Saturday, May 21, 2011

Play it Like You Feel Their Pain

Greetings and Salutations,


Today I present to you a song that I myself have played: the magnificent Aria Di Chiesa, written by Alessandro Stradella a long long time ago back in what we music nerds call the Baroque Period of music. The version I am giving to you is a musical arrangement minus the vocals, which if you wish to find are quite easy to discover on YouTube. The reason they include the word aria after removing the singing is because for one it is a part of the original name of the song, and two it gives you a big clue to what type of song it will be. There are a couple different types of arias, one of them being the aria in a minor key, which is always the type of song that is low, saddening, for example I have lists of arias in a minor key that take place in an opera directly after betrayal, death of a loved one, heartbreak, and more. Today I give to you my saddest song, please tell me how it makes you feel, because everybody goes through different circumstances and that predisposes them to be affected by different things.





Tom Bombadil Memorizer has done it again, using words when nobody else does and nobody else is paying attention seems to be his/her strong point, and even though s/he posted it outside of the blog which I would prefer not to happen though nobody else reads this so I suppose it's fine, she wins by using this phrase and going above and beyond the requirements: "It's actually quite simple: everyone decided to remain quiescent last week." Congratulations on your commentification skills and word using powers, and now I challenge you to use this next word:



Palliate
~alleviate without removing the problem


Don't forget to comment below and rate the word and or video, and I shall see you next Wednesday.


Farewells and Valedictions,
Eoin Anndra Davis

5 comments:

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  2. Ah, so THAT'S what an aria is. Just needs a little bit of percussion... :-)

    Here's one for you:
    "Mom palliated my indignation at the injustice of her decision with a batch of freshly baked chocolate chip cookies. Mmmmmm...."

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  3. Ohai.

    "The leader only palliated the problem instead of removing it, which caused prolonged tribulation."

    Also, some songs I'd recommend you check out "The Fragrance of Dark Coffee", an excellent Jazz piece from the Ace Attorney series.

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  4. excellent choice, and a good job to both of you for your word usages!

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