{"id":2376,"date":"2020-06-08T15:22:33","date_gmt":"2020-06-08T14:22:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deborahgjeloshaj.co.uk\/staging\/?p=2376"},"modified":"2020-06-08T15:22:35","modified_gmt":"2020-06-08T14:22:35","slug":"if-music-be-the-food-of-love-play-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deborahgjeloshaj.co.uk\/staging\/2020\/06\/08\/if-music-be-the-food-of-love-play-on\/","title":{"rendered":"If music be the food of Love\u2026 Play on!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>History is a witness to how the pairing of food and music influences the lives of people. Both evoke emotions and there seems to be no more pleasurable way of enjoying them than having them both at the same time\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-background has-very-light-gray-background-color has-very-light-gray-color\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\"><strong>Breakfast \u2013 Style: Relaxing and Delicate.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/deborahgjeloshaj.co.uk\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/croissant-and-coffee-890515.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deborahgjeloshaj.co.uk\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/croissant-and-coffee-890515.jpg 640w, https:\/\/deborahgjeloshaj.co.uk\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/croissant-and-coffee-890515-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/deborahgjeloshaj.co.uk\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/croissant-and-coffee-890515-600x750.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>I think it would be fair to say that most of us need a little help to get going in the mornings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It has been suggested that music can not only give you an immediate mood boost but can set your state of mind up for the whole day!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mozart and Haydn are perfect for early wake-up moments and symphonys are a good place to start whether your preference is a full English, Granola and Greek yoghurt or perhaps, like me, a broken \u2018Belivita\u2019 biscuit again!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mozart\u00a0<\/strong>Symphony no.41 K551, composed in 1791 and nicknamed \u201cJupiter\u201d is truly wonderful piece, easing you into the day with its feisty opening, delightful second movement, dancing trio and explosive finale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube aligncenter wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mozart Symphony 41 C Major -- KV 551 -- 2nd Movement Andante Cantabile\" width=\"680\" height=\"510\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VXBaD2a7K6c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Its popular subtitle, \u201cJupiter,\u201d originated in London around 1821 and was probably inspired by the flourishes of the trumpets and drums in the first movement, gestures that evoked images of nobility and godliness in the minds of the audiences at the time. The name became permanent in 1823 when it was included on the title page of the first printed edition of a version for solo piano. One can only speculate as to what Mozart would have thought about the name!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Composed at the end of his life, the work is a fitting valedictory statement to a form in which Mozart excelled. It is one of the finest symphonies ever composed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If\u00a0<strong>Haydn<\/strong>\u00a0is more your \u201cbreakfast cuppa\u201d then why not try out his Symphony No. 44,\u00a0 Hob I.44 \u2013 in E minor, composed in 1772\u00a0 and nicknamed the \u201cTrauer\u201d (Grief). Don\u2019t let the nickname put you off this highly explosive and beautiful symphony. Its dramatic energy is high from the outset and will be sure to give you a gentle push into the day!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first movement opens with a four note theme so engaging that it inhabits the whole symphony in various guises, a technique that was sure to have influenced one of his most prolific students \u201cBeethoven\u201d!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio wp-embed-aspect-16-9\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Haydn: Symphony in E minor, H.I No.44 -&quot;Mourning&quot; - 3. Adagio\" width=\"680\" height=\"383\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/A8dnYSVm1PM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The second movement is a divine short Menuetto\/Trio in a perfectly balanced canon. The third and deeply moving Adagio movement expresses Haydn\u2019s graceful melodic writing. With its use of muted strings it is a most gentle movement. It is said that Haydn requested that this be played at his own funeral!! Well he must have liked it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The final movement is sure to get you out the door with a drama-fuelled ending full of brilliance and excitement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-background has-very-light-gray-background-color has-very-light-gray-color\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\"><strong>Brunch \u2013 Style: Easy.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/deborahgjeloshaj.co.uk\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/foods-and-juice-served-on-brown-table-2272037.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deborahgjeloshaj.co.uk\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/foods-and-juice-served-on-brown-table-2272037.jpg 640w, https:\/\/deborahgjeloshaj.co.uk\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/foods-and-juice-served-on-brown-table-2272037-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/deborahgjeloshaj.co.uk\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/foods-and-juice-served-on-brown-table-2272037-600x750.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Alternatively brunching with a\u00a0<strong>James Taylor\u00a0<\/strong>is not to be sniffed at!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Born in 1948 and American songer\/songwriter he has five Grammy awards to his name not to mention a long string of other artist awards. Just to mention a few of his amazing hits\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>\u2018Steamroller\u2019 \u2026<\/li><li>\u2018Carolina on My Mind\u2019 \u2026<\/li><li>\u2018Her Town Too\u2019 From \u2018Dad Loves His Work\u2019 (1981) \u2026<\/li><li>\u2018Country Road\u2019 From \u2018Sweet Baby James\u2019 (1970) \u2026<\/li><li>\u2018Mexico\u2019 From \u2018Gorilla\u2019 (1975) \u2026<\/li><li>\u2018Copperline\u2019 From \u2018New Moon Shine\u2019 (1991) \u2026<\/li><li>\u2018Don\u2019t Let Me Be Lonely Tonight\u2019 From \u2018One Man Dog\u2019 (1972) \u2026<\/li><li>\u2018Fire and Rain\u2019 From \u2018Sweet Baby James\u2019 (1970)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sweet Baby James\" width=\"680\" height=\"510\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/k2x0fPgAj_Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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Neapolitan songs are so much more than simple folk music, they are surely acclaimed all over the world. Yet maybe not everybody knows that behind each one of them there is a story \u2013 peculiar, funny or tragic. Every song is a world apart and tells a tale about the city, its people or a moment in history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If there is a queen among the Neapolitan songs, it is\u00a0<strong>\u201cO solo Mio\u201d<\/strong>. From Elvis to Pope John Paul II everybody has sung it. Its fame literally reached the sky when Yuri Gagarin intoned a few notes while floating in Space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How weird that a song which more than anything else represents Naples in the world wasn\u2019t actually born there. In 1899 the musician Eduardo Di Capua was on tour in Ukraine. He had brought some verses scribbled on a piece of paper by his friend, the poet Giovanni Capurro. One day Eduardo sat at his piano and composed some music to match those verses, which were destined to be immortal. Not that he\u2019d know \u2013 the song only got second place in Piedigrotta\u2019s Music Festival, a very popular contest back then, and sadly both Di Capua and Capurro died in poverty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2026and that kind of story is sure to be a great source of conversation if the champagne runs dry!?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-background has-very-light-gray-background-color has-very-light-gray-color\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Next week \u2013 afternoon tea, dinner and a late night snack!  \u2026\u2026<a href=\"https:\/\/deborahgjeloshaj.co.uk\/staging\/author\/deb\/\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/deborahgjeloshaj.co.uk\/staging\/author\/deb\/\">Deborah<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>History is a witness to how the pairing of food and music influences the lives of people. 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