OleanderPassion for Music & Life

M A G A Z I N E

Music & Visual Arts Lifestyle & Fashion Culinary & Travel

Nr. 7 - September 2011

Passion for Music & Lifestyle

M A G A Z I N E

THE ESSENCE OF MUSIC

ZENPH Re-Performancetechnology onRachmaninoffOscar Peterson

Art TatumGlenn Gould

is a creation by

Passion for Music & Lifestyle

M A G A Z I N E

The essence

of Music

by

Boni Li-A-Sam

Can you teach it

and can you learn it?

Music is an act of Spiritual Love…

When a baby is born, he or she is as pure and unconditioned as the

Universe itself. All cosmic energy and natural instinctive ‘knowledge’ of

creation and expansion of life exists in this newborn.

The very essence of life is embedded into the ‘cosmic vibrational

frequencies’ that forms the ‘inner core’ (Soul) of every human being living

on this planet.

And these cosmic vibrational frequencies are the root of inspiration that

creates anything that you see and hear in the visible and audible World.

Whether it is architecture, transportation, culinary, sculptures, paintings or

music.

Whenever an artist performs and it moves you emotionally, the essence

of music is displayed. And it touches you, because the cosmic vibrational

frequencies that are present in the music will find its way to you by

resonating the exact frequency of the cosmic vibrational frequencies

that you are made of.

Consciously, or subconsciously, you recognize these vibrations as the

foundation of your very own existence and immediately you are moved

by the music that is entering your Centre. In fact, you are ’coming home’

to your Authentic Divine Centre of (Life it)Self.

Can this essence of Music be taught or learned?

The essence of Music is the essence of Life itself…

It is impossible to pass on or learn the communicational and ‘emotional’

essence of Music. You cannot teach it. You cannot study it. But only

practice it when the moment is there. It is a Natural Gift of life which

enables you to create by your fine-tuned cosmical instinct from within.

A teacher cannot give you the essence of life that you already possess

within yourself. For example: When you were born, nobody has given you

a manual that says ‘How to Breathe’. You are breathing the ‘Rhythm of

the Cosmos’ naturally and instinctively. The same goes for practicing

music…or any other creative art form.

And it will only come out naturally in ‘Organic Oneness’ when you are in

rapport with your cosmic vibrational frequencies, because these

frequencies form the foundation of your emotional connection to

music…and life itself.

The essence of music comes into bloom when you are in a natural, loose

and purified state of BEING. It will come out with honesty, clarity and

conviction from your inner core (Soul). through your hands and

ultimately into the sounds of the instrument you are playing or your

voice. And dancers use their whole body as an instrument of expression.

The essence of music could be translated into 5 natural dimensions:

1st dimension - Silence

The ‘sound of intention’ before a note is produced and the ‘space’ between

notes

2nd dimension - Breathing

Feel - Expression - Story line using phrasing and Rubato

3rd dimension - Heartbeat

Rhythmic pulsation

4th dimension - Sound

Harmony – Dynamic diversity

5th dimension - Emotion

The susceptibility to Cosmic Vibrational Frequencies in the music

When these 5 dimensions are interacting and come alive all together in a

performance, the ‘Essence of Music’ is communicated to whoever listens

and can possibly evoke an emotional response.

There are so many beautiful musical examples to listen to, and in so many

different genres. However, I would like to present the following clips of some of

my favourite artists, who are truly connected to their essence of music:

Shura Cherkassky – Black Swanhttp://youtu.be/IHlz43QCliQ

Vladimir Horowitz – Bach/Busonihttp://youtu.be/2PzGf-_zKuM

Oscar Peterson – Requiem http://youtu.be/eM4OE0A6vXs

Shirley Horn - A Time for Love http://youtu.be/vSL5AHhpi6U

Shirley Horn – Here’s to Life http://youtu.be/jUN3EAtBeko

Ben Webster – Time After Time http://youtu.be/_lZAE9s6O7A

Ben Webster - What is this thing called love http://youtu.be/WROq_IUyi6c

Ben Webster – I Got it Bad and that Ain’t Good http://youtu.be/7LUr6czjwlA

Sarah Vaughan – My Funny Valentine http://youtu.be/dntaJEqH9IM

Wintley Phipps on Negro Spirituals – Amazing Grace http://youtu.be/d7Jn7qUK3yc

Eva Cassidy – Autumn Leaveshttp://youtu.be/XSXYu-3r1S8

Christopher Cross – Open up my Window http://youtu.be/t8feOSVOx-s

Randy Crawford – Street Life http://youtu.be/xJDFBOrwWBU

Randy Crawford – One day I’ll Fly Awayhttp://youtu.be/ViIx5uagasY

Earth, Wind & Fire - After the love… http://youtu.be/12dw_BgFAeM

Lara Fabian - Broken Vowhttp://youtu.be/xitFS24joao

Lara Fabian - Quand on n'a que l'amour (Jacques Brel)http://youtu.be/yJ1Jst8HARk

‘…Artists seem to get in the way of the Music. Get out of the way of the Music. Don’t write the Music. Let the Music write itself…’

What is going through your mind when dancing?

‘ Not thinking. Thinking is the biggest mistake a dancer could make. You have to FEEL. You become the bass, you become the fanfare, you become the clarinet and the flute and the strings and the drums. You become the physical embodiment of the Music…’

Michael Joseph Jackson (1958-2009)

Michael Jackson – Billy Jean 1983 http://youtu.be/LZ8ce4Jdp-Y

Our dazzling new Oscar Peterson album will be available October 4, 2011!

For more information please visit:

http://www.zenph.com/the-music/artists/oscar-peterson.html

Oscar Peterson and Zenph Performance Analyst Dr. Anatoly Larkin.

Read the technical story here:

http://www.zenph.com/media/documents/Zenph-Hi-Fi-News-Nov-2010.pdf

Zenph Sound Innovations

http://youtu.be/rO7JjdSYmUA

Introduction to Zenph Sound Innovations 2011

http://youtu.be/lmXyb7t9qmw

S-Class 2010