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Lost chord, the (L'accord perdu)
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| Titre | 1. Intro. with title |
|---|---|
| d'après Adélaïde A. Proctor, A Lost Chord, 1858 [poésie] | |
| d'après Arthur Sullivan, The Lost Chord, 1877 [chant religieux] | |
| Distributeur d'origine | Riley Brothers |
| Fabricant | James Bamforth |
| Date | 1898 |
| Lieu de fabrication | Angleterre (Holmfirth, Yorkshire) |
| Description technique | life models, photographie rehaussée de couleurs, plaque carrée fixe |
| Dimensions | L. 83 mm l. 83 mm |
| Cote | PLM-00027-001 (Coll. Cinémathèque française) |
- The Lost Chord - Partition musicale
- Seated one day at the organ,
I was weary and ill at ease,
And my fingers wandered idly
Over the noisy keys;
I know not what I was playing,
Or what I was dreaming then,
But I struck one chord of music,
Like the sound of a great Amen,
Like the sound of a great Amen.
It flooded the crimson twilight,
Like the close of an angel's psalm,
And it lay on my fevered spirit,
With a touch of infinite calm,
It quieted pain and sorrow,
Like love overcoming strife,
It seemed the harmonious echo
From our discordant life,
It linked all the perplexed meanings
Into one perfect peace,
And trembled away into silence,
As if it were loth to cease;
I have sought but I seek it vainly,
That one lost chord divine,
Which came from the soul of the organ,
And entered into mine.
It may be that death's bright angel
Will speak in that chord again;
It may be that only in Heav'n
I shall hear that great Amen.
It may be that death's bright angel
Will speak in that chord again;
It may be that only in Heav'n
I shall hear that great Amen.
The lost chord [Musique imprimée]/ paroles, Adelaide Proctor; musique, Arthur Sullivan,- Boosey & Co, 295 Regent Street, Londres - [8] p. ; 34.6 cm x 24.6 cm. [original]
Dans une église, assise devant un orgue, une jeune femme, un jour de grande fatigue, parcourt les touches de son orgue (plaque 1). C'est alors qu'elle entend une note inédite qui résonne dans toute l'église (plaque 2). Cette musique calme sa douleur et met de l'harmonie dans sa vie pleine de discorde (plaques 3 à 7). Depuis la jeune femme cherche en vain à retrouver ce son si apaisant (plaque 8). Ses recherches infructueuses l'amènent à penser que seulement au moment d'arriver au Paradis elle retrouvera l'harmonie de cette note (plaques 9 et 10).
