Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Words on Music (Part 3): Miles Davis - "Portia"

Hello to all my students,


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Here is Part 3 of our collection, Words on Music. This is what you wrote to the third piece of music you heard in class - Miles Davis' "Portia." Here is the music:


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I have edited a few of these a little, but not much. Read and enjoy!

I imagine the night. In noon, the song will not hear. This may create an adult atmosphere. I felt melancholy music. I imagined that a man walks in the dark town and drinks liquor in a bar.


I sense imminent danger.  I am fearful. The image it is may show some fierce animals attacking in the jungle.

This is like dangerous music. There is a man who is an adventurer. He takes a ship and goes to an uninhabited island. He crosses the Atlantic Ocean alone. He feels lonely but likes adventure. So he is exciting this. Whenever he is in trouble, he believes in god. Later he reaches the island.

One person goes shopping in town. The shop was opened. It was in a quiet corner of town. He came into the shop. It is general shop. There are many miscellaneous goods. All of things are so good. I like them. He thought that this shop is so wonderful.


There is a girl who goes on an adventure. She is going to be in a very good mood, but she heard a strange noise. She was lonely. Just then, the figure of grandfather emerged in front of a girl, and he introduced his house near here. This house were five dwarfs, they welcome to her. For example, they played the music, and cooking. But, after a short time, she missed his mother, and she was cried. It can’t be helped, they gave her a night, and she was escaped by them next day.


An explorer searches for a treasure. A treasure sleeps in the grave. He devotes his life to it. He fined a clue of treasure. He went to Egypt. Then he solves cipher of treasure. He fined treasure at last. It is beautiful nature. There are many animal and fruit. And many animals are an endangered species. Though the treasure was not treasures, he feels very much.



The couple, they loved each other for ten years. They go to high class restaurant. The restaurant can look around a night view. They having delicious foods and drinking. They talk with each other about conventional memory, and coming plan. They keep on smiling at a restaurant. They are looks so happily. There is an orchestra. The orchestra plays a romantic melody. And, to the music a man gave a bouquet to her.

In a certain house, thief comes up. The thief gets closer to the room on his tiptoes. When he goes into the room, there is a girl. She is a cute and beautiful girl, and fall asleep. The man falls in love with her at first sight. For a while, she wakes up and surprises him. And he forgets an original purpose and kidnaps her.


A murder case happened in the metropolitan area. Many policemen search for a manhunt. A murderer ran away with quiet clothing. He used cars, trains, and taxis. After all, he was arrested by police.


In this music, I can imagine a man trying to do something big! I do not know what he is trying to do, maybe a revolution, or something bigger, like a first step to rule the world! Not all this he is trying to do silently with anyone knowing it.

This is a most hateful music, because the music is fearful. The music that something seems to attack. The atmosphere that seems to begin war quite some country and some country. 


The music has a mysterious atmosphere and attracts a listening person. I am learning to dance, so I want to dance it to this music unintentionally. This music can associate a story the most.



Once again, some interesting observations! There is much mystery and danger that many of you see in this music. 



To check out Part 1 of Words on Music, click here.



To check out Part 2, click on here

Next post up is Part 4. See you there!

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