This is a wonderful piece by Arvo Part that I wanted to share. It is a wonderful example of a composer working with only a very few elements - one voice and one instrument. We use this concept a lot in Sound therapy where the repetition of one note allows the person to enter a meditative space very quickly. It also values that particular note, which somehow allows the person to feel an expansive feeling, which is inspirational, releasing and uplifting.
See how you feel as you listen to this piece.
Arvo Part - My Heart's in the Highlands
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRDtrsuIEk8&feature=related
My heart's in the Highlands, my heart is not here,
My heart's in the Highlands a-chasing the deer -
A-chasing the wild deer, and following the roe; (=ree)
My heart's in the Highlands, wherever I go. Farewell to the Highlands, farewell to the North
The birth place of Valour, the country of Worth;
Wherever I wander, wherever I rove,
The hills of the Highlands for ever I love.
Farewell to the mountains high cover'd with snow;
Farewell to the straths and green valleys below; (=breed dal)
Farewell to the forrests and wild-hanging woods;
Farwell to the torrents and loud-pouring floods.
My heart's in the Highlands, my heart is not here,
My heart's in the Highlands a-chasing the deer
Chasing the wild deer, and following the roe;
My heart's in the Highlands, whereever I go.
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