orlando gibbons - silver swan
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- Опубліковано 9 вер 2024
- orlando gibbons's madrigal
the silver swan, who living had no note,
when death approached, unlocked her silent throat.
leaning her breast upon the reedy shore,
thus sang her first and last, and sang no more:
"farewell, all joys! o death, come close mine eyes!
"more geese than swans now live, more fools than wise.
This is not music. This is pure magic. *_*
This is heavenly music... Simply ethereal...
beautiful, thanks for uploading for all our enjoyment
Beautiful!
Without the cynical negative downer lyrics of the vocal version, it's up-liftingly beautiful.
Wow ❤❤
Exellent!!
All these comments remind me of a story.
Two art gallery attendants were watching a man go from picture to picture leaving each one with a plaintive sigh and a sad frown.
One attendant says to the other. "what's wrong with him?"
The other attendant says, "He's an art expert. A very sad case."
"what do you mean?" says the first one.
The second one sighs and, turning to his Colleague, says, "He knows everything there is to know about art, but he doesn't know what he likes."
I wasn't implying he wrote the words, I just meant it is the sentiment in the words that attracted several composers to write music to it. Sex is not the be all and end all of our experiences, it's not the only thing to write about. Sadness is something that even lends itself to music better.
Writers certainly make covert references to other things sometimes, but as often as not they mean what they say. There are plenty of bawdy Tudor songs, as well, which the church probably didn't 'condone'
Thanks for uploading this - it sounds amazing :)
Sounds like a 1990's power ballad at the start. Love it though.
this shit bangs mmm
The silver swan
Who living had no note
When death approached
Unlocked her silent throat
Leaning her breast against the reedy shore
Thus sung her first and last and sang no more
Farewell all joys
O death come close mine eyes
More geese than swans now live
More fools than wise
@theFiddler13 Confirmed by my choir director who studied medieval music and theology and would explain the songs to us. These people were subtle when compared to today. You can hardly stretch a metaphor today without an editor getting all uptight...
Go look at the website cpdl org. It's a library of public domain choral music. They have a number of arrangements. A good resource to remember.
There is obviously a synth/keyboard in the background here. IMO it's a nice mixture/blend
In poetry, literature, etc... what is actually being discussed is NOT actually what is being discussed. Besides... this text wasn't even written by the composer. It is attributed to an anonymous poet of the time. This very same text was used by several other composers as well... this is the most famous setting. In TONS of scholarship THESE same points are made... do you think the church would have condoned blatant sexual lyrics being written, published, distributed?
This particular piece isn't about sex, but it's related to Jacques Arcadelt's "The Sweet White Swan," which is definitely about sex.
I must say, as much as I like the choir version of this song, I like this version MUCH more. Renaissance music.... :3
piccardy wasn't my choice. It is as is, in "a winter's solstice: silver anniversary edition". I couldn't question artists' intention, besides, I'd prefer a capella version. maybe next time I'll share it.
thanks for all comments. I'm glad to see people enjoying madrigals.
Twenty-four people are more goose than swan.
More fools than wise!
I absolutely love it~! But I would definitely like to see the sheet music for this entire score, words and all, because I'm intrigued to find out the lyrics to that B section. Lovely.
but they were still written published and distributed.
nossa q lindo..
@theFiddler13 Well he definetly hasnt formed this music to give that sex emotion just to make the audience enjoy his music, I guess that the line ''leaning her breast upon the reedy shore'' can give a clue. the dying is swan is getting close to the ground as if getting close to the ''er fabric of life (out of which she was created)'' and doing so its like she's penetrating the barrier between herself and the ''fabric of life -universe w/e'' -hence that act can be described as being like sex
Lol, I wish I could tell my college music theory teachers that! XD
Pero qué modo de echar a perder una buena pieza.
Está super cursi este arreglo.
Y es la más vista, no mamar...
why are people talking about the fucking Tea Party in the comments? does it have even the slightest reference to this music? If it doesn't, please kindly shut up and let us enjoy the music.
@TeaPartierPatriot hey man im sorry about your loss. truly. i guess the joke of my comment was lost in the virtual nature of the internet. im not a hater, im an adult. as an adult, im not sure why other adults can be tea partiers. it makes zero sense to any normal person, in any realm of existence. its no joke that your party is setting our beloved country back, but im sure you know that, despite willingly following it.
@TeaPartierPatriot that being said, a gibbons youtube video isnt really the forum for this discussion, and i honestly apologize for starting it. if you wanna get into it, send me a personal message. sorry about your lose bro.
hit me up and i can make it clear how absurd your ideals are. in the meantime, lets go USA!
This actually isn't sad music. It's highly sexual... I am working on my Doctorate in Music and studying this madrigal. There were tons of allusions to animals in these madrigals... and it is now a well founded scholarly contention that death often refers to orgasms. I.E. "The little Death" "Grip of Death" et. al. Think of Orlando Gibbons as the Renaissance's Marvin Gaye.
....not to mention the synth strings...fucking hell
@MadMadMadTom
this was the most reasonable comment I've ever read on this page.
Is there a place to find the sheet music of this particular arrangement? I would love to be able to perform this! Or at least make an arrangement of this song for choir, using a similar format
@guiding3your3abyss thank you :) I too am fed up with this rubbish
Just one question: WHY the synth strings, why ?
I am the 63,000 viewer!
I think you are confuing this with "Il bianco e dolce cigno".
@Zeobit
I didn't mean to offend you, so you dont have to be sorry. I was referring in general.
I guess I'm tired of what goes around here on youtube, everything's a goddamn debate. what's matter with this people, I'll never understand
have a nice day, zeobit
@TeaPartierPatriot
too bad your child is already screwed because you are a tea party member.
but at least you listen to good music.
zo schoon!!
well there is no need to arrange Gibbons for synth strings, in the first place ;)
What? Whatever. This is not about orgasms. It's about a swan dying, and about the death of elegance.
It's a well known myth that swans don't sing until they are dying. That's a romantic enough thing to write music about don't you think?
Death can refer to orgasms but it doesn't mean it always does, esp. not here. I know you study it and everything but just back up a moment. How can you think that?
Stripped of all its power, just the melody and a mushily conceived harmonic orchestration.
Lovely tune, but the amzilngly beautiful a cappella choral work isn't what one is going to 'discover' if listening to this easy listening bin 'contribution.'
Comunque l'articolo del fatto quotidiano era una gran cazzata
Daniele Crobu almeno ti ha fatto venir a conoscere questa musica!
Tre di quelle le conoscevo già, il resto non è il mio genere
@TeaPartierPatriot
scrap gibbons. Go straight to Bach and thank me later. Although it will have an influence on your child for sure don't "expect" anything out of the ordinary please!
@MadMadMadTom there's no such thing as magic ..hm
please people, why do you make most of it? what are those disputes for? sexual or not, just enjoy the piece, for god's sake !
vay amına koyiim arkadaş, amma mevzu yaptınız lan.
Ugh, the accompaniment, the instrumentation, it sounds like some horrible recording you might find on a late-70s 8-track tape. Why not let Gibbons' original setting speak for itself? Apt for Voices or Vyolls.
What the hell is this doing mixed in with "let all mortal flesh"? Obscene. Who clicks on stuff to be virtually "rick-rolled" by a hymn mashup? Not I. Blah.