| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Koran: amongst those who lingered. Then we destroyed the others; and we
rained down upon them a rain; and evil was the rain of those who
were warned. Verily, in that is a sign; but most of them will never be
believers. And, verily, thy Lord He is mighty, merciful,
compassionate.
The fellows of the Grove called the apostles liars; Sho'haib said to
them, 'Will ye not fear? verily, I am to you a faithful apostle,
then fear God and obey me. I do not ask you for it any hire; my hire
is only with the Lord of the worlds. Give good measure, and be not
of those who diminish; and weigh with a fair balance, and do not cheat
men of their goods; and waste not the land, despoiling it; and fear
The Koran |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from A Legend of Montrose by Walter Scott: the parole, they gave him free passage.
Dalgetty rode slowly through the town of Inverary, the outlaw
attending upon him like a foot-page at his horse's shoulder. As
they passed the gibbet, the old man looked on the bodies and
wrung his hands. The look and gesture was momentary, but
expressive of indescribable anguish. Instantly recovering
himself, Ranald, in passing, whispered somewhat to one of the
females, who, like Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, seemed engaged in
watching and mourning the victims of feudal injustice and
cruelty. The woman started at his voice, but immediately
collected herself and returned for answer a slight inclination of
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Gambara by Honore de Balzac: subjects in his very heart, and lending them the breadth of
development which the composer intended them to call forth.
"Nothing but love could now be contrasted with this noble symphony of
song, in which you will detect no monotony, no repetitions of means
and effects. It is one, but many; the characteristic of all that is
truly great and natural.
"I breathe more freely; I find myself in the elegant circle of a
gallant court; I hear Isabella's charming phrases, fresh, but almost
melancholy, and the female chorus in two divisions, and in
/imitation/, with a suggestion of the Moorish coloring of Spain. Here
the terrifying music is softened to gentler hues, like a storm dying
Gambara |
