#Autumn Song

[octobersociety]

[artemlegere]

Autumn Song

By Dante Gabriel Rossetti

Know'st thou not at the fall of the leaf How the heart feels a languid grief Laid on it for a covering, And how sleep seems a goodly thing In Autumn at the fall of the leaf?

And how the swift beat of the brain Falters because it is in vain, In Autumn at the fall of the leaf Knowest thou not? and how the chief Of joys seems—not to suffer pain?

Know'st thou not at the fall of the leaf How the soul feels like a dried sheaf Bound up at length for harvesting, And how death seems a comely thing In Autumn at the fall of the leaf?

🍂Illustration • Waiting for Autumn • Francisco Fonseca

[petaltexturedskies]

Now's the time when children's noses

All become as red as roses

And the colour of their faces

Makes me think of orchard places

Where the juicy apples grow,

And tomatoes in a row.

And to-day the hardened sinner

Never could be late for dinner,

But will jump up to the table

Just as soon as he is able,

Ask for three times hot roast mutton—

Oh! the shocking little glutton.

Come then, find your ball and racket,

Pop into your winter jacket,

With the lovely bear-skin lining.

While the sun is brightly shining,

Let us run and play together

And just love the autumn weather.

Autumn Song by Katherine Mansfield

[myself-85]

Megumi Mori ♪

[tfc2211]

Van Morrison – Hard Nose The Highway (1973)

[astearisms]

but it ain’t called love without a little tragedy 🍁

[mishalogic]

Good morning tumblrites

Hello from Australia

Every morning is a chance to make one beam!

on waking.

did you have wonderful peaceful dreams?

Today another Autumn song.

To which all Australia lovingly belongs ... Misha

[vivienvalentino]

Come away oh human child, to the waters and the wild, with a fairy, hand in hand, for the world's more full of weeping than you can understand.

SONG OF THE SEA — 2014, dir. Tomm Moore

[geopsych]

A few seconds of leaves falling.

[metamorphesque]

"Song of Autumn", Charles Baudelaire (translated by William Aggeler)

[septemberkisses]

September - a soft goodbye to summer, whispered gently by the rustling leaves of autumn.

Excerpts from:

The Letters of Sylvia Plath by Sylvia Plath • The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien • Song of the Simple Truth: The Complete Poems of Julia de Burgos by Julia de Burgos • Peggy Toney Horton • The Whole Story and Other Stories by Ali Smith • Albert Campus • To The Tune 'Soaring Clouds by Huang O. (tr. by Kenneth Rexroth & Ling Chung) • September by Earth, Wind and Fire

[tenthrees]

star tripping by Kevin Atwater

for @chaotic-autumn (this is your fault)

[hong-kong-art-man]

Music Is Never Just Music. It Is Bound Up With A Heart-to-heart Infiltration Between Music And A Man/Woman―The Well-liked ‘Slashie’ Music Conductor Stephen Lam(林屴汧)’s Comments On The Missing Part Of Music Education In Hong Kong

The world trend of ‘fusion’ can be fascinating. Taking different philosophies, rationales, cultures and styles and putting them together, yet mixing without absorption, create uniqueness and surprise. Many music fusion projects sadly fail simply because artists do not really understand the music of the other side and just conscript deviating musicians or compose awkward pieces to play discordant backdrops to their acts.

There is nothing new under the sun but can we try to turn the sun upside down?  The popular and young orchestra conductor Stephen Lam(林屴汧), always treating people with great deference, laughed, “Okay, music can be a fusion. Let us walk into the sun, fly to the moon and carry ourselves to the stars on a music journey!”

I laughed too, “Can we?” Stephen replied, “Not only eyes can reflect the truth. Our music souls can also reflect the truth of mixed feelings. Music, of human and cultural differences, is a wonderful vehicle. I call it a ‘space shift’. Music conveys our imagination from one place to another. Different people have different emotional destinations and associations.” I said, “When I listened to Autumn Song of Tchaikovsky, I felt like being on Lamma Island with my old classmates. How about you?” Stephen smiled, “My ‘space shift’ for that piece of music is that I suddenly walked on a path in Beethovengang in Vienna. Beethoven once lived there when he discovered that he, a great musician, was about to become deaf.”

Born in Hong Kong, Stephen Lam was recently selected by the renowned conductor Riccardo Muti to participate in the opera production of his Italian Opera Academy. Stephen is currently the Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of Ponte Orchestra & Singers, as well as the Associate Conductor of the Macao Youth Symphony Orchestra. He has worked with orchestras around the world, including the Vienna Radio Orchestra and St. Petersburg Chamber Philharmonic etc. Stephen is placid but responsive reply is his forte.

Stephen said, “Music creates forest out of rocks. I want to inspire toddlers and youngsters with music.” He is a dedicated music educator and ardent advocate of community outreach. His collaborations with young musicians have been widely praised. He is currently the lecturer and conductor of United International College between Beijing Normal University-Hong Kong Baptist University, as well as regular guest conductor in Sichuan Music Conservatory.

Stephen continued, “When I was a boy, I studied in St. Paul’s College. I was active in music. I took part in music events in and out of Hong Kong. Idealism often lost to pragmatism when it came to selecting subjects in university. In the 2000s, I obtained a bachelor’s degree of Environmental Science from the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and a Master of Arts from the University of Hong Kong. After that, I seriously challenged myself: there would be no dream in my life without action to make it become reality. So, I packed my things and left Hong Kong for Vienna. I studied conducting at the prestigious University for Music and Performing Arts Vienna, where I was one of the last students of Uros Lajovic, Ordner Edwin, and Konrad Leitner. I also worked in music events there. I loved Hong Kong and wanted to do something for it. In 2017, I returned to my city and pursued a music career!”

I asked, “How do you find the music education in Hong Kong?” He gave it a thought, “The approach at the moment is not bad but not good enough. We give a lot of information about music to kids and ask them to sing, practise music and go to concerts. Do we really teach them how to appreciate music and I mean, how to go beyond knowledge and experience; and connect the ‘heart’ of a kid with the ‘heart’ of a music piece? In other words, we should teach a kid how to emotionally respond to and interact with the music with his own feelings and stories. The other problem is that parents do not really want their kids to enjoy music or make music a soulful refuge from the life. For them, music is just a means to get a certificate so that the kid can go to a good school.” I lamented, “Teachers may think such an approach for students is a burdensome duty and parents may think a good future is more discernible than the spiritual wellness of a kid.”

I switched to a new topic, “Any advice for those who wish to choose music as a career?” Stephen threw his hands in the air, “Ha! Receive formal music training in your university days or as early as possible! There are many people who practise music in other industries like pop music in the entertainment world. Trust me! Western classical music or traditional Chinese music tutoring will give them the solid and rich foundation on which their music career can be built. The complicated but necessary music education will let them be able to combine sounds to produce beauty of form, harmony and emotion well for the long term. Inspirations will not easily dry up!” I nodded, “I am glad to see more pop singers like Gin Lee(李幸倪) & Gareth T(湯令山) who had serious music training become popular and hot. They bring new thoughts and strength to the music industry.”

To succeed in any creative career, one must possess the importance of a solid foundation in the intricate basics of constructing and expressing skills.

I asked Stephen, “Make a wish!” He winked, “Hong Kong will be a music centre for 'East meets West’ and I am part of it. There have been a lot of oriental music embodying the ingredients of western music. I want to contribute more the other way round especially when I can master German and Italian language.”

‘Flower by flower a garden grows’. Some do music for self-esteem. Stephen Lam is determined to be rather a river that feeds thousands of flowers. He pursues multiple music careers including education in lieu of simply holding a traditional full-time job of an orchestra conductor. He said, “Every day is different. Music for every life is different too.”

MLee Chinese Version 中文版: https://www.patreon.com/posts/zhi-shou-ke-re-75006967?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link

Stephen Lam in Concert  https://youtu.be/l-zSh46TQVU  Acknowledgement  – Stephen Lam

Shirley Kwan Song – “Late Night Harbour”  https://youtu.be/y6Jg4Z1I8GI  Acknowledgement-沿途有你2

Tchaikovsky - Autumn Song  https://youtu.be/Aq7TNv7Pbm8  Acknowledgement-Pianushko

Bobby Chen Song – “Keep the Sadness to  yourself”  https://youtu.be/7f6305MkDsI  Acknowledgement – ROCK RECORDS

The Peony Pavilion  https://youtu.be/9IScrauecgk  Acknowledgement-xiyue1113

Stephen Lam interview  https://youtu.be/mzQtTG8iuyA  Acknowledgement-time flies 生涯規劃

[planetmosh]

50 Year Storm announce new single release

50 Year Storm announce new single release

The much-awaited new single from Cornish alt-synth rockers 50 Year Storm is set for release on 18th November. ‘Autumn Song ‘ is quite simply an ode to the season. The poem-turned-song celebrates the coming of the pagan celebrations of the year – Mabon, Samhain through to Yule, held between September and December. It is the season that has most inspired the band through childhood and led to the…

[olenvasynyt]

Heaven is not fit to house a love like you and I --Francesca by Hozier

Lucien and Jesminda enjoying a picnic on a warm Autumn day🍁 Based off an upcoming chapter of my fanfic A Court of Embers and Sunlight ❤️‍🩹 I was going to wait until I posted the chapter but I'm too excited and who knows how long that'll take lmao

Thank you to electra.rt on IG for working with me to bring this to life!! Please support her by checking her out and crediting her if you repost.

[mizaruwu]

You're a lingering smile after all has been said