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("Label from a bottle of O·c·t·a·T·o·n·i·c" by Christopher Stewart, using a picture of William Henry Fox Talbot by Antoine Claudet)

The eighth and final movement of « Octoccata » is entitled « Multilethalead » and starts on a ostinato-based progression that slowly morphs into a relentless string of offbeat melodies harmonized by an increasing number of voices, building up to a climactic reprise of the « Lethal Lead » theme introduced in the fourth movement.

The « Multi » part of the section's ti

("Athletics tracks finish line" by Petey21)

« Marimbariation » takes its name from the brief passage featuring the marimba that leads this seventh movement of the « Symphony of Eights. »

Once the percussive instrument concludes its opening statement, the music returns to more traditional orchestrations as it explores a succession of quirky melodies supported by syncopated rhythms.

The section culminates on a repeated phrase wherein the main riff is a restatement of a previous figure which is now

Bharat had invited Swamiji to Delaware in 1973 and Swamiji accepted. Everyone is expecting to do Asanas & Pranayama from a world teacher a celebrity instead Swamiji spent the class time doing Devi chants. Bharat was really worried as people had paid for something different ! The next day Bharat asked some of the people in the class their thoughts. They loved it.

Swamiji was like a freight train when He did those “His” mantras, they were powerful. Swamiji told us TTC etc. some classic mantras and

("Nixie eight" by L. Marie)

How on Earth can a musical movement be named « Progigoriation » you ask ? Well, obviously, because it's the prog rock variation of another similar movement entitled « Igorchestral » I emphatically reply. And so it is that the music of this sixth movement of « Octoccata » is closely related to that of the aforementioned second movement, with the noticeable difference that it is orchestrated for a 5-piece rock band comprising of drums, bass, guitar, organ, and synth.

If

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The next segment of « Octoccata » is entitled « Reoctoverture. » Basically, this section is a reprise of the introduction, hence the name, as it restates the theme presented therein, albeit through new and generally heavier variations.

The beginning of this fifth movement is intended as a tribute to Gentle Giant as it mirrors the way in which various fragmentary parts progressively recreate the main theme after the middle section of « Proclamation » (from «

I thought I could e-mail to mailing list the short lectures “snippettes” This action filled everyone’s mailbox and I have stopped this action. You never know until you try.

The lectures will be located at : http://idisk.mac.com/gregg.hill-Public?view=web

I know more about e-mail and computers after this failed attempt.

I tried and it was a great idea.

Peace.

One day Swamiji tells every problem the Camp has, for example, water pressure, Kids camp space etc.

He laughs when telling about how the smokers wanted a “smoking court” where they could sit down and smoke across the street outside the Camp ! He says only one person should enjoy the Yoga Camp and that’s Him because He designed it ! Everybody laughed. He found it amazing that people would come and live in tents to learn Yoga. He said, “He had Karma to work off in the Laurentian mountains. He said,

Swamiji while walking to school if He saw a Frog in a snake’s mouth He would tap on the snake’s head with a stick to free the frog. He knew it was nature’s way but not while He was there and He could see the frog in distress.

One day at Yoga Camp while looking out His window Swamiji noticed a bug in a spider’s web. Swamiji asked the staff member to remove the bug from the web.

Swamiji had to have a dog put to sleep as the dog couldn’t live due to an accident. That really bothered Him, but He did i

Ruby Blue met Swamiji as she came to Yoga camp in 1967. Swamiji was changing the oil of vehicle. He comes out from under the car wipes His hand off on His shirt puts His hand out to greet and says, “ Hi, I’m Swami Vishnudevananda. She said, “ He was genuine.”

Ruby Blue said,” There are 2 kinds of people in an Ashram, “ High class and no class.”

I asked Ruby, “ Who is teaching the 4:00 class ? She says,” King Kong if they could find him !”

Her husband Henny did everything He could to help Swami Vish

10/2/2010 Excerpt from my daily blog: www.swamivishnudevananda.com

"Swami Sivananda's Famous Glance"

Swami Sivananda’s famous glance was given to people doing something out of the ordinary. Something “off the wall, absurd.”

He would lift His glasses, rest them on His forehead and close one eye that was the signal and everyone working in the office was alerted and probably entertained !

He would take a gold coin and put it into His mouth and write for 5-6 hours. He wrote from his own experience.

If He

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The fourth movement from « Octoccata » is entitled « Biorhythalead. » Its title came about from the markers I used to identify each of the sub-sections of the composition.

After a transition reminiscent of « Nothing To Lose » from UK's « Danger Money, » the music moves into a passage featuring contrasting lines that ascend and descend in alternation, thus making the partition (particularly the « Piano Roll » view in SONAR, the MIDI sequencing software I use) look like a bior

Ayurveda studies on basis of Guru Shishya parampara

wherein the Shishya remains with his Guru as a family member andgets the education as a true learner. This system gradually vanished with thedisappearance of Gurukuls. However, it is still a very effective means oftransfer of knowledge from the Gurus (teachers) to Shishyas (students). only arelevant portion of the Samhita (texts of Ayurveda) is being taught in the formof syllabus.

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("Octoccata Freeway" by Christopher Stewart based on this Interstate Shield)

« Vibrastinato, » the third movement from « Octoccata, » gets its name from the combination of vibraphone and ostinato, and features an abundance of polyrhythms.

The section begins in « Modern Poligrafic Ensemble » mode featuring Christian taking the lead role on the vibraphone. When writing the piece I imagined that, in a live setting, he would be using a MIDI controller instead of a real vibraphone in order to enable h

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« Igorchestral, » the second movement of « Octoccata, » has been thus named because of the inspiration for the music, and the selected arrangement.

Igor Stravinsky is indubitably one of the composers I admire the most. The music he composed for the ballet « The Firebird » stands at the top of my list of favorites. One day while dabbling on the keyboards back in April 1999, I came across a figure somewhat reminiscent of the beginning of « The Augurs of Spring: Dances of th

("1898 New Zealand stamp 8 pence blue" by The Crown)

« Octoccata » is an instrumental suite clocking in at a little over 16 minutes. The title comes from the combination of octatonic and toccata, and is inspired by Emerson, Lake & Palmer‘s adaptation of the fourth movement of Alberto Ginastera‘s first piano concerto, which they published on their « Brain Salad Surgery » album under the title « Toccata. »

The intent here is simply to « make some noise. » In other words, the music is meant to be s