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ADAGIO |
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Adagio was born from a
collaboration with Hardy Mertens,
who wrote a piece of music, of
the same name, inspired by our friendship. |
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An introduction
to the music by Hardy Mertens, |
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and poem by Sara
Smerdon. |
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Sara Smerdon, Sept,
1999. |
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Contemplation is the
way to knowledge. |
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By triggering the
motion of thought through our personal curiosity, we allow our own
wisdoms to deliver new formulated truths. It is in this way we are
capable of increasing, by our individual activation, the knowledge
which we stand for. |
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Art, in all its
mediums, is one strong and necessary profession which allows both
the creator and the participator an opportunity to delve into such
open and developing thought. |
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‘Adagio’ is a
reflection of such contemplation. |
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Both the music and the
poem were born at a time of rapid personal growth for both artists. |
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They form just one
result of two people willing to trust, to push the limits of thought
and to allow dramatic change to occur in ones perspectives. They
stand as an offering from a deep engagement between two individuals
able to express their contemplation. A scribed memoir, reminding us
always of our intense will to burst into new levels of
understanding, nestled within a dignified balance and serene
confidence of the grounded knowledge achieved so far. |
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It delivers nothing
new, only an awareness of what purely is |
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Looking within what
naturally exists within ourselves, and drawing upon the strength of
our cultural foundations, ( including, in this case, the formal
structure of music ), as well as our basic human values, we are not
attempting at any new form of belief, but realising, and returning
to the basics, and harnessing this as our strengths. |
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By looking to the past
to inform the future, our present steps become deep rooted, holding
value common to us all. |
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Expressed in a language
that bends our normal structure, our basic thoughts to distortion,
‘Adagio’ leans, in essence, toward the sacred; meaning that it was
consecrated by love and reverence, and therefore speaks with an
attitude developed by a feeling of profound respect, awe, and
affection. It is a sacred dedication to our noble foundations, the
beauty of our existence. |
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Although presented to
you in its two counterparts of a meted, yet, still individual flow
of revelation, one, however, does not explain the other! They only
share a familiar sense. |
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We hope that you will
enjoy the journey... |
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| Are you interested in
hearing a sample from the music |
| Adagio, by Hardy Mertens? |
| Click on this link to enter
the publishers website, |
| giving you the opportunity
to play a section of Adagio on mp3... |
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http://www.hafabramusic.com/Ccatalogue.htm |
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(Choose the button 'sort alphabetically', then A, and then choose Adagio. To then play the
music, click on the music note in the top right of your screen.) |
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