Colin Tanser: The Eight-fold Path, Days and Planets
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Two sets of settings of words relating to the Eight-fold Path – one with piano accompaniment, one with lyre accompaniment; followed by incomplete illustrated reflections on the same theme, with a concluding piece of music.
28 pages of music and reflections together with a photocopiable vocal sheet.
skill level: B/C
28 pages of music and reflections together with a photocopiable vocal sheet.
skill level: B/C
The Eight-fold Path, Days and Planets
The Eight-fold Path of spiritual development is described in Rudolf Steiner's Knowledge of the Higher Worlds. This path, the days of the week and the seven planets (with their scales), are all related to each other. This can be summarised as follows:-
Monday Moon the Right Word
Tuesday Mars the Right Deed
Wednesday Mercury the Right Vocation
Thursday Jupiter the Right Striving
Friday Venus the Right Memory
Saturday Saturn the Right Images
Sunday Sun the Right Decision
The eighth quality is Right Contemplation and is applied to all the above, with the aim of creating the 'New Sun'.
In 1985 Colin Tanser encountered Marja Slotemaker's settings of words by Anke Weihs relating to the Eight-fold Path.* This inspired him to write his own music using the same words, with piano accompaniment. Then in 1994 he composed a second set with lyre accompaniment. This volume contains both sets. It also has an incomplete set of reflections on the Planetary Scales and their relationship with the days of the week and the eight-fold path. These reflections include songs from 'The Eight-fold Path'.
*These settings are also published by Upper Esk Music.
page 2 – 'The Eight-fold Path' (1985): songs with piano accompaniment.
page 10 – 'Songs of the Eight-fold Path' (1994): songs with lyre accompaniment.
page 21 – Reflections on Planetary scales, days of the week and the eight-fold path.
The Eight-fold Path of spiritual development is described in Rudolf Steiner's Knowledge of the Higher Worlds. This path, the days of the week and the seven planets (with their scales), are all related to each other. This can be summarised as follows:-
Monday Moon the Right Word
Tuesday Mars the Right Deed
Wednesday Mercury the Right Vocation
Thursday Jupiter the Right Striving
Friday Venus the Right Memory
Saturday Saturn the Right Images
Sunday Sun the Right Decision
The eighth quality is Right Contemplation and is applied to all the above, with the aim of creating the 'New Sun'.
In 1985 Colin Tanser encountered Marja Slotemaker's settings of words by Anke Weihs relating to the Eight-fold Path.* This inspired him to write his own music using the same words, with piano accompaniment. Then in 1994 he composed a second set with lyre accompaniment. This volume contains both sets. It also has an incomplete set of reflections on the Planetary Scales and their relationship with the days of the week and the eight-fold path. These reflections include songs from 'The Eight-fold Path'.
*These settings are also published by Upper Esk Music.
page 2 – 'The Eight-fold Path' (1985): songs with piano accompaniment.
page 10 – 'Songs of the Eight-fold Path' (1994): songs with lyre accompaniment.
page 21 – Reflections on Planetary scales, days of the week and the eight-fold path.