JONATHAN PETERS: The Sweet Sadness - songs of melancholy

Jonathan Peters

The Sweet Sadness - songs of melancholy

© 2001 Jonathan Peters (783707433622)

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Neo Romantic. Richly colored melodies, deep heart felt emotions - hauntingly beautiful. Instruments include: piano, violin, viola, cello, tenor, and soprano.

tracks

1 Unrequited Love
2 The Thread of a Setting Star
3 Lament
4 Infinite Sorrow
5 You
6 Vision of a Soul
7 Contentment
8 Despair
9 Deep Emotions
10 Winter

notes

This CD is a tribute to the melancholic soul.

The melancholic temperament is perhaps the most interesting of the four temperaments and the inspiration for this CD.

This collection of songs depicts the melancholic soul in its entirety.

I say "in its entirety" because most people are only familiar with one aspect of the melancholic temperament, namely his somewhat sad and depressed nature.

Although it is true that melancholics aren't usually the most bubbly of people, there are many other aspects which go into making up this temperament, such as an inclination to reflection, deep thoughts, and love of solitude.

The melancholic does not permit his excitement to be noticed outwardly.

He is not superficial, shunning shallow things.

He is always seeking for the reasons and principles behind things.

Most artists and philosophers have been melancholic in nature.

The melancholic soul has a great love of beauty and is usually of a romantic nature.

Melancholics are very emotional and feel things more deeply than most people of other temperaments.

I have tried to capture all of the above characteristics in my music; the most important of which (and the drive behind this CD) is the certain sadness possessed by the melancholic soul.

This sadness is always at the core of his being.

It is not because he is morbid and depressed like most people believe, but because he has a very serious conception of life.

The melancholic is dissatisfied with the things of this earth and has a very strong belief in, and a great longing to find and possess some "ultimate good".

This then is the sweet sadness of the Melancholic.

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Jonathan Peters is an award-winning composer whose music has been performed both in the United Sates and Europe. Besides working as a composer he currently teaches piano and music theory in Southern California.



Other Recordings by Jonathan Peters

"Symphony No.1 - Journey of the Ring"
(music inspired by Tolkien's novel "The Lord of the Rings")

"Beauty Beckons"
(music that depicts life, the universe and everything beautiful)

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  • Best work yet by the composer
    author: Rachel Shunk

    This is the best work yet by the composer. A listening pleasure with just the right amount of angst.

  • Sadness...and the journey through it.
    author: Michael Caseford

    Sadness...and the journey through it. This is exactly what this CD does. Jonathan Peters, the artist, does an incredible job of taking the listener through the different faces of sadness. Some deep and dark, some sweet but bitter. This is a great CD for one to dive deep into the intricate web of the reality of sadness.

  • Soft, tender, and much apprecitated for those who are melancholy at heart.
    author: Joan

    If you like music in the minor tonality you will love this CD. It is a meloncholy delight.

  • 10 words... what can I say in ten words
    author: sancho panza

    The CD was awesome, I mean it was life changing. I have become aware of who I am, where I came from and more importantly the essence of my sweet Melancholy. Jonathan, I thank you, I only wish I can meet you in person.....

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