Appalachian Spring by Aaron Copeland

Appalachian Spring, by Aaron Copeland, is what I’m listening to right now, on one of my kid’s iPod shuffle. Right now it is the ‘Tis a Gift to be Simple’ section - beautiful stuff. A soaring eagle. Soaring - soaring and delicate; from soaring eagle to wobbling fawn.

Ok - now playing again from the beginning. It starts with a rising tension going to a playful song, then to a “country” regalness, then some full regal stuff.

Anyway, I love it. Perhaps it is quite elementary for classical music, but it sure evokes the emotions, and sounds nice too. I’m more and more convinced that art in all of its forms, music, poetry, literature, movies, paintings, sculpture and all the rest are the pinnacle of human achievement. Really.