Title Creator Date Era City Country Emotional Sum (Sense of Life or emotional World View) Theme
The Taste of Things Director: Tran, Anh Hung 2024 2011-2030

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tentative: the ideal world of physical creation of food shared by soulmates.

Moods to Music Blum, Robert Frederick 1895 1900s Cincinnati United States

Life is colorful and glorious.

Pure joy of movement and femininity.

Ebben? Ne andrò lontana (aria from La Wally) Composer: Catalani, Alfredo 1892 1851-1900 United States

Longing is the overall emotional tone of the music. The lyric gives reason to this overall tone.

Sadness at having to leave forever the place where you were happy once.

Winged Victory Sculptor: unknown 190 BCE c. 500 BCE - 1 CE Paris France

One of the great expressions of the Greek Classical and Hellenistic spirit -- that men (and women) are larger than life and triumphant.  While the image is partially a fantasy since the woman is winged and probably represents a goddess: Nike -- this concretization depicts a "god" in the form of a human woman, thus glorifying women.

The grandeur of being alive and free.

Easy Virtue Director/Writer: Elliott, Stephan 2008 1991-2010 United Kingdom

Love isn't easy, but it is glorious.

The Ballad of East and West Rudyard Kipling 1889 1800s United States

When two sworn opponents recognize each other’s heroic qualities, their enmity dissolves. We feel inspired to see that  intelligent and courageous men can recognize what is truly fundamental in the character of each individual.

Though different cultures may be fundamentally opposed, two individuals from such opposites may fully transcend those differences and respect each other for their virtues.

Symphony no. X Composer: Beethoven, Ludwig 1801-1850 United States

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Benediction of God in Solitude Franz Liszt 1847 1801-1850 United States

There is no conflict in the world, only sublime movement toward achievement of supreme values. The conclusion says, “You never had to worry: it was all there for you."