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Christopher Stewart's Blog – June 2012 Archive (16)
Purposefulness
(« Dance Of Fire » by SarThePhotographer)
« Purposefulness » is the first of a series of short segues that I have put together in the hopes of joining existing compositions into one continuous piece of music.
In order to preserve the surprise, I won't disclose the…
ContinueAdded by Christopher Stewart on June 29, 2012 at 2:37 — No Comments
In The Taste Of The Day (The Idler part 1)
(detail from one of my old kindergarten paintings)
The Idler was born of a combination of concepts discovered while exploring various domains of knowledge during the second half of the 1990s and the beginning of the 2000s.
« The idler who does not arise when it is time to arise, who is full of sloth though young and strong, who…Continue
Added by Christopher Stewart on June 28, 2012 at 1:42 — No Comments
Dam (The Dam part 4)
(« Painting of the Zola dam near Aix-en-Provence in France » by Paul Cézanne)
The fourth movement of « The Dam » is entitled simply « Dam. » In the storyline, this is when the obstacle is recognized and the…
ContinueAdded by Christopher Stewart on June 26, 2012 at 5:15 — No Comments
Outgrow
(« Morpho emerging from its chrysalis » by Thomas Bresson)
That which you can't abide
Embrace as if a friend
Once you two have allied
No thing will make you bend
That which you can't escape
Welcome as a teacher
You will never espouse
More talented…
Added by Christopher Stewart on June 25, 2012 at 12:19 — No Comments
The Threshold Bookcast : Chapter 18 : Lightning Strikes
Chapter 18 : Lightning Strikes
Richard Ramsay is the star of the eighteenth episode of The Threshold Series, the concluding chapter of « 2206 : Window Onto A New World. »
We find the veteran politician staring outwards from a window of the sky lounge of his private yacht, musing about the weather, while on a visit…
ContinueAdded by Christopher Stewart on June 23, 2012 at 9:57 — No Comments
In The Vortex (revisited - with poetry)
(« Scylla by William Pye » by mira66)
« In The Vortex » is an energetic instrumental put together while toying with ideas leftover from « Informaëlstrom » and « Leftoverturned. »…
Added by Christopher Stewart on June 22, 2012 at 3:05 — No Comments
Rapids (The Dam part 3)
(« Stromschnelle » by Gerhard Rießbeck)
In « Rapids, » the third part of « The Dam, » the protagonist/narrator is being carried from a mostly disappointing river straight into an heretofore…
ContinueAdded by Christopher Stewart on June 19, 2012 at 11:37 — No Comments
Asking For A Miracle (revisited - with poetry)
(« The Miraculous Draft of Fishes » - Artist Unknown - photography by TTaylor)
« Asking For A Miracle » is a short instrumental arranged for acoustic instruments, and written in a time of…
ContinueAdded by Christopher Stewart on June 17, 2012 at 8:46 — No Comments
The Threshold Bookcast : Chapter 17 : Where Will You Be
Chapter 17 : Where Will You Be
The central character of this week's instalment of The Threshold Series is Rahu Lüli, the young cenobite from Kõrgus.
At the beginning of the chapter, the teenager is getting ready to leave the monastery, and he ponders the events that have led him to believe that he has found the…
ContinueAdded by Christopher Stewart on June 16, 2012 at 12:29 — No Comments
Waking In Heaven
(« Dante and Beatrice gaze upon the highest Heaven » by Gustave Doré)
« Waking In Heaven » is a short instrumental about learning to trust life and allowing it to do its thing so we can end up where we belong, healed, hopeful, happy, and in love with… Continue
Added by Christopher Stewart on June 15, 2012 at 2:44 — No Comments
Source (The Dam part 1)
(« Source de la Moselle à Bussang » by Didier Misson)
« The Dam » is a 22-minute long suite in 8 movements that uses the metaphor of water flowing from source to ocean to illustrate the process that we affectionately refer to as…
ContinueAdded by Christopher Stewart on June 14, 2012 at 12:48 — No Comments
Uncoiling I
Added by Christopher Stewart on June 12, 2012 at 7:09 — No Comments
The Threshold Bookcast : Chapter 16 : The Solid Time Of Change
Chapter 16 : The Solid Time Of Change
The sixteenth chapter of « 2206 : Window Onto A New World » features the scientific facilities of Veshtar, and revolves around Bernard Sturn.
At the end of an all-nighter, weary of responding to video emails, the famous space engineer takes a break to rest his eyes, and…
ContinueAdded by Christopher Stewart on June 9, 2012 at 7:45 — No Comments
Reinfused
« Reinfused » is basically a rehash of outtakes and already presented material. This comparatively short instrumental piece with an emphasis on shifting time and forward movement is intended to suggest a surge of energy that allows the removal of obstacles which prevent progress, and thus permits a successful completion.
Here is the related poetry :
Tell…
ContinueAdded by Christopher Stewart on June 8, 2012 at 3:47 — No Comments
The Winged Life
(« The Winged Man » by Odilon Redon)
« The Winged Life » takes its name from William Blake's poem « Eternity » :
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He who binds himself to a joy
Does the winged life…
Added by Christopher Stewart on June 5, 2012 at 4:26 — No Comments
The Threshold Bookcast : Chapter 15 : Tempus Fugit
Chapter 15 : Tempus Fugit
This week's instalment of the Threshold Bookcast takes place in Hasania, the so-called artificial state governed by Omar Malaki.
As the chapter begins, we find Richard Ramsay, the legendary Conservative leader, entertaining himself around the estate of his wealthy hosts, while he waits to…
ContinueAdded by Christopher Stewart on June 2, 2012 at 10:06 — No Comments
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