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414 - Spring Poem Readings with host Martha Pineno 04/01/2025

413 - Poems of Winter and Snow with Martha Pineno 01/21/2025

413 - Poems of Winter and Snow with Martha Pineno "In the Bleak Midwinter" is a poem by the English poet . It was published under the title "A Christmas Carol" in the January 1872 issue of , and first collected in book form in Goblin Market, The Prince's Progress and Other Poems (Macmillan, 1875). It has been set to music several times. Two settings, those by and by , are popular and often sung as . Holst's is a hymn tune called Cranham, published in 1906 in and simple enough to be sung by a congregation. Darke's is an composed in 1909 and intended for a trained choir; it was named the best Christmas carol in a 2008 poll of leading and choral experts. Today's podcast features a set of snow and winter poems by famous and less known poets and writers. Links have been provided for you to learn more about the writers. In verse one, Rossetti describes the physical circumstances of the in . In verse two, Rossetti contrasts 's first and . The third verse dwells on Christ's birth and describes the simple surroundings, in a humble stable and watched by beasts of burden. Rossetti achieves another contrast in the fourth verse, this time between the angels attendant at Christ's birth with 's ability to render Jesus physical affection. The final verse shifts the description to a more introspective thought process. have questioned a number of aspects of Rossetti's poem. Professor of Historical Theology, John Mulder, with his coauthor and fellow Presbyterian minister, F. Morgan Roberts, have noted that the reference to winter weather in the title and first verse is incongruous with its geographical setting in the hot climate of . They note that, "Although not unheard of, snow in is rare", and that Rossetti was writing at a time when popular literary works such as ' (1843) had established the strong association of snow with Christmas in the English mind. Musicologist C. Michael Hawn, however, asserts that Rossetti is not implying that snow literally fell in Palestine, but that the wintry conditions described are a metaphor for a "harsh spiritual landscape" experienced at the time of Christ's birth, referring to the political oppression of Jews during the . wrote several poems about snow, including "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening", Fire and Ice and "Dust of Snow". Henry Wadsworth Longfellow poem : As the elegiac poem develops across its three verses, the powerful imagery becomes a metaphor for the insurmountable grief caused by the death by fire of the poet’s beloved wife. a Wintry Night Winter Morning The oboe music for the Mind the Muse podcast was performed and improvised by Martha Pineno. Original compositions are available from Remember to follow, rate and review. Invite your friends to listen and be fans and join our FB group: Increase your Creativity FREE download Award-winning, multi-talented artist, musician, entrepreneur, Martha Pineno blends a background in education through innovation, exceptional communication skills, and the ability to inspire with “out-of-the-box” strategies so participants accomplish their highest potential. Marti helps you re-think, re-word your true-life story, draw and paint in peace, so you can sing a song of success to launch your own life legacy. Remember to follow, rate and review Mind the Muse podcast. Donations: /episode/index/show/creativecoachingcompany/id/34919795

412 - Advent Carol, O Come, O Come Emmanuel with Martha Pineno 12/24/2024

412 - Advent Carol, O Come, O Come Emmanuel with Martha Pineno 412 - Advent Carol "O come, O come, Emmanuel" (Latin: "Veni, veni, Emmanuel") is a for , which is also often published in books of . The text was originally written in . It is a metrical paraphrase of the , a series of attached to the at over the final days before Christmas. The hymn has its origins over 1,200 years ago in monastic life in the 8th or 9th century. show notes from published the five-verse Latin version, which he had presumably learned from Daniels' Thesaurus Hymnologicus, in his 1851 collection Hymni Ecclesiae. In the same year, Neale published the first documented English translation, beginning with "Draw nigh, draw nigh, Emmanuel", in Mediæval Hymns and Sequences. He revised this version for The Hymnal Noted, followed by a further revision, in 1861, for . This version, now with the initial line reading "O come, O come, Emmanuel", would attain hegemony in the English-speaking world (aside from minor variations from hymnal to hymnal). (1853–1931) created a new translation (also based on the five-verse version) for in 1906, but it received only limited use. The hymn in the 1861 edition of It would take until the 20th century for the additional two stanzas to receive significant English translations. The translation published by in 1916 – which included only the "O Come, O Come Emmanuel" verse by Neale and Coffin's two "new" verses – gained the broadest acceptance, with occasional modifications. A full seven-verse English version officially appeared for the first time in 1940, in the Hymnal of the . Contemporary English hymnals print various versions ranging from four to eight verses. The version included in the Hymnal 1982 of the Episcopal Church is typical: there are eight stanzas, with "Emmanuel" as both the first and the last stanza. From this version, six lines date from the original 1851 translation by Neale, nine from the version from Hymns Ancient and Modern (1861), eleven (including the two supplementary stanzas, following Coffin) from the Hymnal 1940, and the first two lines of the fourth stanza ("O come, thou Branch of Jesse's tree, \ free them from Satan's tyranny") are unique to this hymnal. The oboe music for the Mind the Muse podcast was improvised by Martha Pineno. Original compositions are available from Remember to follow, rate and review. Invite your friends to listen and be fans and join our FB group: Increase your Creativity FREE download Award-winning, multi-talented artist, musician, entrepreneur, Martha Pineno blends a background in education through innovation, exceptional communication skills, and the ability to inspire with “out-of-the-box” strategies so participants accomplish their highest potential. Marti helps you re-think, re-word your true-life story, draw and paint in peace, so you can sing a song of success to launch your own life legacy. Remember to follow, rate and review Mind the Muse podcast. Donations: /episode/index/show/creativecoachingcompany/id/34590025

417 - Footprints and Faith with host Martha Pineno and guest Genavie Royalty 12/20/2024

403 - Auditory Art Terms H-N with Martha Pineno, masterpiece mentor, muse 08/14/2024

402 - Auditory Art Terms D-G with Martha Pineno, masterpiece mentor - the muse 07/24/2024

411 - Lilacs Love Laughter with Martha Pineno 06/11/2024

410 - Somewhere is a Nowhere Van with Adventures, host Martha Pineno, guest Joe Whiting 04/30/2024

401 - Glossary of Art Terms starting with letter C, Martha Pineno, host 04/23/2024

421 - mandala wellness workshop double session with Martha Pineno 04/02/2024

377a - Sound Portrait Irish St Patrick's Day Celebration of Turlough O'Carolan with Martha Pineno 03/12/2024

377a - Sound Portrait Irish St Patrick's Day Celebration of Turlough O'Carolan with Martha Pineno 377a-Sound Portrait Irish Celebration of Harpist Turlough O'Carolan. Today's presentation features solo oboe performing O'Carolan's melodies. Just the facts from the Encyclopaedia Britannica: Turlough O'Carolan, also called Terence Carolan (born 1670, near Nobber, County Meath, Ireland, died March 25th, 1738, Alderford, County Roscommon), one of the last Irish harpist-composers and the only one whose songs survive in both words and music in significant number (about 220 of provable provenance are extant with an uncounted number apocryphally attributed). The son of an iron founder, O'Carolan became blind from smallpox at the age of 18. He was befriended by a Mrs. MacDermott-Roe, the wife of his father's employer, who apprenticed him to a harper and supported him for the three years of his training, then gave him money, a guide, and a horse. As an itinerant harper, he traveled widely in Ireland. Although never considered a master performer, he was highly regarded as a composer of songs and improvised verse. His tunes appeared widely in 18th-century collections. The music for the Mind the Muse podcast was composed by Martha Pineno and is available from Remember to follow, rate and review. Invite your friends to listen and be fans and join our FB group: Increase your Creativity FREE download Award-winning, multi-talented artist, musician, entrepreneur, Martha Pineno blends a background in education through innovation, exceptional communication skills, and the ability to inspire with “out-of-the-box” strategies so participants accomplish their highest potential. Marti helps you re-think, re-word your true-life story, draw and paint in peace, so you can sing a song of success to launch your own life legacy. Remember to follow, rate and review Mind the Muse podcast. Donations: /episode/index/show/creativecoachingcompany/id/30256298