2012/08/14
The Minstrel's Adieu to His Native Land
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音學
The Minstrel's Adieu to His Native Land
Do you believe in 'Love at first sight'? This is a very melodic harp piece that I fell in love with it when I first listened to Noa Gabay's performance on youtube!
The Minstrel's Adieu to His Native Land is one of John Thomas' most famous works, written for harp but sounding like an appropriate background theme for just about every touring player. The Welsh title of this masterwork is Ffarwell y Telynor, and the piece was originally concocted for the private harpist of Queen Victoria.
JOHN THOMAS
HARPIST TO THE QUEEN
Pencerdd Gwalia(1826-1913)
John Thomas composed, arranged and published a vast amount of music, especially music for the harp. Harpists owe him a great debt for rescuing the works of Parish Alvars from oblivion and re-publishing them. Favourite works in his repertoire were Parish Alvars’s Serenade, Mandoline and Danse des Fées, and he was also the first in modern times to edit and publish both Handel’s Harp Concerto and Mozart’s Concerto for Flute and Harp. He became Harpist to the Queen in 1871, and at the time of her Golden Jubilee in 1887, he composed a work entitled ‘Cambria’s Homage to our Empress Queen’ for Male Voice Choir and thirteen harps! He gave his last public concert the following year, in June 1888, when his programme included a remarkable performance of ‘Sounds of Ossian’ Parish Alvars’s great posthumous work, then, as now, still in manuscript. Continuing to compose, edit and publish, John Thomas lived on into the twentieth century, and after the death of Queen Victoria, he became Harpist to King Edward VII. His death occurred in London on 19 March 1913.
Interestingly when John Thomas was in Wales, he played the Welsh triple harp in traditional way i.e.with his left hand playing the treble and his right hand playing the bass! He had to abandon his Welsh method and re-learn harp when he came to study harp in London.
(Extracted from http://www.adlaismusicpublishers.co.uk/pages/harpists/john_thomas.htm)
The Minstrel's Adieu to His Native Land
THE LEGACY
WHEN in death I shall calmly recline,
O bear my heart to my mistress dear,
Tell her it lived upon smiles and wine
Of the brightest hue, while it linger'd here.
Bid her not shed one tear of sorrow
To sully a heart so brilliant and light;
But balmy drops of the red grape borrow,
To bathe the relic from morn till night.
When the light of my song is o'er,
Then take my harp to your ancient hall;
Hang it up at that friendly door,
Where weary travellers love to call.
Then if some bard, who roams forsaken,
Revive its soft note in passing along,
Oh! let one thought of its master waken
Your warmest smile for the child of song.
Keep this cup, which is now o'erflowing,
To grace your revel, when I'm at rest;
Never, oh! never its balm bestowing
On lips that beauty hath seldom blest.
But when some warm devoted lover
To her he adores shall bathe its brim,
Then, then my spirit around shall hover,
And hallow each drop that foams for him.
----- Poem of Sir Thomas Moore
Youtube video -
Noa Gabay, 12 years old, playing The minstrel's adieu to his native land by John Thomas. This performance won her 1st Place in the Solo Harp at the Urdd National Eisteddfod June 2010, Wales.
女子多善變, 一聽就移情別戀上這個jazz版的 "The Minstrel's Suicide!
Read more: http://www.answers.com/topic/john-thomas-classical-artist#ixzz1ZdbQFuXG
http://www.adlaismusicpublishers.co.uk/pages/harpists/john_thomas.htm
Pencerdd Gwalia(1826-1913)
John Thomas composed, arranged and published a vast amount of music, especially music for the harp. Harpists owe him a great debt for rescuing the works of Parish Alvars from oblivion and re-publishing them. Favourite works in his repertoire were Parish Alvars’s Serenade, Mandoline and Danse des Fées, and he was also the first in modern times to edit and publish both Handel’s Harp Concerto and Mozart’s Concerto for Flute and Harp. He became Harpist to the Queen in 1871, and at the time of her Golden Jubilee in 1887, he composed a work entitled ‘Cambria’s Homage to our Empress Queen’ for Male Voice Choir and thirteen harps! He gave his last public concert the following year, in June 1888, when his programme included a remarkable performance of ‘Sounds of Ossian’ Parish Alvars’s great posthumous work, then, as now, still in manuscript. Continuing to compose, edit and publish, John Thomas lived on into the twentieth century, and after the death of Queen Victoria, he became Harpist to King Edward VII. His death occurred in London on 19 March 1913.
Interestingly when John Thomas was in Wales, he played the Welsh triple harp in traditional way i.e.with his left hand playing the treble and his right hand playing the bass! He had to abandon his Welsh method and re-learn harp when he came to study harp in London.
(Extracted from http://www.adlaismusicpublishers.co.uk/pages/harpists/john_thomas.htm)
The Minstrel's Adieu to His Native Land
THE LEGACY
----- Poem of Sir Thomas Moore
Youtube video -
Noa Gabay, 12 years old, playing The minstrel's adieu to his native land by John Thomas. This performance won her 1st Place in the Solo Harp at the Urdd National Eisteddfod June 2010, Wales.
http://www.adlaismusicpublishers.co.uk/pages/harpists/john_thomas.htm
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2012/07/08
Edelweiss
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音學
Edelweiss - 小小豎琴合奏
又是我們豎琴小孖寶相聚的時候!
因為工作繁忙, 我們已有一年多沒有聚會了。 這次合奏的形式與以往不同, 之前我們會選好一些樂曲, 然後我會參考不同的樂譜來編兩部合奏, 但因這半年正學習彈chord, 朋友亦沒有時間再加練一首合奏曲, 所以就地取材, 採用了朋友上堂正在練習的樂曲, 再配上chord, 在前兩天準備應用怎樣的彈奏模式, 所以第二部只有chord而沒有五線譜. 雖然編排簡單了一些, 但合奏尚算順利! 也讓我向學習jam歌邁向第一步!
2012/07/07
台灣之旅新體會
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旅遊
台灣之旅新體會
剛從五天台灣之旅返港， 這是我第三次踏足寶島， 因酒店大部份都有免費網路設備，讓我了解到真正“天涯若彼鄰“的感覺！
每次旅行過後， 我都會儘快整理相片， 因為相信熱情過後， 無論多麽快樂的回憶都只會擱在一旁! 今次也不例外， 而且速度可算是破紀錄， 因為每天拍下的照片晚上已經整理好， 並且利用酒店的網路上載至面書與朋友分享！
回想初次踏足台灣， 是大學二年級暑假的交流營，當年還喜歡特意把明信片寄回家，細說所見所聞，可惜明信片在回家後才收到！
然而現在這五天光景，
這邊廂烈日當空，風和日麗； 那邊廂八號高掛，風高浪急.
這邊廂悠閒憩靜，休哉悠哉； 那邊廂示威不絕，此起彼落.
全都在面書上各自實時表述，你一言，我一語，這麽近，又那麽遠... ...
咫尺天涯， 地球村呀! 地球村！怎麼你變小了這麼多！
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剛從五天台灣之旅返港， 這是我第三次踏足寶島， 因酒店大部份都有免費網路設備，讓我了解到真正“天涯若彼鄰“的感覺！
每次旅行過後， 我都會儘快整理相片， 因為相信熱情過後， 無論多麽快樂的回憶都只會擱在一旁! 今次也不例外， 而且速度可算是破紀錄， 因為每天拍下的照片晚上已經整理好， 並且利用酒店的網路上載至面書與朋友分享！
回想初次踏足台灣， 是大學二年級暑假的交流營，當年還喜歡特意把明信片寄回家，細說所見所聞，可惜明信片在回家後才收到！
然而現在這五天光景，
這邊廂烈日當空，風和日麗； 那邊廂八號高掛，風高浪急.
這邊廂悠閒憩靜，休哉悠哉； 那邊廂示威不絕，此起彼落.
全都在面書上各自實時表述，你一言，我一語，這麽近，又那麽遠... ...
咫尺天涯， 地球村呀! 地球村！怎麼你變小了這麼多！
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