Etude Magnifique Poem by Ahmad Shiddiqi

Etude Magnifique

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dedicated to Mr. Pierre-Laurent Aimard, a great pianist)

lovely aspiring pillars
row thatched cellars
royal hunting lodge
the Isis shrine

amber road which passed through
Gothic frescoes in its sanctuary
contiguous mosaic fragments
the fine Baroque doors

the vast interior
the family estates
the ceremonial halls
a sea of blossoms in June

novel
virtuoso
complex
extensive

varying
exploiting
technique
unorthodox

timbres
contrasts
sonorities
significance

combination
didactic
values
study

(inspired by Giorgio de Chirico's Piazza)

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Min Sia 21 January 2009

Very picturesque..very unique..very exquisite..I couldn't find the terms..because this poem made me really amazed...

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Chitra - 19 January 2009

indelible style..wonderful tribute

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Fay Slimm 17 January 2009

Amazing voyage with you once again Ahmad.... your method of writing after music is quite unique and obviously directed by your inner responses which we - the readers are taken to re-live along with you... excellent..........Fay.

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Ahmad Shiddiqi

Ahmad Shiddiqi

Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia
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