Free Play: Improvisation in Life and Art"There is an old Sanskrit word, lîla, which means play. Richer than our word, it means divine play, the play of creation, destruction, and re-creation, the folding and unfolding of the cosmos. Lîla, free and deep, is both the delight and enjoyment of this moment, and the play of God. It also means love. Lîla may be the simplest thing there is--spontaneous, childish, disarming. But as we grow and experience the complexities of life, it may also be the most difficult and hard-won achievement imaginable, and its coming to fruition is a kind of homecoming to our true selves."--Introduction, page 1. |
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... strings to change their vibrating length . A thick or long string creates a deep , fat sound ; a short or thin string creates a high , piercing sound . And as in bowing , the fingers stopping the string create not only the size of the ...
... strings to change their vibrating length . A thick or long string creates a deep , fat sound ; a short or thin string creates a high , piercing sound . And as in bowing , the fingers stopping the string create not only the size of the ...
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... string quartets , solos , and other limited forms may achieve greater emotional intensity than symphonies , and ... strings , yielding a wider dynamic range between soft- est and loudest . Some public speakers will yell into the micro ...
... string quartets , solos , and other limited forms may achieve greater emotional intensity than symphonies , and ... strings , yielding a wider dynamic range between soft- est and loudest . Some public speakers will yell into the micro ...
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... string as is , finding the new harmonies and textures it contains . A low , thick string , when it goes flabby , not only becomes lower in pitch , but because of the flabbi- ness will give to the bow's weight much more easily and will ...
... string as is , finding the new harmonies and textures it contains . A low , thick string , when it goes flabby , not only becomes lower in pitch , but because of the flabbi- ness will give to the bow's weight much more easily and will ...
Contents
A New Flute | 1 |
Inspiration and Times Flow | 17 |
The Vehicle | 25 |
Copyright | |
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