My sleep doc prescribed this stuff for when I "need a little help" getting to sleep, and I thought it was clear that every single night meets that criteria. After racking up over a year of sleep debt and losing my mind, then being fired for absence, I gotta wonder if the benefits outweigh the risks of potential chemical dependency and side effects. Because oh boy am I not sure anymore.
Anyone have any long-term experience with this drug?
Symphony no. 1 in G major ii. Andante - Joseph Bologne Chevalier de Saint-Georges (1745-1799)
A short movement of an early classical era symphony, for strings.
If you havenβt seen my prior work, check out my previous projects including Antonin Dvorak, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Amy Beach, Palestrina, and one of my own compositions from last summer's team competition.
This is a piece for strings, a simple andante movement of a light classical era symphony. It should be a much lighter burden than some of the heavier repertoire we have played, and it should be within reach for a wider array of our string players, while still being interesting and pleasurable for the advanced musicians to partake in as well. It is not a well-known piece; however, it contains much of the same joy and charm as a lot of works by more celebrated composers like Haydn and Mozart. While the outer movements of the symphony also have oboes and horns, the second movement, which we are playing, does not.
Joseph Bologne Chevalier de Saint-Georges (1745-1799) was born in Guadeloupe, the son of a wealthy plantation-owner, George Bologne de Saint-Georges. Joseph's mother was Anne (dite Nanon), a sixteen-year-old slave belonging to George's wife.
He was raised as part of the family and took his father's name, Bologne, but being mixed race, the laws and attitudes of society at the time prevented him from having certain rights and comforts. Due to his race, he was ineligible for his father's title "de Saint-Georges," but as an excellent fencer and swordsman, he was made an officer in the king's bodyguard. From that honour, he was able to earn the title "Chevalier de Saint-Georges," which had originally been denied him.
We are very lucky that Chevalier de Saint-Georges was able to find success. Many other children born in the same situation would have never had the opportunity to escape from slavery, let alone earn themselves (earn, not inherit) a noble title.
We have here the Andante from Symphony no. 1, composed in the 1770's. The symphony is scored for strings, oboes, and horns, but the oboes and horns are tacet in this movement. We have the manuscript from IMSLP and there a few different reconstructions to be found - I wrote this one out myself with my own solutions to a few inconsistencies. Our reference track for recording is played by the Tafelmusik Baroque orc
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