pp. 13-47,53-54, 55, 58-59,61,64-65,75-83, and 91-93. Page 488 Biography Richard David Bach, reportedly a direct descendant of Johann Sebastian Bach, was born in Oak Park, Illinois, USA, on June 23,1936. He grew up in California.... flock. Then it ended abruptly "like fireworks gone cold in the sky ". Bach filed away the story and forgot about it until one morning, eight years later, he awoke to find the visionary "movie " unreeling again. In this and in two subsequent instalments coaxed from the "voice", the story of Jonathan Livingston Seagull was completed. Bach dedicated the book to "the real Jonathan Seagull who lives within ...
... above—the highest inspiration possible, when all the heavens open before us—then that becomes wonderful. There are certain passages of César Franck, certain passages of Beethoven, certain passages of Bach, there are pieces by others also which have this inspiration and power. But it is Page 75 only a moment, it comes as a moment, it does not last. You cannot take the entire work of an artist... with variations, innumerable variations, and it is always the same theme which is developed in one way or another. In Europe there were musicians who were truly musicians and they too had the thing: Bach had it, he used to do the same sort of thing, Mozart had it, his music was purely musical, he had no intention of expressing any other thing, it was music for music's sake. But this manner of taking ...
... concerto of Bach, another a concerto of Beethoven. The two are not alike on paper and differ to the outward ear, but in their essence they are the same. One and the same Page 126 vibration of consciousness, one wave of significant harmony touched both these artists. Beethoven caught a larger part, but in him it was more mixed with the inventions and interpolations of his mind; Bach received... very high—the highest inspiration possible, when the whole heaven opens before us— then that becomes wonderful. There are certain things in Cesar Franck, certain things in Beethoven, certain things in Bach, there are others also who have this inspiration and power. But it is only a moment, it comes as a moment and does not last. You cannot take the entire work of an artist as being on that level. The ...
... another—one a concerto of Bach, another a concerto of Beethoven. The two are not alike on paper and differ to the outward ear, but in their essence they are the same. One and the same vibration of consciousness, one wave of significant harmony touched both these artists. Beethoven caught a larger part, but in him it was more mixed with the inventions and interpolations of his mind; Bach received less, but ...
... the inspiration coming from above, say, the highest possible inspiration when the entire heaven seems to open out, then it is music indeed! Some things in Cesar Franck, some in Beethoven, some in Bach, some in some others possess this sovereignty. But after all it is only a moment, it comes for a moment and does not abide. There is no artist whose 'whole work is executed at such a pitch. The... the inspiration coming from above, say, the highest possible inspiration when the entire heaven seems to open out, then it is music indeed! Some things in Cesar Franck, some in Beethoven, some in Bach, some in some others possess this sovereignty. But after all it is only a moment, it comes for a moment and does not abide. There is no artist whose 'whole work is executed at such a pitch. The ...
... more beautiful than anything he had written before. I saw that taking hold of someone. It was in the case of a composer of music—not one of those who execute, but who compose, like Beethoven, like Bach, like César Franck (but César Franck executed also). The composition of music is an extremely cerebral activity. Well, here also the brain of a great musician came in contact with one who was engaged ...
... in themselves than the systems of Shankara or Plato or Plotinus or Spinoza or Hegel, poetry superior to Homer's, Shakespeare's, Dante's or Valmiki's, music more superb than the music of Beethoven or Bach, sculpture greater than the statues of Phidias and Michael Angelo, architecture more utterly beautiful than the Taj Mahal, the Parthenon or Borobudur or St. Peter's or of the great Gothic cathedrals ...
... not ordinarily stir us deeply." Moreover, if words are taken as if they were nothing save a kind of music, how very poor their musical quality will prove side by side with actual music as heard in Bach or Mozart! As music, they can have no special raison d'etre. Valery who spoke of constructing Page 322 musical patterns of words did not subscribe to the word-music school. Expressive ...
... The Adventure of the Apocalypse Turn Your Bach Turn your back on everything Utterly— There's no other way to gain Infinity. Spirit's grandeur cannot brook Compromise— Once for all you must surrender To the skies. But when all earth fades behind Soul's firm back, It has not become for soul One huge ...
... Hermes, Michael Angelo, Rudra, Pythagoras. Bijoy Child Krishna, St Jean, Kartikeya, child Vishnu Barin Nefdi. Apollo-Aryaman St Hilaire— Ramakrishna—(The Four) Kshitish Narada—Bach-Isaie Kanai Sukadeva—One of the Vital Four Tirupati One of the Vital Four Purani Trita. The Angel of Peace—One of the Vital Four Anilbaran Vivekananda—The "Fearless". D [Durai] ...
... made by chisel and hammer, spacious patterns of music, and we can set you amidst movements of gods and goddesses, a heavenly traffic heard for us and echoed to us by Chopin and Mozart and Cesar Franck, Bach and Beethoven and Wagner. Live, child, in these palaces, and find yourself, when you are no longer a child, one in spirit with those divinities. I can never wish you anything better on your first birthday ...
... nothing of music, posed as one of its patrons. Page 300 "Oh, Mr. Gilbert," said she, "your friend Sullivan's music is really too delightful. It always reminds me of dear Batch (meaning Bach). Do tell me, what is Batch doing just now? Is he composing anything?" "Well, no," replied Gilbert, in serious tone; "Batch is by way of decomposing." 13 (8) From O'Leary: John Philpot ...
... Arabia (L'Arabie), 1I8 Arcturus, 297 Arjuna, 38, 68, 112 Asura, 148,272 Aswins, the, 144 Ashram (Sri Aurobindo), Iin., 63, 70-1 BACH, Richard, 82n. –Jonathan Livingston Seagull, 82n. Bajula, 280 Bali , 148-9 Baroda , 10-11 Bengal , 11, 164-5, 281 Bhade,280 Bhaskara, Guru, 151 ...
... playing out the same constant theme, variations branching out and coming back again to the original basic theme. In Europe too there was something of the kind in its otherwise very different style. Bach had it, Mozart too. In modern times some musicians like Debussy, Raval and the Russian Borodine and a few others have caught something of it. You take a certain number of notes, in a certain relation ...
... light with its diamond sheen, its material body itself a packet of intense and yet controlled radiating energy. ¹ A re-creation of the story of Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach, published by Turnstone Press Ltd, London, 1972. Page 82 ...
... special extension of this same, great inexpressible Vibration. If once, only once, even for a few moments in a lifetime, we can hear that Music, that Joy singing above, we will know what Beethoven and Bach heard; we will know what God is because we will have heard God. We will probably not say anything grandiose; we will just know that That exists, whereupon all the suffering in the world will seem ...
... growing well. Apart from teaching singing, what else can I do in the music classes? What else can I teach the children? Mother - Make them listen to good music. Select good pieces of music, like Bach, Beethoven, Mozart or pieces of Indian classical music, the music of ragas. That will be very beautiful. I like that sort of music very much. You will have to make a very fine selection. (then silence ...
... from her that something of Beethoven's power had possessed him or had reincarnated in him. She regarded the musician César Franck highly for his pure psychic inspiration. Her admiration for Bach and Beethoven is well known, but perhaps it is not so commonly understood ¹ Centenary Edition Vol. 3, p. 106. Page 144 that Wagner also was to her one of the ...
... with the invisible muse of the One, Wakeful within to numberless life-beats Silvering out in the abysm of clay Star-moments of a paradisal peace! An adamantine energy shall break bach mortal bound, yet seem for ever still, Even as Arcturus and his fiery hosts Hurl with undreamable speed through infinite space Yet stand firm-fixed for earth's astronomy. All movements ...
... music,’ and she put him, despite his shortcomings, among the greatest composers. She said that something like an unhealthy vein ran through the compositions of Frédéric Chopin. And she would talk about Bach, Mozart and Beethoven, and about the occult inspiration in many parts of the operas of Richard Wagner, whose fame was around the turn of the century at its peak, in France as well as elsewhere. And ...
... inspiration. The music had a varied mingling of melodies. It seemed to me the archetype, the divine counterpart, of the music of Schubert and others like him. Not strictly classical music à la Bach, but semi-classical with a more distinguishable tune about it. It gave me great delight and the manner in which the theme developed and modulated and went from key to key and once started moving ...
... (K. D. S.) Page 196 The spirit in the language, something of Dante's concen-raled force of expression into his lines." * FROM BEATRICE IN HEAVEN Bach time your eyes of longing rose above All transient colour to the Invisible, Their viewless worship mingled with my love. So, like the sun upon a blinded gaze You found a warmth ...
... receive their co-religionists who had to flee Germany, and the way so many allowed themselves to be led “like lambs to the slaughter”. Cohn quotes the testimony after the war of SS-general Erich von dem Bach-Zelewski, one of the notorious Jew-slayers: “Had the Jews only in the least been organized, millions of them could have been saved, but they were entirely taken by surprise.” 337 In his book on Hitler ...
... geography, you know! But anyway, it's right on the border of the higher hemisphere.... It's the first expression of Consciousness as joy. I remember finding that same vibration of joy in Beethoven and Bach (in Mozart also, but to a lesser degree). The first time I heard Beethoven's concerto in D—in D major, for violin and orchestra... suddenly the violin starts up (it's not right at the beginning—first ...
... and spare men, and broad and short ones.... In the diagnosis and prognosis of diseases, ancient physicians, quite rightly, attributed great importance to temperament, idiosyncrasies, and diatheses. 3 Bach man bears on his face the description of his body and his soul. Page 45 Adaptive functions are responsible for duration There is a striking contrast between the durability of our ...
... events that follow. To some of these ensuing events in life, if they are sufficiently disruptive, we attach the term "disease." We make these distinctions just as naturally as we analyze a flowing Bach fugue into its separate notes after losing ourselves in the initial hearing of it. And our repetitious fixation °n such nonharmonious events creates our belief that they have some Page 119 ...
... restore balance and wholeness to his life. — A few other healing methods Besides these main systems there are many other types of healing methods. We describe briefly a few below : Bach Flower remedies Illness comes from imbalances provoked by negative states of mind, which can be cured by the positive vital power of flowers (somewhat similar to homeopathy in principle). ...
... one I cited before, which was particularly remarkable. In the case of the composer, like the writer, it is the brain that serves him; for the executor the hands are the chief instrument. Beethoven, Bach, Cesar Franck were great composers, although the last one was an executor also. The composition of music is a cerebral activity. Now the brain of a great musician used to enter in contact with that ...
... Arjuna,9, 14,76-8,93, 112n., 116, 161 Arnold, Matthew, 92, 119 Aryaman, 208 Asia, 272 Asura, 19,45-6,80,98, 162,208-9,226, 253, 334, 349, 379 Axis Powers, the, 66 BABYLON, 199 Bach, 393,424,427 Ba1arama, 44, 207-8 Bankim (Chandra Chatterjee), 21 Beatrice, 203 Beethoven, 393-5, 424 Bengal, 21 Bergson, 143 Berkeley, 137 Bhaga,208 Bible, the, 100, 127, 152 ...
... referred to before, which was particularly remarkable. In the case of the composer, like the writer, it is the brain that serves him; for the executor the hands are the chief instrument. Beethoven, Bach, Cesar Franck were great composers, although the last one was an executor also. The composition of music is a cerebral activity. Now the brain of a great musician used to enter in contact with that ...
... to the inspiration coming from above, say, the highest possible inspiration when the entire heaven seems to open out, then it is music indeed; Some things in César Franck, some in Beethoven, some in Bach, some in some others possess this sovereignty. But after all it is only a moment, it comes for a moment and does not abide. There is not a single artist whose whole work is executed at such a pitch ...
... on you'll tell me and I'll select the right music for your drills." From that day I started going to Pavitra-da's room in the afternoons. On Mother's directions Pavitra-da would play the music of Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, Tchaikovsky, etc. on the gramophone. After a few days Mother asked me: "Can you now feel what good music is?" For several years Mother kept her promise of selecting music for the ...
... expresses it. To complete the genius both must be there. This is very rare. As for Western and Indian music: This very high inspiration [as in certain passages of César Franck, Beethoven, Bach] comes only rarely in European music; rare also is a psychic origin, very rare. Either it comes from high above or it is vital.... Sometimes it is psychic, particularly in what has been religious ...
... —or music —"is the first embodiment of Consciousness as joy." And that joy is what the Italians felt, as well as I and the toad. "I remember, I found the same vibration of joy in Beethoven and Bach (in Mozart also, but more subdued)." Beethoven vividly reminded Mother of Ysaye, the renowned violonist (1838-1931) and colleague of Rubinstein. "The first time I heard Beethoven's Concerto ...
... goal of all studies is to arrive at "over-standing" which, in turn, opens up wide spaces in which one can fly higher and higher like the famous Jonathan Seagull, the ever-young learner and teacher of Bach's story. Page 159 III Promotion of Development of Faculties through Content-Enrichment As is well known, there is a debate whether education should aim at mastery of subject ...
... or brunet brute of human egoism. We do not need a super-man, but something else, which is already murmuring in the heart of man and is as different from man as Bach's cantatas are from the first grunts of the hominid. And, truly, Bach's cantatas sound poor when our inner ear begins to open up to the harmonies of the future. It is this opening, this new development we would like to investigate ...
... Russel and spoken of the Brazilian educationist Paulo Fteire. We took extracts from Magister Ludi, the beautiful and thoughtful book by Herman Hesse. We have also presented extracts from Richard Bach's book, Jonathan Seagull Livingstone; and text from Moliere which gives counter-example as to how teaching ought not to be. And also The Little Prince, Saint-Exupery. We took Letters from a Father ...
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