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Modern scientific explanation is fine and good, but if you prefer a mythological explanation, that also works for me! (Apollo turning his chariot around, or something like that?)

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At first, of course, we think of arts, like music and theatre and literature.

And, with Shakespeare, there's Mussorgsky, followedf by Mendelsson and Purcell (or vice versa)

Shakespeare:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Midsummer_Night%27s_Dream

 

Mussorgsky:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_on_Bald_Mountain

 

Mendelssohn:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Midsummer_Night%27s_Dream_(Mendelssohn)

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Midsummer_Night%27s_Dream

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wedding_March_(Mendelssohn)

 

About Summer Solstice:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summer_solstice

 

In Christianity:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_John%27s_Eve

 

In Mythology:

https://antiquitynow.org/2014/06/19/the-summer-solstice-from-ancient-celebration-to-a-modern-day-at-the-beach/

http://freya.theladyofthelabyrinth.com/?page_id=397

https://www.thoughtco.com/deities-of-litha-2562232

 

Apogee, perigee and synonyms:

http://www.dictionary.com/browse/apogee - or - http://www.dictionary.com/browse/zenith

http://www.dictionary.com/browse/perigee - or - http://www.dictionary.com/browse/nadir

http://www.poesie-francaise.fr/pierre-de-ronsard/poeme-ode-a-l-alouette.php

Surprisingly, the Urban Dictionary has quite decent definitions:

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Zenith

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=nadir

For Purcell, I am too late - already mentioned by T(h)ink (and she got probably the better video - lol)

Purcell:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fairy-Queen

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@ Marianne,

Mussorgsky wrote: "So far as my memory doesn't deceive me, the witches used to gather on this mountain, ... gossip, play tricks and await their chief—Satan. On his arrival they, i.e. the witches, formed a circle round the throne on which he sat, in the form of a kid. and sang his praise. When Satan was worked up into a sufficient passion by the witches' praises, he gave the command for the sabbath, in which he chose for himself the witches who caught his fancy. So this is what I've done. At the head of my score I've put its content: 1. Assembly of the witches, their talk and gossip; 2. Satan's journey; 3. Obscene praises of Satan; and 4. Sabbath."

Oooh... sounds like a cool party... sorry I missed it.  :O :blush: :) :D

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Lol - excellent, T(h)ink, that reminds us too look more closely into our own fantasies and "weaknesses".

:O:blush::angel::D


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:O :blush: :angel: :) :D

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Lol - we are short of emos; I'll repeat myself: :D:D:D !!!


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:)

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Very nice, O'Tink!

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Virginia, my favorite performance of Purcell's Fairy Queen is back on YouTube, after having been removed for a couple of yearsThis is what I think is the funniest scene:  :D


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O'Tink, truthfully I had never even encountered Purcell before knowing you and Marianne...filling in some delightful gaps, here! 

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T(h)ink

You were faster with Purcell - lol - and you got a part with lyrics.


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:)

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Marianne, and in French, no less.  :)

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Virginia,

Yes Purcell was another marvelous composer who died much too young at age 36.  One story I read is that he was out carousing one winter night, much to the annoyance of his wife, who locked him out of the house. As a result, he supposedly caught pneumonia and died. :'(

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Oh no...oh no oh no ohno...grieving the loss of Purcell...

O'Tink, I was so wrapped up in the few classical composers I totally loved that until I was in Iowa, I never even paid much attention to Schubert...then, there on the Iowa classical station learned of his tragically early death...

That he was so overflowing with music that he wrote day and night, aware his life was not for long...had no money, friends helped out just to keep him going, composing composing composing...well, now I listen to Schubert MORE!

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Lol - yes, T(h)ink, and I can only say, how thoughtful of you. Thank you. <3:)



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