Just as the musical elements of dynamics, mode and instrumentation evolve, so does the mood. This is contemplative music, simple, yet touching a wide range of emotions. Aspects of the evolution include alternations of loud and soft, minor mode and major mode, strings and wind instruments. It is the rhythm (long-short-short-long-long) that is repeated over and over, anchoring our perception, while melodies weave their way around it. Marked Allegretto, the movement has a remarkable quality of combining repetition with constant evolution. This week Music for Meditation recommendation is the second movement of Beethoven’s 7th symphony. Find a comfortable chair or lie down, turn on a smart speaker or put in earbuds, and just listen. A weekly recommendation of music for meditation.
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