The root record of the word is Greek, siphonia;
pipe, or concord of sound, carrying it's beginning
possibly from a wind instrument
'Sounding together'; it evolved into "symphony",
interchangeable with concert, orchestra, sonata or
overture - but not synonymous
Movement forms can be slow, fast or more like a minuet (in the middle);
I've numbered many of my ensembles, like Beethoven, his 5th;
created symphonies within larger symphonies bearing witness to diversity,
but always with love
All written from life's experiences, not without disharmony, but forever
recorded in illusive time, an idea only perhaps?
Some are composed as longer, larger performances
with many instruments;
others are smaller as in a band playing or choral group
In it's entirety a story told, in an operatic indulgence of pain,
but with such a sweet indescribable voluminous
overflowing refrain
The direction is crucial to finding meaning,
even when the baton wavers uncontrollably;
the richness and body of it can bring bountiful rewards unseen
Written intentionally with immense passion,
drums beat to only your heart's desire..
Glimpse in the mirror at yourself, at your tuxedo tails or
opera ball gown -
at the disguise - this is not our natural state
As Mary Oliver well penned in her poem,
each life is a wonder,
we are all connected yet all individual flowers and we
create everything else there is....
the music is amazing -
it's idea implies immortality
Imagine earth's hum in space and to what ear?
My score began in innocuous adagio form, then it crescendoed
into a trio of loves and lives divided
The middle is made a rondo with whirls and twists, tango and ballet;
it's highest pitch reached in a long intermezzo not unlike Mahler's
raging exhausting opus
The rest is a long waltz with Haydn and silent applause;
black notes with their half wings soar into space, colliding, expanding into
the universe with the utmost immense joy, yet melancholy;
at times unbearable lamenting, yet is born of unbreakable chords
It goes on and on, doesn't end anywhere, and spirals into infinity,
carried by elegant fractal bands of protective love,
taking me home,
which is our natural state
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