{"id":2324,"date":"2016-11-14T07:52:31","date_gmt":"2016-11-14T12:52:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.graymanwrites.com\/blog\/?p=2324"},"modified":"2016-11-14T07:52:31","modified_gmt":"2016-11-14T12:52:31","slug":"monday-morning-insight-fanfare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.grayrinehart.com\/blog\/monday-morning-insight-fanfare\/","title":{"rendered":"Monday Morning Insight: Fanfare"},"content":{"rendered":"
(Another in the continuing series of quotes to start the week<\/a>.)<\/em><\/h5>\n

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Today is U.S. composer Aaron Copland’s birthday (14 November 1900 – 2 December 1990). One of his most famous compositions was the “Fanfare for the Common Man,” which I first encountered when Emerson, Lake and Palmer recorded a version of it. It’s still one of my favorite pieces of music.<\/p>\n

I found this Copland quote, and I like it very much:<\/p>\n

So long as the human spirit thrives on this planet, music in some living form will accompany and sustain it.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Do you agree? I might delete the phrase “on this planet,” but otherwise I think he was right.<\/p>\n

Do you find that “music in some living form” accompanies you during your days? Hardly a day goes by that I do not find a song in my head — and yes, sometimes one stays a bit too long.<\/p>\n

Often, when all else is quiet, I compose and hum little snippets of music as I go about other chores, whether washing dishes or raking leaves or whatever. Sometimes I’ll stop and repeat those musical phrases a few times and think, “I should record that,” but I rarely do. I’ve come to appreciate those little interludes, and I think maybe God smiles at me during those moments when only He hears the little tunes.<\/p>\n

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(Image: “Music, guitar,” by Doug Wheller, on Flickr under Creative Commons.)<\/em><\/h5>\n

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Thanks for spending a little time with me, and whatever you do this week, I hope some music will accompany you!<\/p>\n

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