CATS...MEOW.: January 2009

Saturday 31 January 2009

JOHN MILTON, excerpt from his invocation to his muse

John Milton,

Paradise Lost,

Book 1, lines 17-23 of the 1667 version...

And chiefly Thou O Spirit, that dost prefer

Before all Temples th' upright heart and pure,

Instruct me, for Thou know'st; Thou from the first

Wast present, and with mighty wings outspread

Dove-like satst brooding on the vast Abyss

And mad'st it pregnant: What in me is dark

Illumine, what is low raise and support;

I am humbled to be asked to join your team, Elaine Erig.

I will not post often; this is your blog.

And I will contribute.

Thank you very much.

I am honoured.

Chris

Friday 30 January 2009

Thursday 29 January 2009

—A new sound poem forpercussion orchestra& spoken voicebased on the famouspoem sequenceof Rainer Maria Rilke go to
German/English text DOWNLOADfirst nine movements:[Windows: r click; Mac: opt + click]the voices: I-IV, Interlude I,V-VII & Interlude II.mp3 [c. 23' 9 Mb]

Tuesday 27 January 2009

ALWAYS WAS PAY IN THIS WAY

THE FINDING

OF MOSES

THE DEATH

OF PHARAOH

FIRST-BORN-

SON

Monday 26 January 2009

CARNIVAL IN RIO

PRIOR TO 1840 ,THE STREETS OF BRAZULIAN TOWNS RAN RIOT DURING THE THREE-DAY PERIOD LEADING UP TO ASH WEDNESDAY WITH PEOPLE IN MASKS HURLING STINK BOMBS AND SQUIRTING EACH OTHER WITH FLOUR AND STRONG-SMELLING LIQUIDS, ; EVEN ARSON WAS A FORM OF ENTERTAINMENT IN 1840, THE ITALIAN WIFE OF A RIO DE JANEIRO HOTEL OWNER CHANGED THE CARNIVAL CELEBRATION FOREVER BY SENDING OUT INVITATIONS, HIRING MUSISIANS, IMPORTING STREAMERS AND CONFETTI, AND GIVEN A LAVISH MASKED BALL.IN A FEW YEARS THE MASKED BALL BECAME THE FASHION AND THE WILD PRANKS PLAYED ON THE STREETS DISAPPEARED