{"id":4814,"date":"2023-09-15T09:00:50","date_gmt":"2023-09-15T13:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/parsons\/?p=4814"},"modified":"2025-03-27T12:12:50","modified_gmt":"2025-03-27T16:12:50","slug":"parsons-playlists-ineffable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/parsons\/2023\/09\/parsons-playlists-ineffable\/","title":{"rendered":"Parsons Playlists: Ineffable"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Welcome back to <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/parsons\/tag\/parsons-playlists\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Parsons Playlists<\/a>! Today\u2019s playlist is curated by Music Library student manager Esther (class of 2025) and features songs that do not need words to speak to us.<\/em> <\/p>\n<p><strong>Ineffable<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.richmond.edu\/parsons\/files\/2023\/09\/ineffable.png?resize=582%2C236\" alt=\"&quot;Words do not express thoughts very well. They always become a little different after they are expressed, a little distorted, a little foolish.&quot;\" width=\"582\" height=\"236\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4817\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.richmond.edu\/parsons\/files\/2023\/09\/ineffable.png?w=582&amp;ssl=1 582w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.richmond.edu\/parsons\/files\/2023\/09\/ineffable.png?resize=300%2C122&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.richmond.edu\/parsons\/files\/2023\/09\/ineffable.png?resize=500%2C203&amp;ssl=1 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 582px) 100vw, 582px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>One of the many things I appreciate about music is how much it captures and conveys experiences that may be difficult to otherwise express verbally. Here are some songs that seem to speak without words.  <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/FvsPujPG4qo?si=HP4FViCRvdMFJFqr\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Two Pieces for String Octet, Op. 11&#8221; by Dmitri Shostakovich<\/a> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/dHIyKUHeixQ?si=NWjo5bXp96W2E0Gp\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Rain&#8221; by Ryuichi Sakamoto<\/a> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/s3Ba9c3j7Lw?si=0E2VozngFK158WH6\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cSpring Song\u201d by Felix Mendelssohn<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/3ZIFNKYQj7g?si=-4yhb537NOlBnOcy\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Flower Dance&#8221; by DJ Okawari<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/S-Xm7s9eGxU?si=2kXFFt7e5vD1lTPM\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Gymnop\u00e9die No.1&#8221; by Erik Satie<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/057A1RdssoU?si=ScQv_oFjqkfCgWYv\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Theme from <em>Schindler\u2019s List<\/em>&#8221; by John Williams<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ecM7_3rs5gU?si=77X3lF5uuMk0wcOx\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Salut d&#8217;Amour, Op. 12&#8221; by Edward Elgar<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/BCeDSXZkl_8?si=CHpzqi276opFsUAS\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Affections Touching Across Time&#8221; by Kaoru Wada<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/b44-5M4e9nI?si=FNnimGUV4FZplUHt\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Carnival of Animals<\/em>: &#8220;The Swan&#8221; by Camille Saint-Sa\u00ebns<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/D3ovuBdbUqk?si=ACI_-rgSM634q507\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Mia and Sebastian\u2019s Theme&#8221; (from <em>La La Land<\/em>) by Justin Hurwitz<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/BUM_zT3YKHs?si=wg7PoytxJ3pQ6n3v\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Planets<\/em>: &#8220;Jupiter&#8221; by Gustav Holst<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here is a link to the whole playlist on YouTube: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLU94rco57Zew5oEU_taWdXjzZWRme_TGs&#038;si=YXnKbqGAH33jptbt\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLU94rco57Zew5oEU_taWdXjzZWRme_TGs&#038;si=YXnKbqGAH33jptbt<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/videoseries?si=YXnKbqGAH33jptbt&amp;list=PLU94rco57Zew5oEU_taWdXjzZWRme_TGs\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome back to Parsons Playlists! Today\u2019s playlist is curated by Music Library student manager Esther (class of 2025) and features songs that do not need words to speak to us. 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