Most symphonies consist of more than one movement and more typically they comprise four movements, starting with “fast” followed by “slow”, “dance-like” and finally “fast”.
Like any form of art, the completed symphony naturally goes through many gyrations and rehearsals before it is finished. Needless to say, composers go through hard times putting a symphony together, but I can only begin to imagine what may be the composer’s feeling after the symphony is finished!
Over the years, the world has listened to symphonies by great composers and delivered by great (and sometimes not so great!) conductors (also known as maestros). The conductor’s primary duty is to make sure that the orchestra players perform their respective role in unison in both tone and timing. Imagine what would happen if the timing of the different players and instruments is out of synchronization. The end product would be what is known as a “cacophony”!!
With this short introduction to a musical symphony, let me turn your attention to a "work in progress" that is happening in Egypt, namely the “Egyptian Revolution”.
In the past 4 months many events and activities within the definition of the "Egyptian Revolution" have been unfolding. In essence, the first “movement” was essentially completed and, as most would agree, that movement could be described as powerful and “fast”. Amongst the millions of people worldwide who hailed the revolution as a success, I was ecstatic by the resounding success of that movement and have not refrained from expressing my euphoric feelings.
Like many, when possible, I have been reading and following the second “movement” on multiple channels (of course Facebook being one of them), and, in my humble assessment, the evolution of that “movement” remains a “work in progress”. The naturally conflicting ideas and ideologies are reminiscent of the evolution of a symphony where a composer’s inspiration and his/her initial amalgamation of the composition may be totally different from the finished product.
The Friday protests in Egypt, including the one that is due to take place this Friday (May 27) are, in my mind, the rehearsals and gyrations that will eventually fine tune the second movement (and beyond) of the "Egyptian Revolution".
In spite of the difficulties, negative campaigning, clash of ideologies, etc. that have occurred (and I expect will continue to occur for some time) I remain optimistic of the final outcome.
The road to completing the revolution is not easy, but the journey has started and I hope that the next movement in the Egyptian Revolution Symphony will be completed “allegro”!!
Hani Badawi
May 26, 2011
Like any form of art, the completed symphony naturally goes through many gyrations and rehearsals before it is finished. Needless to say, composers go through hard times putting a symphony together, but I can only begin to imagine what may be the composer’s feeling after the symphony is finished!
Over the years, the world has listened to symphonies by great composers and delivered by great (and sometimes not so great!) conductors (also known as maestros). The conductor’s primary duty is to make sure that the orchestra players perform their respective role in unison in both tone and timing. Imagine what would happen if the timing of the different players and instruments is out of synchronization. The end product would be what is known as a “cacophony”!!
With this short introduction to a musical symphony, let me turn your attention to a "work in progress" that is happening in Egypt, namely the “Egyptian Revolution”.
In the past 4 months many events and activities within the definition of the "Egyptian Revolution" have been unfolding. In essence, the first “movement” was essentially completed and, as most would agree, that movement could be described as powerful and “fast”. Amongst the millions of people worldwide who hailed the revolution as a success, I was ecstatic by the resounding success of that movement and have not refrained from expressing my euphoric feelings.
Like many, when possible, I have been reading and following the second “movement” on multiple channels (of course Facebook being one of them), and, in my humble assessment, the evolution of that “movement” remains a “work in progress”. The naturally conflicting ideas and ideologies are reminiscent of the evolution of a symphony where a composer’s inspiration and his/her initial amalgamation of the composition may be totally different from the finished product.
The Friday protests in Egypt, including the one that is due to take place this Friday (May 27) are, in my mind, the rehearsals and gyrations that will eventually fine tune the second movement (and beyond) of the "Egyptian Revolution".
In spite of the difficulties, negative campaigning, clash of ideologies, etc. that have occurred (and I expect will continue to occur for some time) I remain optimistic of the final outcome.
The road to completing the revolution is not easy, but the journey has started and I hope that the next movement in the Egyptian Revolution Symphony will be completed “allegro”!!
Hani Badawi
May 26, 2011
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