...Jonathan Livingston Seagull Richard Bach The novel Jonathan Livingston Seagull is a very fantastic novel. I have judged this novel very wrongly because I really thought that’s it’s all just about a dump of boring seagulls that search for enlightenment and predictably ends finding it. But it wasn’t! It suddenly became one of my favorite novels of all time. Living in this world full of people, pretending to be something they’re not, I realized that every one of us is trying to fit in. For me, this novel will really help out those people who fear to be uncovered and I should know. This novel is all about creativity and individuality. To stand up for something you strongly believe in is really brave indeed. Creativity, I should say, makes us smarter. Routine living dulls our mind. Creative expression gives our brain a workout, activating new circuits in our grey matter. Creativity does not necessarily require an act of will or sweat on the brow. It’s about getting beyond logic and to see more than meets the eye. Creativity asks us to change the way we live our lives, to turn away from the “normal” way of doing things and express individuality. Conformity isn’t creative. Neither is routine. Jonathan did exactly the same. He turned away from the norm and started up all on his own as an outcast. Later, he found out the true meaning of life which is to touch perfection and show it forth. All this he learned in a very dramatic way. He meets this powerful seagull, Chiang...
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...conventions of seagull society, he seeks to find a higher purpose and become the best at doing what he loves. This is a fable about the importance of making the most of our lives, even if our goals run contrary to the norms of our flock, tribe or neighbourhood. Through the metaphor of flight, Jonathan’s story shows us that, if we follow our dreams, we too can soar. ‘Richard Bach with this book does two things. He gives me Flight. He makes me Young. For both I am deeply grateful.’ RAY BRADBURY Jonathan Livingston Seagull a story RICHARD BACH PHOTOGRAPHS BY RUSSELL MUNSON The most celebrated inspirational fable of our time Element An Imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 77-85 Fulham Palace Road Hammersmith, London W6 8JB The website address is: www.thorsonselement.com To the real Jonathan Seagull, who lives within us all and Element are trademarks of HarperCollinsPublishers Ltd First published in Great Britain by Turnstone Press 1972 This edition published by Element 2003 17 19 21 23 25 24 22 20 18 16 Text copyright © Richard D. Bach 1970 Photographs copyright © Russell Munson 1970 Richard Bach asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library ISBN 0 00 649034 4 Printed and bound in Great Britain by Martins The Printers Ltd, Berwick upon Tweed All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any...
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...conventions of seagull society, he seeks to find a higher purpose and become the best at doing what he loves. This is a fable about the importance of making the most of our lives, even if our goals run contrary to the norms of our flock, tribe or neighbourhood. Through the metaphor of flight, Jonathan’s story shows us that, if we follow our dreams, we too can soar. ‘Richard Bach with this book does two things. He gives me Flight. He makes me Young. For both I am deeply grateful.’ RAY BRADBURY Jonathan Livingston Seagull a story RICHARD BACH PHOTOGRAPHS BY RUSSELL MUNSON The most celebrated inspirational fable of our time Element An Imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 77-85 Fulham Palace Road Hammersmith, London W6 8JB The website address is: www.thorsonselement.com To the real Jonathan Seagull, who lives within us all and Element are trademarks of HarperCollinsPublishers Ltd First published in Great Britain by Turnstone Press 1972 This edition published by Element 2003 17 19 21 23 25 24 22 20 18 16 Text copyright © Richard D. Bach 1970 Photographs copyright © Russell Munson 1970 Richard Bach asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library ISBN 0 00 649034 4 Printed and bound in Great Britain by Martins The Printers Ltd, Berwick upon Tweed All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any...
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...------------------------------------------------- Plot The book tells the story of Jonathan Livingston Seagull, a seagull who is bored with the daily squabbles over food. Seized by a passion for flight, he pushes himself, learning everything he can about flying, until finally his unwillingness to conform results in his expulsion from his flock. An outcast, he continues to learn, becoming increasingly pleased with his abilities as he leads an idyllic life. One day, Jonathan is met by two gulls who take him to a "higher plane of existence" in that there is no heaven but a better world found through perfection of knowledge, where he meets other gulls who love to fly. He discovers that his sheer tenacity and desire to learn make him "pretty well a one-in-a-million bird." In this new place, Jonathan befriends the wisest gull, Chiang, who takes him beyond his previous learning, teaching him how to move instantaneously to anywhere else in the Universe. The secret, Chiang says, is to "begin by knowing that you have already arrived." Not satisfied with his new life, Jonathan returns to Earth to find others like him, to bring them his learning and to spread his love for flight. His mission is successful, gathering around him others who have been outlawed for not conforming. Ultimately, the very first of his students, Fletcher Lynd Seagull, becomes a teacher in his own right and Jonathan leaves to teach other flocks. Part One Part One of the book finds young Jonathan Livingston frustrated...
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...Jonathan Livingston Seagull Reflection Jonathan Livingston Seagull Richard Bach The novel Jonathan Livingston Seagull is a very fantastic novel. I have judged this novel very wrongly because I really thought that’s it’s all just about a dump of boring seagulls that search for enlightenment and predictably ends finding it. But it wasn’t! It suddenly became one of my favorite novels of all time. Living in this world full of people, pretending to be something they’re not, I realized that every one of us is trying to fit in. For me, this novel will really help out those people who fear to be uncovered and I should know. This novel is all about creativity and individuality. To stand up for something you strongly believe in is really brave indeed. Creativity, I should say, makes us smarter. Routine living dulls our mind. Creative expression gives our brain a workout, activating new circuits in our grey matter. Creativity does not necessarily require an act of will or sweat on the brow. It’s about getting beyond logic and to see more than meets the eye. Creativity asks us to change the way we live our lives, to turn away from the “normal” way of doing things and express individuality. Conformity isn’t creative. Neither is routine. Jonathan did exactly the same. He turned away from the norm and started up all on his own as an outcast. Later, he found out the true meaning of life which is to touch perfection and show it forth. All this he learned in a very dramatic...
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...The novel Jonathan Livingston Seagull is a very fantastic novel. I have judged this novel very wrongly because I really thought that’s it’s all just about a dump of boring seagulls that search for enlightenment and predictably ends finding it. But it wasn’t! It suddenly became one of my favorite novels of all time. Living in this world full of people, pretending to be something they’re not, I realized that every one of us is trying to fit in. For me, this novel will really help out those people who fear to be uncovered and I should know. This novel is all about creativity and individuality. To stand up for something you strongly believe in is really brave indeed. Creativity, I should say, makes us smarter. Routine living dulls our mind. Creative expression gives our brain a workout, activating new circuits in our grey matter. Creativity does not necessarily require an act of will or sweat on the brow. It’s about getting beyond logic and to see more than meets the eye. Creativity asks us to change the way we live our lives, to turn away from the “normal” way of doing things and express individuality. Conformity isn’t creative. Neither is routine. Jonathan did exactly the same. He turned away from the norm and started up all on his own as an outcast. Later, he found out the true meaning of life which is to touch perfection and show it forth. All this he learned in a very dramatic way. He meets this powerful seagull, Chiang, and gained friends who became his great teachers...
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...The Apprentice The Apprentice is a reality game show; in where twenty inspiring entrepreneurs, which are all battling for a quarter of a million pounds investment money. This, as the name already describes is for the winner to invest in his or her business. As the reality game show starts the twenty entrepreneurs are divided in two teams. The teams are both getting the same task, the same amount of time and also the same starting equipment (if added to the task). Then when the time is finished, Lord Sugar will choose between the teams, which in his opinion did the best, or either it could also be depending on how much they’ve sold and the team with the most amount of sales won. This basically continues till almost the last episode. In the 11th week there are only 5 remaining. They will all be eliminated, except for the best 2. They will be chosen on for example the following facts: - Best business knowledge and knows exactly how to start their future business * Best and most clear CV * Their skills shown throughout the program After they’ve finally chosen their finale two, again they will have to do a final task, set by Lord Sugar. The one that does this one the best, or either has the finest concept could win it. Nevertheless in the end it is all about to convince Lord Sugar, because if he has no trust in either your skills or idea, you won’t be the one walking away with the two-hundred-fifty pounds of investment money. Jonathan Livingston Seagull ...
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...number of works, from the simplest lute piece to his wonderful Cantatas and on to the massive Passions and Masses profess the enormous genius. It is true that his music fell out of favor after his passing, but a few decades later we find the great composers from Beethoven through Liszt (and many more) being greatly influenced by the master Bach. Bach's works. His pieces require a very good finger independence technique, clear tone, legato (without pedal), cerebral difficulty (fugues). Have you ever listened to his six keyboard partitas? Goldberg variations? If Baroque music had consisted only of harmonies like those of Handel and Vivaldi, great as they are, the next generation might have started looking for different ways to sound new and fresh. We can't know, of course. There are a plethora of words that can describe Bach’s musical genius Bach's influence in music would be the equivalent an actor winning the holy trifecta of an Emmy for television, a Tony for stage productions, and an Academy Award for movies. As it is Einstein only tackled a piece of the whole puzzle; Bach was the ultimate initiator of all that we recognize today. Bach was influential during the baroque era. Bach's music was the foundation upon which modern music is derived from. His hard work and dedication in supporting himself at an early age is an example to today's...
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...the weekly schedule of completing this chart. | |BAROQUE PERIOD |CLASSICAL PERIOD |ROMANTIC PERIOD |EARLY TWENTIETH- CENTURY | | | | | |PERIOD | |LIST 3 COMPOSERS |JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH |Ludwig van Beethoven |Vincenzo Bellini |Samuel Barber | | | | | | | | |George Philipp Telemann |Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin|Jean-Baptiste Duvernoy |Luciano Berio | | | | | | | | |George Frideric Handel |Christoph Willibald Gluck |Eliza Flower |Benjamin Britten | |For each Composer, list 3 |Johann Sebastian Bach- Wie |Ludwig van Beethoven- |Vincenzo Bellini- |Samuel Barber- Dover | |compositions |schön leuchtet der |Symphony No. 2, op. 36 (D |Adelson e Salvini, Bianca |Beach, Summer Music, and | | |Morgenstern, Ach Gott, vom |Major)," Symphony No. 3 |e Gernando, and Il pirata |Hermit Songs | | ...
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...American Symphony Orchestra The concert I attended at Carnegie Hall on October 21, the conductor Leon Botstein and the American Symphony Orchestra explored the influence of Bach on the Bauhaus. One thing you can’t fault the American Symphony Orchestra for is lack of ambitious programming. The two hour long concert that they presented included impressive orchestrations of Bach chorales; preludes and fugues by Max Reger, Arnold Schoenberg and Wolfgang Gräser; as well as three complex fugues by Lyonel Feininger, and Schoenberg’s “Variations for Orchestra”, Op. 31. However, once the concert began it became clear that the American Symphony Orchestra had bit off slightly more than they could chew. In much of the Bach, including O Mensch, Bewein’ dein’ Sünde gross, section entrances were timid and the beginnings and endings of phrases were uncoordinated. Leon Botstein’s conducting did little to diminish the ensemble’s problems; alternately vague and abrupt. Intonation problems in the bass and viola sections abounded. There also appeared to be a conflict among the string players about the use of vibrato throughout the works by Bach, with some players employing lush, romantic vibrato and other players using none at all. In Bach’s Prelude and Fugue BWV 552, “St. Anne,” the principal cellist played out of tune and appeared to lose his place within the solo. The concertmaster’s solos, in contrast, were effortlessly brilliant. Her understated style of leadership also deserves...
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...Antonio Vivaldi Antonio Vivaldi was one of the leading musicians of the Baroque period. He was a classical composer and musician. Antonio Lucio Vivaldi was born March 4, 1678 in Venice, Italy to Giovanni Battista Vivaldi and Camilla Calicchio. He was the oldest of five children. Giovanni was a barber who later became a professional violinist. It was Antonio’s father who taught him to play the violin and together they toured Venice and were even noted as one of Venice’s main tourist attractions. When Vivaldi was around 14 or 15 he began the study of priesthood; in the 1600s, this was a common way for a poor family to get a free education for their child. Vivaldi was ordained on March 23, 1703 at the age of 25. He was known as the ‘Red Priest’ because of his red hair. Vivaldi worked at an orphanage which was called the Ospedale della Pieta (Hospice of Mercy) as the maestro di violin This was an all-girls orphanage, which was for the illegitimate daughters of Venice’s noblemen and the school was dedicated to the education and care of young women. The musical standards at Ospedale were among the highest in Venice and Vivaldi served as the music director. At Ospedale, every month he would write two concerti for the girls’ choir to perform, these accounted for the large variety of the music Vivaldi wrote. These concerti were often quite difficult, and the girls of the Ospedale choir must have possessed a great amount of talent to perform them. Several of Vivaldi’s students...
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...! ! ! ! There's so much technology and physicality to music – its a human thing. I'm blessed to have been born into an era where everything started evolving and I'm yet to see everything that does anything. Virtual machines that are able to manipulate our thoughts and inspire us to come up with new inventions everyday. Worlds greatest composers such as J S Bach , L V Beethoven, Mozart relied on the simplest system to compose the worlds greatest music from which the musicians in this era are inspired and influenced by. Even though a pencil and a paper was a bliss, musicians around the world today doesn't rely on it anymore. Ever since the birth of the computers the music industry has taken its strings to another level. Hollywood composers such as Hans Zimmer, Nick Glennie-Smith, and Brian Tyler has created the best scores that we have heard in the hollywood film and music industry today with computers and electronic hardware even-though The fact still remains the same. I couldn't agree more that the classical composers were more smart and had more original music than this era. What surprises me is that the living man with the most Oscar nominations, John Towner Williams (born February 8, 1932) an American composer, conductor and pianist who is considered one of the greatest film composers of all time. In a career spanning over six decades, he has composed some of the most popular and recognizable film scores in cinematic history such as Star Wars, Jaws , Super...
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...Samuel Barber was an extremely well-educated musician and one of the most celebrated composers in the 20th century. His music was known for its warm romantic lyricism, melodies, and conservative harmonic style. Much of his work included voice and he wrote effectively in a wide range of genres including orchestral, vocal music, chamber music, choral, concerto, keyboard, and opera. Samuel Osmond Barber II was born on March 9, 1910 in West Chester, Pennsylvania to Samuel Le Roy Barber and Marguerite McLeod Beatty. His father, Roy, was a well known physician and his mother was a pianist. As a child, he was taught to sing by his aunt, Louise Homer, a famous singer with the Metropolitan Opera in New York City. Her husband, Sidney Homer, was a composer and Samuel attended his first opera at the age of six to hear his aunt sing. Sidney became a mentor to Samuel and for over thirty years he monitored and encouraged his musical career, telling him to “ignore the latest musical fads and follow his own tastes” At an early age, Samuel was already showing his musical intelligence. He showed interest in playing melodies on the piano at the age of 6 and was writing down songs and dedicated one to his mother at age 7. In 1919, Barber began taking piano lessons from Hatton Green and at age 12, he took an organist position at Westminster Presbyterian Church, earning one hundred dollars a month. At age 14, Barber was accepted into the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia where “he...
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...Bach was born in Eisenach 1685 and died in Leipzig July 1750. He was born in a musician family. His father, Johann Ambrosuis Bach taught him violin and basic music theory as well as harpsichord. His father died when he was 10 years old and he kept learning organ with his brother Johann Christopher Bach who was a student of Pachelbel. Bach himself was an organist in church and court. In 1714 he became a concertmaster in Weimer when he wrote sacred cantatas. When he became a court music director in 1717 and composed solo and ensemble sonatas and pedagogical works. Bach moved to Leipzig in 1723 where he was in charge of many duties. He was in charge of four churches and was a director of Leipzig collegium musicum. This is when he wrote a huge number of religious music and concertos and chamber works. He taught many students Latin and music and composed keyboard music including pedagogical works. As director of the church, he composed, rehearsed and copied music for church services. He also wrote music for weddings, funerals and other ceremonies....
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...solely by a baritone-tuba quartet. Titles include Swing Low, Sweet Chariot; Londonderry Air; Drink To Me Only With Thine Eyes; Rule, Britannia (Arne); Greensleeves; All Through The Night; New World Symphony (Dvorak); Minuet (Bach); Arioso (Bach); Deep River; Lo, How A Rose E’er Blooming; Air On The G String (Bach); Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (Mozart); Sheep May Safely Graze (Bach); Hornpipe (Handel); and Tango (Albéniz). Full Score #17691, $13.95 1st Trombone (Baritone B.C.) #17692, $7.50 2nd Trombone (Baritone B.C.) #17693, $7.50 3rd Trombone (Baritone B.C.) #17694, $7.50 4th Trombone (Bass Trombone or Tuba) #17695, $7.50 Classics For Woodwind Quintet • arr. Frank J. Halferty This collection of treasured selections for grade 3-3+ woodwind quintets. From Bach to Tschaikowsky, you’ll find it to be a resource for practically any type of performance. Titles include Fantasy On Ode To Joy; In The Hall Of The Mountain King (Grieg); March (from The Nutcracker Suite) (Tschaikowsky); La Rejouissance (Handel); Prelude In E Minor (Chopin); March (from Anna Magdalena’s Notebook) (Bach); Menuets (from Music For The Royal Fireworks) (Handel); Simple Gifts; Sheep May Safely Graze (Bach); Trepak (from The Nutcracker Suite) (Tschaikowsky); Wie Shön Leuchtet Der Morgenstern (Bach); Kind In Einschlummern (Schumann); and Habanera (from Carmen) (Bizet). Full Score #16752, $13.95 Flute #16753, $7.50 Oboe #16754, $7.50 Bb Clarinet #16755, $7.50 Horn in F #16756, $7.50 Bassoon #16757, $7.50 Bb Bass Clarinet...
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