So Calm, So... for Solo Voice (2012) by benmchugh published on 2012-08-28T00:33:52Z Subtitle : 'La Tempesta' : http://youtu.be/LFA_qmGuY2A Text: 'I: But necromancy, the flag and flying banner, blown hither and thither by the winds, is the guide of the silly multitude, which constantly bears witness with gaping wonder to the countless effects of this art; and whole books are written which declare that incantations and spirits are efficacious and speak without tongues and without vocal organs, without which it is impossible to speak, and carry the heaviest weights, raising tempests and rain and transforming men into cats, wolves and other beasts, although they who affirm such things are the first to be transformed into beasts. II: And certainly if such necromancy existed, as is believed by lower intellects, there is nothing on the earth which would be so effectual both as regards the service and detriment of man; because if it is true that this art has the power to disturb the calm serenity of the atmosphere, changing it into night and producing sparks and winds, with fearful thunder and lightnings that fly through the darkness, and overthrowing high buildings with violent winds and uprooting forests and striking armies and shattering and overwhelming them, and producing, in addition to this, devastating storms which rob the peasants of the fruits of their toil, what kind of warfare is there so deadly to the enemy? III: Who in naval warfare can be compared with him who commands the winds and generates storms which ruin and sink any fleet whatsoever?' Leonardo da Vinci Performed by James Garvey (August 2012) Genre Classical Comment by Marka Tamea This is very interesting - intriguing! 2012-08-28T20:13:54Z Comment by benmchugh @p-313: Yes this is scored as a handwritten piece. 2012-08-28T09:34:41Z