#jakub józef orliński

[bebx]

Your top 5 favourite music artists?

Jamie Campbell Bower, Johnny Depp, Hozier, Jakub Józef Orliński, Mozart

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jakub józef orliński

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Countertenor/Breakdancer Jakub Józef Orliński - photo by Michael Sharkey

[myownprivate]

Jakub Józef Orliński sings "Amarilli, mia bella" (Giulio Caccini)

[macabremayhem]

The role of music in «Nec Deus Intersit»

Our story begins with a scene of the concert, held by a mysterious unnamed singer. I — the author of the story, Lunatic Sun — have decided to leave this character nameless. The music is the most important thing here. But the singer has two very specific, well-defined prototypes, and the music isn't fictional either. Let me tell you a story about it.

There was a 2.000 word limitation for each story, so I needed to cut all the classical melodies descriptions short. I imagined that during the concert the singer would start with some lyrics at first, and then the orchestra would join him.

The first chapter of «Nec Deus Intersit» is dedicated to the memory of Klaus Nomi. I also added special thanks for the inspiration and gratitude to Jakub Józef Orliński. You may guess that these two personas and their voices are interwoven in the image of the fictional singer. I’ve wanted to pay tribute to the talents of both of them for a long time.

Klaus Nomi is noted to have a very tragic story and a huge talent. I'd love to think that in a world of the Arcana he would be perceived as a magnificent mysterious man, just like he was in his real life. I believe his talent was beloved even by such a demanding and old creature with an excellent taste in arts as Valdemar.

N.B.: I'm absolutely sure that Valdemar is completely charmed by the music. There is a mention of them singing as they leave the Dungeons in the Julian’s route.

If you'd like to learn more about Klaus Nomi's recordings and learn his story, you can visit his official channel or watch the documentary «The Nomi Song» (2004) by Andrew Horn.

Jakub Józef Orliński (Polish opera singer, countertenor) amazes with his vocal skills. Just like Klaus Nomi, he has a strong part of drama in his singing. You can find his official YouTube channel here.

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And now let’s have a look at the music mentioned in the scenes, in the order of its appearance.

N.B.: I believe that Julian (looking to the Heartsong festival as a canon) with all his love for the opera wouldn't be able to stay untouched by this music.

Vivaldi: Il Giustino, RV 717, Act 1: "Vedrò con mio diletto" (Anastasis)

In my humble opinion, this particular performance of this Vivaldi’s aria is truly unsurpassed. Jakub Józef Orliński has a really strong emotional voice, and even if you are not familiar with the Italian language, there would be no language barrier at all. This is what I call a fabulous drama.

Vivaldi: Le quattro stagioni, Concerto No. 4 in F minor, Op. 8, RV 297, "Winter" (L'inverno): Allegro non molto

The second piece is «Allegro non molto» from Vivaldi’s group of violin concertos «Four seasons». Surely it has been performed numerous times before, but my heart belongs to Anne-Sophie Mutter due to her energy and agility. In her version you can feel all the expressiveness Vivaldi put into his work. In my perception of the «Nec Deus Intersit» story this masterpiece should sound just like that.

Henry Purcell: King Arthur, Act 3, Scene 2. "What Power Art Thou?" (The Cold Song)

Let’s have a look at the piece that sounded after the intermission and that excited Julian so much.

It's «The Cold Song» from the semi-opera «King Arthur» by Henry Purcell. The Cold Genius sings this aria when his eternal peace is disturbed by Cupid.

It was Klaus Nomi who made this song — originally performed by basso voices — so popular with the countertenors. Countertenors, in my humble opinion, added more drama to this song. Moreover, it made it possible to rethink the image of the Cold incarnation itself — instead of the ancient elder, as it was in the opera, there is an ancient, immortal and sexless being who rejects this world and prefers eternal sleep in the ice.

Here you can find a revolutionary performance by Klaus Nomi (particularly dramatic if you know his story).

And here is a performance by Jakub Józef Orliński.

Hasse: Oratorio Sacro in Due Parti: Sanctus Petrus et Sancta Maria Magdalena. "Mea tormenta, properate"

Furthermore, in the next chapter Valdemar mentions the aria «Mea tormenta, properate» from the oratorio "Sanctus Petrus et Sancta Maria Magdalena" by Johann Adolph Hasse. Here again — a performance by Jakub Józef Orliński.

Valdemar pointed out that the message of this aria suits Julian perfectly. This is not accidental, if you have a look at the text:

Mea tormenta, properate, Ubi sunt flagella et caedes, ubi sunt flagella et caedes? Crucem quaero, crucem date Volo mori, o Deus in te, volo mori, o Deus in te, o Deus in te…

(Translation) My torments, hurry, Where are the scourges and their lacerating teeth? I want to be crucified, crucify me, I want to die; oh God, in you I want to die.

How would the entire concert sound? Every time I imagine it a little bit differently, especially if I hear the perfect (in my humble opinion) performance of some classical pieces. The concert may include "Adagio from concerto №3 in D minor, BWV 974" and "Sarabande" by George Frederick Handel, "From beyond" and "Death" by Klaus Nomi, "Music for a while" by Henry Purcell. But the works mentioned above are quite special and essential to this story. It was the music which was the main source of inspiration in some ways. So, if someone decides to listen to them, most likely, they will not regret.

I still pay my respects to Klaus Nomi and Jakub Józef Orliński.

art: Chilledoutbeast/LunaticSun (main line/back+colour)

[golgafrincham]

Vivaldi "Vedro con mio diletto" from Il Giustino by Jakub Józef Orliński (counter-tenor)

Haha I'm fine, everything is fine.

[1010ninetynine]

HE'S SO OFSBLKDJFAFF HE IS ART HE IS SO PRETTY I WANT TO KISS THE FROWN OFF HIS FACEEEEE

[the7endless]

I was today years old when i found out that the guy who sings Mea Tormenta

1. is a guy

2. is a breakdancer

3. is a total snacc 😳

Seriously, go check him out, his performances are something else entirely

[mrbacf]

Veja "La Giuditta: "Giusto Dio"" no YouTube

[weirdpolis]

"Pieśń V: Doliny"

by Miuosh and Zespół Śląsk with Jakub Józef Orliński (main vocal) and Marcin Wyrostek (accordion)

Part of a project Pieśni Współczesne.

"I feel how they 're calling me, how they whisper to me. Rising me from the knees. Rising the scream. Everything they've given me, what I know, what I love - Today I'm giving them back, like myself, to God.

(Valleys, valleys, valleys)

I'm carrying their pain, along the fields, along the electric cities. Black ground salt - their king. Until the heavens open up. Look what they'd given me. That's what I believe in - that's what I love til the end. Today I'm giving it back, like faith, like rays of sunlight.

(Valleys, valleys, valleys)"

<<"Pieśni współczesne" - wspólny album Zespołu Pieśni i Tańca "Śląsk" i Miuosha to projekt przełomowy, w którym niesamowity potencjał jednego z najstarszych i najbardziej docenianych zespołów folklorystycznych w Polsce i Europie kontrastuje z muzyką miejską, współczesną i korzystająca z zupełnie innych form wyrazu niż klasyczna. Miuosh jest autorem całości muzyki i wszystkich tekstów, które to jednak śmiało sięgają do tradycji ludowych tożsamych "Śląskowi", a podsycone lokalną mitologią i świeżym spojrzeniem na sprawy ludzkie, tworzą opowieść o ludziach ziemi zmagającej się z teraźniejszymi problemami, jednocześnie nie zapominającymi o szacunku dla tradycji. [...] Wykonywane są przez najlepszych i najciekawszych wokalistów współczesnej muzyki rozrywkowej i klasycznej w naszym kraju (Błażej Król, Bela Komoszyńska, Ralph Kaminski, Igor Herbut, Natalia Grosiak, Julia Pietrucha, Miuosh, Jakub Józef Orliński, czy duet Kwiat Jabłoni) z towarzyszeniem chóru i orkiestry Zespołu Pieśni i Tańca Śląsk. Projekt angażuje łącznie ponad 140 muzyków i wykonawców.>>

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[loverstheory]

I saw two bright stars

fall from the sky;

Love picked them up and

placed them on my beloved's face.

[karrova]

unreal absolutely unreal

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jakub józef orliński

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Countertenor/Breakdancer Jakub Józef Orliński 

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I'm obsessed with him

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