I adore the sound of woodwinds. On my very best nights, I’ll hear something similar to a far off oboe, drawing me towards it as I drift off to sleep.
Gabriel’s Oboe has been performed by many musicians, on a variety instruments. Yet, it’s Henrik Chaim Goldschmidt whose playing makes my heart soar on sound.
Pause and listen through to that final high note (4 min):
To me, this version of Ennio Morricone’s Gabriel’s Oboe embodies the art, feeling, and grace of music.
Why is it that music played by a certain person opens our hearts? It can be music of any style, yet the vibration resonates deeply when that individual begins to play.
Who’s your person?
This phenomenon, perhaps explained by the physics of resonance, also occurs with the voice of someone we love. We may awaken to the fact poignantly when our loved one has been away, and we hear that unique sound once again.
“It’s just great to hear the sound of your voice,” my husband and I said recently when we were finally able to talk to a friend in the hospital.
Someone’s sound is not just words. The music of your child’s laughter may open your heart. My cat makes a certain meow, a tiny throat trill, that I find most endearing.
Whatever the music that warms and uplifts you, listen today.
Be grateful for that sound. It’s not forever.
That is living as music.
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Comments:
Thank you Emma. What a gift this is, and you are - to be articulating these wonderfully valuable perspectives and notes. This is indeed one of the most beautiful performances of that piece I've heard. There are many different artists and pieces of music that move me to the core as you describe. I find that who and what is informed by my state of consciousness at any given moment. Somehow all of them are an echo of that sound from deep within or SoulSound. I endeavor to listen for that, and how it wants to be expressed through me. That for me is Living As Music.
So glad you enjoyed Henrik Goldshmidt, Tim. And such an interesting point you bring up about the variety that might move us to the core depending on our state of consciousness of a moment. You beautifully articulate the source of all those sounds, how you listen and serve that, and offer another way to express Living As Music. Thank you!
Thank you, dear Emma. Excellent point most concisely expressed! Love it ;-)
Thank you, Uli. It's a special moment when we notice and appreciate the sound that resonates all the way through us. Appreciate the comment. Emma