 The bowed psaltery creates a high, haunting sound. I was surprised that one of my Hospice patients requested I play it for him over a long afternoon session. Often the psaltery's timbre is too neurologically stimulating for very ill or anxious patients. It can be too much for well persons!
How did today's audio clip of my bowed psaltery affect you?
8 Comments
Janie
9/21/2017 07:23:16 am
The sound crosses our conventional time barriers; it reminds me of the circle of life and that we are part of a continuity with no beginning or end; comforting. Takes away urgency.
Pam
9/21/2017 08:12:06 am
The sound is a little too haunting for me.
Susan
9/21/2017 09:07:24 am
It touches me somewhere deep inside... raw and Celtic. I love it, especially playing the tune of Amazing Grace.
Ann Goodpasturr
9/22/2017 10:16:21 am
Me, too!
Edna Kuiken Frank
9/21/2017 10:29:12 am
Beautiful. It comes through perfectly.
Nancy
9/21/2017 01:09:10 pm
A very interesting sound but would not like to spend an evening of listening to only that. It sounds a bit like a beginner on the violin but a bit more piercing.
Don
9/21/2017 07:27:39 pm
Loved it. Chilling in a grand way.
Rrrose
9/25/2017 11:31:30 am
I love the bowed psaltery. Haunting sound. I find it particularly haunting in minor chords. The tune "let all mortal flesh keep silence" is particularly awesome, especially if the musician has practiced to make the notes fluid. Alas, the sound board on mine has cracked... Leave a Reply. |
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