Aphrodite Watches Aphrodite Watches The carved face of Aphrodite watches over the viola da gamba player’s performance. I only know it’s Aphrodite because I asked. I’ve never seen a face or figure on the scroll of a stringed instrument. I enjoyed a performance of Pittsburgh’s Chatham Baroque this afternoon. I listen to classical music most days while I’m in my office, and while I love the “classics” I really enjoy chamber pieces best, small combinations of musicians wherein I can hear all the details of the music. I love new music, too, but baroque music has been a particular love of mine since I first heard Bach, then his contemporaries, teachers and students. It’s got to do with my love of nature, I think, because the gentle acoustics of baroque compositions, played on traditional instruments, remind me of the wind moving and leaves fluttering, water gurgling in a stream. The three members of Chatham Baroque are like one performer in each piece, each so talented I was lost in the music and watching them perform. Share this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)Like this:Like Loading... Related Post navigation I Will Miss My Christmas LightsAwesome Winter Sunset 0 Comments love this post the sculpted face was really worth capturing – very unusual! by the way, i just finished composing a small classical piece of my own for piano and flute at http://www.vimeo.com/9127007 Loading... Reply I have never seen a carved face on a classical musical instrument, and now I wonder why not. I need to catch up on that new piece of music you wrote. Thanks for sending! Loading... Reply Leave a ReplyCancel reply This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.
love this post the sculpted face was really worth capturing – very unusual! by the way, i just finished composing a small classical piece of my own for piano and flute at http://www.vimeo.com/9127007 Loading... Reply
I have never seen a carved face on a classical musical instrument, and now I wonder why not. I need to catch up on that new piece of music you wrote. Thanks for sending! Loading... Reply