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  Andromedaner Z September 19, 2021 at 5:46pm

  yes, the blind monk who was troubled about the Aristotle book and the humour in it, which he thought undermines the faith in authority, great :)
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  Drekx Omega September 19, 2021 at 5:37pm

  

  Splendid....And it does not come as a surprise, as technically, the Templars were an order of monks, albeit, warrior-monks, who crusaded....
  I could never contemplate being a monk myself.....I always think of the film, "Name of the Rose," with Sean Connery.....If I remember rightly, he played a Franchescan friar....and was commissioned by the Benedictine Abbot, to undertake a murder investigation, within the unnamed (in the film) Abbey....
  
  Of course, the inevitable chanting and singing by the monks...That and creeping through back passages, entering a labyrinth and getting lost in it, meeting a crazed hunchback, having sex with a peasant girl and being chased by the "holy" inquisition.
  
  lol 🤔 What fun it must have been in the 15th century...
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  Andromedaner Z September 19, 2021 at 3:55pm

  

  listen what bass these men are singing
  the legend is that Knights Templar thwarted an attack because they sang these songs all night and heard the Moslem coming. there is a whole album by ensemble organum with Templar chants
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LU4rN_rDaNQ
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  Drekx Omega September 19, 2021 at 12:41pm

  

  Another classic by JS Bach - Prelude and fugue in B minor BWV 544 - Organist is Te Lindert of the Netherlands Bach Society....
  Very well played and demonstrates all that is good in a well co-ordinated rendition..A hard piece to play and this lady is superb...impressive..😅
  
  NB:
  Note, starting half-way through this video, is the fugue part of the piece and that part is truly brilliant..my favorite.
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ES7fN2lXWHU
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  Drekx Omega September 18, 2021 at 11:33pm

  

  GB News - Mark Dolan slams Macron's outburst against AUKUS alliance.....
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yL-FhlxW3GQ
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  Drekx Omega September 18, 2021 at 10:14pm

  

  Dear ACC.....Many members speak English as a second language and try so hard to meet the linguistics standards of the language...The site is stipulated as English speaking and I recognize the language as international in scope and use. Very much as Latin was in ancient times. A unifier..In Roman times, the Gaul could speak to the Syrian, in Latin and commerce and learning was made easier..English does this in the modern world...Bringing all together..
  
  Some on ACC may seek to improve their English, especially their British English...
  I'll attach an amusing video, which covers the topic of improving your standards of "posh" English and as some might say; the Queen's English....It's a bit long, so watch if you sincerely seek to glean a few awfully good and spiffing tips...😇
  Cheerio, Drekx
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GUUNulCras
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  Drekx Omega September 18, 2021 at 8:19pm

  Indeed so, my friend....
  And I'll post another concerto. This time it's no. 4 in G major, which I feel has such a glorious harmony, between the wind instruments and the stringed instruments, with the ever present harpsichord, backing the melody.....Violin makes such an excellent performance...True magic. Demonstrating the genius of Bach and the skill of these assorted musicians...They must practice with such dedication...Sheer loveliness...;-)
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSZJ__GIbms
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  Andromedaner Z September 18, 2021 at 7:13pm

  

  I heard that baroque music is geared to the beat of the heart
  thank you Drekx, very nice
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  Drekx Omega September 18, 2021 at 6:47pm

  As promised, some Brandenburg concertos Bach....Very fond of this piece, which is Concerto no. 5 in D major....Note the Japanese violinist, Sato....
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHjbRMIIhuM
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  Ara September 18, 2021 at 6:46pm

  “Be a lamp to yourself”, - Gautama said. “Toss wisdom and holiness onto the garbage”, - Lao-tzu said ‘and everyone will be better off’, The old fellows were right. But we should be careful: once we use even the most enlightened sage as an authority, we undermine what he is saying. “Any buddha becomes a demon if we hand him our power” – Emerson