tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post2551257647192958666..comments2023-12-16T16:17:43.886+00:00Comments on Fr Ray Blake's Blog: Another lute pictureFr Ray Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05584140126211527252noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-85989816843664267102008-06-13T21:26:00.000+01:002008-06-13T21:26:00.000+01:00Roses,Yes, you are quite right, on the most superf...Roses,<BR/>Yes, you are quite right, on the most superficial level it is a pattern, a stylised rose, but the geometry, of which this is the centre, goes on ad infinitum, the orderliness too goes on and on. It is an icon, but as you say it is also about music itself, but music itself beomes an icon because of its measured order, harmony and infinite variety.Fr Ray Blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05584140126211527252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-44752377176409885572008-06-13T21:05:00.000+01:002008-06-13T21:05:00.000+01:00That's beautiful. It reminds me of the structure ...That's beautiful. It reminds me of the structure of snowflakes, Tibetan Mandalas, and the rose. The first thing that strikes me is the harmony of it; the wholeness of the parts. The second is the repetition. Geometrically, I can see 6 angles in the centre 'star' with the 7th point at the centre. This pattern is repeated, with 6 quadrilateral shapes going back to the 7th at the centre, then 12 quadilaterals going back to the 13th at the centre, and so on ... into infinity. There's something very rhythmic about it, like music.Roses and Jessaminehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17382837693414491679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-65658600274806508012008-06-13T20:42:00.000+01:002008-06-13T20:42:00.000+01:00You want the chords for "Colours of Day", don`t yo...You want the chords for "Colours of Day", don`t you, Fr Blake. It`s D, G then A. Then adapt as you see fit. It doesn`t make much difference. As long as everyone feels good. <BR/><BR/>Happy Luting.bernadettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10372364893458254021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-26115066594704650472008-06-13T20:38:00.000+01:002008-06-13T20:38:00.000+01:00Father!Will you be posting a few mp3 files? I know...Father!<BR/><BR/>Will you be posting a few mp3 files? I know we'd all like to share you talent!<BR/><BR/>I'm a (rather poor) guitarist and have gradually been moving over to play classical, including some mean Bach! However, when playing, the paucity of strings on a guitar has come to bother me. Then I thought of a lute. Maybe I'll get to switch over some day. That is, of course, if my stubby fingers aren't a problem (this could be the Lord's way of telling me not to soil the beauty of the lute's sound with my fumblings). ;)<BR/><BR/>In Christ.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com