The lady walked down the street. She was enjoying the sunny weather, however the breeze was still cold. Her white coat was long, bright and cozy! She felt light and ready to discover the area of the city she had never visited before, even though she had been in that city many times. She walked slowly admiring the architecture and trying to take in all the different scenery the city offered her. Reading her map on the phone, she stopped at a crossroad. She focused on her phone, however when she turned to look back up, she noticed something strange. A car she never saw before, seemed very familiar to her. She stopped and looked at it as if waiting for the car to give her an answer. She tried to look inside the car but the driver was not a familiar face. The back seats were pitch black, not sure whether someone was sitting there. She followed the car with her eyes. Once the car left the street she continued walking. She tried to think about h...
Von Ewiger Liebe was composed between 1857-1866, by Johannes Brahms and it is the first song of the song cycle Vier Gesänge, Op. 43. It was first published in 1868. Dunsby in his book Making Words Sing , mentions that when composing this song, Brahms was actually expressing his belief in eternal love ( Making Words Speak , p.36). The poem Brahms used to compose this song was written by Heinrich Hoffman ( Making Words Speak , p.37). The poem creates a dramatic atmosphere where it positions the reader and in the case of this song, the listener, into a dark silent forest where a man walks his beloved home. He expresses his love to the woman and she follows with her words of love, thus creating the feeling of eternal love ( Making Words Speak , p.38). Musically, the lieder is more of a duet between the rich and very difficult accompaniment with the rich and beautiful sound of the singer. Both melody and rhythm follows the poem's scenery changes which enriches the storyte...