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Color hearing and the inseparable connection of music and color

Associations of musical keys with colors. Color hearing and the inseparable connection of music and color

Associations of musical keys with colors. Color hearing and the inseparable connection of music and color


To color the rainbow is simple: just take the right color and draw. The main thing is to remember the sequence. Is it possible to color music sounds and, if so, what and how? What is a musical paint? What colors can correspond to this or that sound?
First of all, the musical paint is not an individual sound, but a whole sequence of sounds, in simple terms – gamma. It forms a mode, major or minor, and tonality. Even the very word “tonality” comes from the word “tone”. In music it is sound, and in painting – color.
One of the musicians who dreamed of establishing such a “sound-color” connection was the composer Alexander Nikolaevich Scriabin. He had a color-toned hearing, that is, he perceived tonalities in a certain color. In particular, C major in red, G major in orange and pink, D major in yellow, A major in green, E major and B major both in blue-whitish color, F-sharp major-bright blue, C-sharp major – violet, A-flat major – purple-violet, E-flat major and B flat major – both steel with metallic luster, and F-major – dark red.
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White color meaning in Slavic mythology

Wild rose. Artist Alyona Koneva. White color meaning in Slavic mythology

Wild rose. Artist Alyona Koneva. White color meaning in Slavic mythology


On the one hand, white associated with white sunlight, with all the saint, bright, and kind. But on the other hand, it symbolizes the other world, and death. Traditionally associated with the shining of the sun, light, white was an indispensable attribute of all the sacred, good, pure, and virgin. Sunlight makes it possible to see and distinguish the objects of the surrounding world, their shapes and colors, but the darkness destroys this possibility.
Undoubtedly, without light and solar heat, nothing on earth grows, does not blossom and does not bear fruit. Accordingly, for people, the disappearance of sunshine meant cold, hunger and the disappearance of life itself. That is why white light, white color in the people’s consciousness mean all the good, joyful and useful. However, the absence of light, ie Black color, contrasted with white as light – darkness, was associated with evil, cold, and death.
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Violet Purple color properties

Natural stone. Violet Purple color properties

Natural stone. Violet Purple color properties


According to Alessandro D’Avenia, purple is failure, because purple is the color of the dead (White as milk, red as blood).
Called the color of mystics, idealists and clergy, violet is closely connected with the spiritual side of human life. The higher chakra has violet color and also inherent in the seventh aspect of the energy of the human aura. Meanwhile, it stimulates imagination, and carries with it energy and peace at the same time. In addition, it leaves the impression of the presence of something unearthly, miraculous, and magical. Every person sees in it something special, but treats in its own way. In particular, for some people purple draws thoughts to God, while for others it stimulates the creative process and inspire noble deeds. And for the third, it plunges them into dreams. One of the colors of the Virgo zodiac sign, and the color of the planet Mercury. According to Feng Shui, this color brings wealth and the power.
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Thirty-fifth wedding anniversary Coral Wedding

Thirty-fifth wedding anniversary Coral Wedding

Together forever. Embroidered photo frame for wedding. Work by master Evgenia (mikujjkaja.livemaster.ru). Kovrov, Vladimir region. Thirty-fifth wedding anniversary Coral Wedding


Corals, formed from small calcareous skeletons of polyps, form whole coral reefs. So does the union of two loving hearts. Formed from a thousand days spent together, filled with mutual feelings and important events, an entire island, called a family.
Red corals symbolize health and a long life together. Traditionally, red corals, linen tablecloths, bedspreads, towels and other products made of linen are the best gifts for tirty-fifth wedding anniversary. In addition, the wife gives her husband a shirt. Now not only romance and love keep the marriage union – it is mutual respect, care and gratitude for the years spent together.
Some will find it strange that after this wedding anniversary there may still be some tender feelings. However, after crossing this line, the spouses begin to realize how deep their love is. In addition, the experience of family life proves the correctness of the choice that they made many years ago, in their youth.
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Symbolic Blue bird of happiness

Symbolic Blue bird of happiness

Symbolic Blue bird of happiness


In Europe, birds of blue color are almost impossible to find, except for kingfisher and sifter. In fact, Bluebird lives high in the mountains in Tajikistan, in Hindustan, China, and some countries of Asia. And mostly, at an altitude of about 3000 m in the mountains. It has a strong and beautiful voice that can drown out the sound of a waterfall or a mountain stream. The blue bird builds the nest in an impregnable place in the rocks. Noteworthy, its blue plumage looks blue only in the sun’s rays, but turns black in the shade.
For some Germanic peoples, the blue bird has long been a symbol of happiness. “Chasing the Blue Bird” means to seek happiness. And it is clear how this symbol developed: in Europe there are really no blue birds, and to catch such a bird means great luch and a miracle.
Meanwhile, the image and term of the bird of happiness appeared in Western literature thanks to intelligent people. It still lives only in the language of educated people; if you say: “You’re chasing a blue bird,” – not everyone will understand you.
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White-red-black color triad mythological meaning

Minimalistic painting in three colors. White-red-black color triad mythological meaning

Minimalistic painting in three colors. White-red-black color triad mythological meaning


Traditionally, the combination of white, red and black is the most stable and widespread color triad in modern culture. And not only modern. Perhaps, this is the oldest combination, passed through the millenniums, and has retained its relevance, prevalence and popularity to the present. So, let’s look deep into the centuries.
The role of white, red and black colors for ancient cultures was very significant. Their semantics was associated with the most important phenomena of life itself, reflecting the deep mythological ideas about it and beliefs. In primitive tribes, white meant light, sacredness, purity, clarity, good, health, and life itself. Meanwhile, red – a symbol of strength, courage, protection from hostile forces, and fire. And black color represented the personification of hostile forces and evil. Just as night time made a man vulnerable to the forces of nature. Accordingly, the symbolism of black personified the unknown, chaos, darkness and death.
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Main symbol of blue color is divinity

Main symbol of blue color is divinity

Flowers of tenderness, blue still life. Artist Olga (pseudonym ‘droplet of the soul’), Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. Main symbol of blue color is divinity


It is the blue color that calls man to infinity, to depth, to purity and supersensible. For blue is associated with the color of the sky and the color of the water. The blue color also gives an unusual feeling of meditation, calmness and serious contemplation. It is not always the color of joy, more often of sadness, for the boundlessness of the sky, its unknowability give a feeling of sadness and anxiety.
The symbolism of blue comes from the obvious physical fact – the blue of the cloudless sky. In mythological consciousness, the sky has always been the abode of gods, spirits of ancestors, angels; hence the main symbol of blue is divinity. The conjugated meanings are mystery, mysticism, holiness, nobility and purity (spirituality), constancy (in faith, devotion and love), perfection, high origin (blue blood), justice (God’s work).
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