Mysteries So Bright

This is a very funny translation of Japanese to English of an early internet computer game. And it evokes a similar feeling in my hearing limitations at my current age of 84 years. A big part of my earlier life was focused on music, especially classical music. And now the only music I can enjoy is all in my head – well, I still can hear percussion instruments and thereby enjoy some jazz performances.

So I am able to say, “All your music belongs to me!” because I have a large repertoire of classical and sacred music stored in my brain’s memory bank, from which I “listen” to frequently. One of my favorites is The German Requiem which Brahms finished in the 1850’s while he was in his early 30 years of life.

I was privileged to sing in the rendition of this great work in the community chorus in Albany, Georgia back when I could still hear well, c. 1970, and the music and words (in English) have been alive in my memory ever since. Here is a good article to read about the composing of the music which I ran across today: https://www.grahamsmusic.net/post/brahms-a-german-requiem

Have a great week as we enter finally spring time!