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Claron McFadden: Singing the primal mystery
Claron McFadden: Pjevati iskonsku tajnu
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"Ljudski glas: tajnovit, spontan, iskonski." Tim nas riječima sopran Claron McFadden poziva da istražimo tajne disanja i pjevanja dok izvodi izazovnu skladbu "Aria" Johna Cagea
Claron McFadden - Soprano
Amsterdam-based singer Claron McFadden sings many of the major oratorio works, but is perhaps best known for her readings of modern and contemporary music. Full bio
Amsterdam-based singer Claron McFadden sings many of the major oratorio works, but is perhaps best known for her readings of modern and contemporary music. Full bio
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Host: Folks, you've just met Claron McFadden.
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Domaćin: Upravo ste upoznali Claron McFadden.
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She is a world-class soprano singer
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Ona je svjetski poznata sopranistica
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who studied in Rochester, New York.
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koja je studirala u Rochesteru, New Yorku.
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Her celebrated operatic roles
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Njezine su slavne operne role
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are numerous and varied.
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brojne i raznolike.
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In August 2007,
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U kolovozu 2007. godine
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Claron was awarded the Amsterdam Prize for the Arts,
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nagrađena je amsterdamskom nagradom za umjetnosti
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winning praise for her brilliance,
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zbog svoje briljantnosti,
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her amazing and extensively wide repertoire
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odličnog i vrlo širokog repertoara,
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and her vivid stage personality.
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i živopisne scenske osobnosti.
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Please welcome Claron McFadden.
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Molim vas pozdravite Claron McFadden.
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(Applause)
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Claron McFadden: The human voice:
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Claron McFadden: Ljudski glas:
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mysterious, spontaneous,
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tajnovit, spontan,
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primal.
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iskonski.
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For me, the human voice
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Za mene, ljudski je glas
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is the vessel on which all emotions travel --
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brod kojim sve emocije putuju,
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except perhaps jealousy.
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osim možda ljubomore.
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And the breath,
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A dah,
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the breath is the captain of that vessel.
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dah je kapetan tog broda.
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A child is born,
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Dijete se rodi,
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takes its first breath --
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udahne prvi put
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(Breathing)
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– (udiše)
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and we behold the wondrous beauty
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i vidimo prekrasnu ljepotu
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of vocal expression --
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vokalnog izričaja -
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mysterious, spontaneous
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tajnovitu, spontanu,
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and primal.
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iskonsku.
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A few years ago, I did a meditation retreat in Thailand.
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Prije nekoliko sam godina otišla u meditacijsko odmaralište na Tajlandu.
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I wanted a place
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Željela sam mjesto
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that I would have total silence
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na kojemu bih imala potpunu tišinu
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and total solitude.
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i potpunu samoću.
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I spent two weeks at this retreat
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Provela sam dva tjedna u tom odmaralištu
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in my own little hut --
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u svojoj malenoj kolibi –
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no music, no nothing, sounds of nature --
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bez glazbe, bez ičega, uz zvuke prirode –
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trying to find the essence
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pokušavajući pronaći srž
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of concentration,
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koncentracije,
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being in the moment.
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živeći u trenutku.
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On my last day,
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Zadnjeg je dana
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the woman who looked after the place,
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žena koja se brinula o tome mjestu
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she came and we spoke for a minute,
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došla, pričali smo minutu
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and then she said to me,
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i onda mi je rekla:
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"Would you sing something for me?"
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"Biste li mi nešto otpjevali?"
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And I thought, but this is a place of total quiet and silence.
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I pomislila sam, ali ovo je mjesto potpune tišine,
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I can't make noise.
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ne mogu bučiti.
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She said, "Please, sing for me."
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Rekla je: "Molim vas, pjevajte mi."
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So I closed my eyes,
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Stoga sam zatvorila oči,
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I took breath
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udahnula sam
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and the first thing that came up and out
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i prva stvar koja je izašla
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was "Summertime," Porgy and Bess.
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bila je "Summertime", Porgy i Bess.
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♫ Summertime and the living is easy ♫
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♫ Ljeto i život je lak. ♫
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♫ Fish are jumping and the cotton is high ♫
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♫ Ribe skaču i pamuk je visok. ♫
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♫ Oh, your daddy's rich and your ma is good-looking ♫
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♫ Tvoj je tata bogat i mama ti dobro izgleda. ♫
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♫ So hush little baby ♫
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♫ Tiho, malo dijete, ♫
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♫ Don't you cry ♫
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♫ Ne plači. ♫
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And I opened my eyes,
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♫ Otvorila sam oči ♫
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and I saw that she had her eyes closed.
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♫ i vidjela da je ona zatvorila svoje. ♫
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And after a moment, she opened her eyes
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♫ I nakon trenutka je otvorila svoje oči, ♫
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and she looked at me and she said,
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♫ pogledala me i rekla: ♫
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"It's like meditation."
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♫ "To je poput meditacije." ♫
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And in that moment I understood
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U tome sam trenutku shvatila
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that everything I had gone to Thailand to look for,
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da sam sve ono što sam otišla u Tajland
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to search for,
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tražiti,
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I had it already in my singing --
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već imala u svome pjevanju –
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the calm, but alertness,
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mirnoću, ali budnost,
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the focus, but awareness,
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fokusiranost, ali svjesnost
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and being totally in the moment.
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i potpuno bivanje u trenutku.
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When you're totally in the moment,
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Kad ste potpuno u trenutku,
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when I'm totally in the moment,
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kad sam potpuno u trenutku,
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the vessel of expression is open.
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brod izražavanja je otvoren.
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The emotions can flow
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Emocije mogu teći
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from me to you
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od mene do vas
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and back.
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i natrag.
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Extremely profound experience.
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Iznimno dubok doživljaj.
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There's a piece by a composer,
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Postoji djelo skladatelja,
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an American composer called John Cage.
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američkog skladatelja Johna Cagea.
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It's called "Aria."
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Zove se "Aria".
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It was written for an amazing singer
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Napisana je za izvrsnu pjevačicu
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called Cathy Berberian.
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Cathy Berberian.
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And the thing about this piece that's so special --
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I ono zbog čega je ovo djelo tako posebno,
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if you see it behind me --
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ako pogledate iza mene --
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it's not notated in any way.
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ono nije notirano ni na koji način.
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No notes, no flats, no sharps.
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Nema nota, nema snizilica, nema povisilica.
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But it's a kind of structure,
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Ali ima svojevrsnu strukturu
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and the singer within this structure
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i pjevač unutar te strukture
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has total freedom
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ima potpunu slobodu
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to be creative, spontaneous.
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da bude kreativan, spontan.
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For example,
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Na primjer,
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there are different colors
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postoje različite boje
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and each color gets a different type of singing --
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i svaka boja se pjeva drugim načinom –
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pop, country and western, opera, jazz --
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pop, country i western, opera, jazz
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and you just have to be consistent with that color.
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i samo morate biti dosljedni toj boji.
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You see there are different lines:
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Vidite da postoje različite linije,
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you choose in your own tempo in your own way
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u svome tempu i svojim načinom birate
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to follow the line,
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kako ćete ih slijediti,
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but you must respect it, more or less.
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ali morate ih poštivati, više ili manje.
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And these little dots,
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A ove male točke
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these represent
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predstavljaju
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a sort of sound
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zvuk
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that's not a vocal, not a lyrical way
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koji nije vokalan, nije liričan način
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of expressing the voice.
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izražavanja glasa.
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Using the body -- it could be sneezing, it could be coughing,
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Koristeći tijelo – to može biti kihanje, može biti kašljanje,
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it could be animals -- (cough) exactly --
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mogu biti životinje (kašalj) upravo to –
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clapping, whatever.
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pljeskanje, što god.
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And there's different text.
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I tu ima različitog teksta.
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There's Armenian, Russian,
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Tu je armenijski, ruski,
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French, English, Italian.
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francuski, engleski, talijanski.
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So within this structure one is free.
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Unutar ove ste strukture slobodni.
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To me, this piece is an ode to the voice
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Za mene je ovo djelo oda glasu
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because it's mysterious -- as we can see --
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zato što je tajnovito, kao što možete vidjeti,
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it's quite spontaneous,
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prilično je spontano,
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and it's primal.
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i iskonsko je.
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So I would like to share this piece with you.
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Voljela bih podijeliti ovo djelo s vama.
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It's "Aria" of John Cage.
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To je "Aria" Johna Cagea.
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♫ No other way ♫
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♫ Nema drugog načina ♫
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♫ Dans l'espace, so help ♫
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♫ U prostoru, zato pomozite ♫
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(Singing)
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(Pjevanje)
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♫ To have the fruits ♫
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♫ Imati voće ♫
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(Singing)
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(Applause)
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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Claron McFadden - SopranoAmsterdam-based singer Claron McFadden sings many of the major oratorio works, but is perhaps best known for her readings of modern and contemporary music.
Why you should listen
Claron McFadden is a soprano who studied voice at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York. Her celebrated operatic roles are numerous and varied. She sings many of the major oratorio works, but is also in demand for her interpretation of modern and contemporary music.
Her many recordings include Birtwistle's Paul Cèlan Songs, Haydn's Orfeo and Handel's Alexander Balus with the King’s Consort. In August 2007 McFadden was awarded the Amsterdam Prize of the Arts, winning praise for her brilliant coloratura, her wide repertoire ranging from Monteverdi to Bernstein and contemporary composers, and her vivid stage personality.
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