The Repertoire
The lists of music recommendations that I am providing in the Repertoire Secton of Musical Kaleidoscope are the result of research that I began in 1969, after realizing that at the beginning of the 20th century, the harmonic structure of our classical music had begun changing from one that was concord-based to one that was based on discords, and that a new music was then emerging that would soon provide the background for the destructive exploitation that took place during the 20th century, creating conditions that are now widely recognized as extremely dangerous: atomic energy, deadly missiles, poisoned food and water, mass brainwashing, financial disaster, and the destruction of natural habitant and the climate. I believe that all of this was clearly forecast in such early 20th-century music compositions as Anton Webern's Six Pieces for Orchestra, composed in 1909: music that is filled with foreboding and the cold metallic energy of the coming century; music based on the square of materialism instead of the triangle of harmony. Don Robertson's Music Revolution
In 1969, I began what I now call "Don Robertson's Music Revolution." This revolution, which I formally set in motion on February 1, 2012, is about returning to the harmonic principles of nature - shifting from the discordant music created during the 20th century to the concord and pure harmony that exists in all traditional music. During that year, I began a very thorough study of music to determine which music compositions, in my opinion, had true greatness, according to the music's inherent spiritual and/or emotional relevance. I am still working on this study today. The Repertoire Section of Musical Kaleidoscope presents the results of my study, and I will continue to add music as I discover it. You will find here the result of over 42 years of intense research, and my recommendations for listening, study, enlightenment, upliftment, and enjoyment.
Changing the Music
Life on Planet Earth is quickly changing. Climate change is already transforming our lives as the ice caps continue to melt, and now the permafrost is melting also, releasing dangerous levels of methane gas in the process. There is no reason to live in denial; personal choice is now required. As Bob Dylan so aptly put it: "He not busy being born is busy dying." But before real change on a large scale can take place, we must first CHANGE THE MUSIC, which, because of its property of resonance, has a powerful influence on all of us! Every day, negative music fills our TV channels, radios, films, and provides the underlying energy for a large number of commercials. It is effecting us in powerful ways, more than many of us realize!
Don Robertson's Music Revolution is about choices: taking a part in bringing great music back into our concert halls, the "air waves," malls, restaurants, and most importantly, into our schools. The music listed in the Repertoire Section of Musical Kaleidoscope is where I recommend we begin. The Scale
And last, but not least, I recommend my new book called "The Scale." It clearly explains the true harmonic value of music. It is my handbook for the Music Revolution.
Please remember that revolutions may have leaders, and they may have pioneers, but they are the product of like-minded people, working together .... in harmony.
Don Robertson (www.DonRobertsonMusic.com)
February 1, 2012
|
