Tag: music

Forgotten Memories: A Soft and Flowing Piece of Reminiscence | Musical Moments

Forgotten Memories is a piece of reminiscence. The continuous piano and harp in the background depict the endless flow of time.   Title: Forgotten Memories Composer: Shirleen Xu Orchestration: Shirleen Xu Arrangement: Shirleen Xu Mixing: Igor Jankovski Mixed with 3D-MARCo  doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3474285 © 2022 Atlantic Studios Inc. All rights reserved.   – Follow EpochTV on social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EpochTVus…


How the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Kept Its Name

The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra’s (RPO) recent 14-concert tour began in Santa Barbara, California, on Jan. 11 and ended at New York’s Carnegie Hall on Jan. 31, under the baton of its new music director, Vasily Petrenko. I once had the very good fortune to film the RPO on a previous U.S. tour as part of…


Brahms Versus Trend

The three B’s of classical music, Bach, Beethoven and Brahms lived in the baroque, classical and romantic eras of music respectively. While Ludwig von Beethoven’s music saw success during his life, he couldn’t really enjoy said success since by the end of his career, he was completely deaf. Johann Sebastian Bach’s music was neglected for…


Bach: The Mark of a Genius

The aim and final end of all music should be none other than the glory of God and the refreshment of the soul.” —Johann Sebastian Bach When visiting an art museum, you may have noticed that most of the older paintings depict kings, queens, and other nobles, or holy devotional scenes from the Bible. The…


Beethoven: Sacramental Symphonies

I am actually still shaking. I just listened to Beethoven’s “Fifth Symphony”—again—and it is simply apocalyptic! The fantastical, audacious bombast elicits an almost nervous laughter. It is thrilling and enthralling, truly and utterly stunning—the signature work of a singular man, a man with visionary clarity and absolutely zero time for ambiguity. That man is Ludwig…


The Red Priest

Legend has it that composer Antonio Vivaldi was born during an earthquake. For an Italian, he was also remarkable in that he possessed a head of flaming red hair. This rock star of the baroque era, known as the “Red Priest,” would enjoy a meteoric rise, and then fade into obscurity. But this Venetian, a…


Divine Messengers | Bach’s Inspiration (Episode 1)

Besides being the baroque era’s greatest organist and composer, and one of the most productive geniuses in the history of Western music, Bach was also a theologian whose expression of inspiration was music. Nearly three- fourths of his 1,000 compositions were written for use in worship, and Bach’s deep religious faith could be found even…


The Flower Duet

If there is a world’s second-most beautiful piece of music, then which is the first, and who said so? Of course, that ranking would be entirely subjective, right? I learned to compose by listening. When I need inspiration, I also listen. It doesn’t pay very well, as they say, but the benefits are pretty great;…


A Stroll through the Mystical Woods with Birds Chirping and a River Flowing in the Background

An adventure through the mystical woods where birds are chirping, bees are buzzing, and a river flows in the background. This piece depicts the serene landscape deep inside the woods away from the noises of the city.    Title: Mystical Woods Composer: Shirleen Xu Orchestration: Shirleen Xu Arrangement: Shirleen Xu Mixing: Igor Jankovski Mixed with…


The Sound of Healing: Sound Used as a Therapeutic Treatment

Can sound be used as a therapeutic treatment? While it remains to be a generally unorthodox idea in allopathic medicine, it is far from new. Throughout human history, ancient cultures venerated the act of creating sounds and strongly believed that specific resonant frequencies can produce healing effects. Ancient mythologies looked at sound not merely as…