Rallentanda

Rallentanda

Sunday, November 10, 2024

R.Vaughan Williams Oboe Concerto in A minor

 




TANKA TUESDAY....WHATS GOING ON

 takes me back to youth
 starting out in woodwind land
 wide eyed ingenue
 twas the golden oboe age 
all gone now makes me too sad

18 comments:

  1. Oh! Wow Rall what an amazing piece of music , I love the way you tell us where it takes you. Thank you so much for joining in 💜

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  2. Beautiful music and tanka, Rall.

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  3. OK to feel sad, promise. My younger sister played oboe, my middle sister the clarinet and I played flute. What a whirlwind of winds!!!!!

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  4. Oh, that music is so soothing! Your poem captures it so beautifully, Rall!

    Yvette M Calleiro :-)
    http://yvettemcalleiro.blogspot.com

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  5. A trill of a memory - did you play the oboe? Jae

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    1. Yes ...I won a scholarship to the Sydney Conservatorium of Music when I was 17. ...and that is where my story begins:)

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  6. I remember a white plastic flute , very basic, that i never got a tune out of.

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  7. Memories connected with music is always so beautiful. The final line is an eternal truth.

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  8. Yes, wow. I was in Brass land. Why did we put these aside? The music you include is gorgeous!

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  9. How exciting that you won that scholarship, Rall. I would like to hear what happened then!

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    1. You will need to read my autobiography....which I keep intending to write :)

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  10. "the golden oboe age" -- Some memories stay golden.

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  11. How lovely, Rall. I love your golden memories.

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  12. This music is ethereal. It sounds like a movie!

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  13. So soothing! Thanks for sharing these beautiful music and lovely poem.

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