Mais de la joye mondaine / La course est si tressoudaine, / Qu’elle passe encor devant / L’eau et le traict et le vent.
#Colors of the wind lyrics plus
L’eau va viste en s’escoulant, / Plus viste le traict volant, / Et plus viste encore passe / Le vent qui les nues chasse. Take an example from 1582: “L’eau va viste,” a poem by Antoine de Chandieu that was set to music by Paschal de L’Estocart. These songs illustrated Stoic principles through musical “ text painting,” in which specific words, actions or concepts were musically conveyed through sound-and, sometimes, visuals-in the score. They developed a vocal music repertoire to teach the principles of the system, guiding singers and listeners to “rehearse” Stoic techniques of emotional regulation through informal musical gatherings in people’s homes. So where does music fit into all of this?Īs a historical musicologist, I have done extensive research on musical practices inspired by the revival of Stoicism in late-16th and 17th-century France, a movement known as Neostoicism.Įmerging in the wake of the violent French Wars of Religion, Neostoics looked to Stoicism as a remedy for social and political instability. In recent years-and especially since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic-interest in Stoicism has surged, with people from diverse political and economic backgrounds recognizing the efficacy of this ancient system to address afflictions like anxiety and addiction. This strategy of putting things in perspective may seem familiar the founders of cognitive behavioral therapy, one of the most popular forms of psychotherapy today, directly borrowed from Stoicism. Importantly, the Stoic approach does not seek to directly suppress bad emotions, but focuses instead on reshaping a person’s worldview, so that when they encounter difficulty or trauma, they will be prepared to experience emotions less destructively. The Stoics taught that it is only by recognizing and accepting what is beyond a person’s control that a person can exert maximal control over what is within their power.
The question of control forms the core of this method.
Control What You Canįounded in ancient Athens and peaking in popularity in first century Rome, Stoicism was developed by philosophers like Seneca, Epictetus, and the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius to manage destructive emotions such as anxiety, anger, and grief through exercises that shift perspective. This casts their connection to music in a different light, and it helps explain how Stoicism positively shaped the course of intellectual and music history. Given that the word “ stoic” is mostly used to describe a rigid, emotionless person, Stoic musical practices would seem doomed to the boring or bizarre.īut Stoicism-the capital “S” kind-is a school of thought that’s really more about managing turbulent emotions in everyday life. Although the writings of Plato and Aristotle are more famous, another ancient school of philosophy, Stoicism, cultivated an interest in music’s therapeutic potential. Since ancient times, physicians and philosophers have explored the power of music in human life. However, there remains little consensus on precisely how or why music has an ability to influence our emotional, physical, and mental well-being. Most people believe that music has some therapeutic power, and that confidence is increasingly backed by empirical evidence. Have you ever turned to music when struggling with a difficult emotion, like sadness, anxiety, or anger?
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