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1/26/25

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Johann Sebastian Bach

In the first Orchestra rehearsal of the semester,
I see the composer's name on the sheets of music handed to me
And I know this is going to be immensely fun
Playing something by a brilliant composer
Who lived hundreds of years ago, yet still thrills
Musicians and listeners so many years later
Is beyond amazing, it is inspiring!
My words in print seem so lame in comparison,
Yet I can't stop the words from flowing,
And I suspect that the music emerged from Bach,
Just as inevitable, and I feel a kindred closeness
To a musical genius from the distant past
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Jones Avatar
January 25, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Wow you play! Fabulous I bet you’d make Bach proud! Love this because it shares a love and excitement for creating music and a poem about it!
Jones Avatar
January 27, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Oh wow! I’d love to hear you play! Can you upload your recording to one of your poems on here?
Hassall Avatar
January 26, 2025 at 4:58 AM
I do play! I play first violin in a local community orchestra! Music touches me in a way that nothing else does, and often it seeps into my poetry!
Wolf Avatar
January 25, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Very inspiring to see a poem about J.S. Bach on P.S. What a genius he was. Love all his music, esp. his violin concertos. Thanks for posting this, Kathleen. Melody and Harmony, Gershon
Hassall Avatar
January 26, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Thanks Gershon! Yes, Bach was a true genius! I love immersing myself in his works! I have been working on his Double Concerto for violin with one of my violin students!
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