OT: calming music

[Scud49]

And this one from the Airplane......mind boggling soft and beautiful:

 

[Scud49]

David Crosby at his best.....

 

[Bigboote]

The double flute was a common instrument in ancient Greece. See Aulos - Wikipedia.

The argol (arghul) is a current Middle-eastern double pipe woodwind. It’s not a flute, but a reed. Yusef Lateef was the only person I’ve ever heard play it:

 

[RockyMTblue2]

Peaceful, rythmic, wonderful harmonies.

 

[Hoops66]

Sissel has one of the most beautiful voices anywhere, and here she sings a most solemn song...Going Home. It gives peace to many. BTW she is a well known singer from Norway.

 

[Bigboote]

Sissel has one of the most beautiful voices anywhere, and here she sings a most solemn song...Going Home. It gives peace to many. BTW she is a well known singer from Norway.

Lovely. Now I’m going to be listening to Dvorak all day.

Check out his Requiem. It’s not spoken of with the same reverence as Mozart or Verdi, but it’s probably my favorite piece of choral music.

 

[uconnfan68]

Sissel has one of the most beautiful voices anywhere, and here she sings a most solemn song...Going Home. It gives peace to many. BTW she is a well known singer from Norway.

I never knew that melody had words!

 

[Bigboote]

I never knew that melody had words!

The words were written by William Arms Fisher a couple of decades after the symphony. I first heard it by Paul Robeson -- my folks had this live version:

 

[Ozimoto]

This one got played a lot in my house. Teenage Sister at the time.

 

[Ozimoto]

Always like this one, even if it did serve as a precursor to the disco craze of the mid to late 1970's.

 

[Just.A.Fan]