“A rebel is such a nuisance,”
many would have thought. But, I, on the contrary, would like to offer a
different view about it. If a rebel portrays his or her thoughts and emotions
through vandalism, I would not hesitate to despise such actions too. Nevertheless,
there are also silent rebels, who oppose certain structures or rules through artistic
means like the ones that I’m going to expose in the following paragraphs.
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| Ludwig van Beethoven |
Ludwig van Beethoven, a genius of
Classical Music, was a silent rebel, in my opinion. He composed pieces that
challenged the capacity of both musical instruments and the musicians of that
time. He sought perfection in music. He wrote extremely long pieces, expanded
the range and the role of keyboard, and demanded greatly on the musicians’ talent
and effort to play his pieces as he intended. He was a rebel of his time.
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| Frederic Chopin |
Image Source: Wikipedia. Portrait by Maria Wodzinska
The same goes for Frederic
Chopin, a Romantic pianist and composer. Pianists, back then, were admired if
they could pound the piano as loud as they could. Chopin was against such
playing. His touch was very sensitive and full of colour. Inspired by operas, his
compositions were often melodious, as if he was singing at the piano. Playing
phrases incorrectly was likened to speaking a language that could not be
understood by its listener. His rebellions could be sensed in his compositions
and his piano playing.
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| George Sand |
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Now, let’s move on to a different
sort of art, literature. George Sand, a pseudonym of Amantine Lucile Aurore
Dupin, was a French novelist. It was not very common for women to taste the life
as career ladies. But George Sand, using
a male pseudonym was not enough; she even dressed in male’s clothings as a sign
of her rebellions. She ignored boundaries. She wanted equality. She rebelled for women’s
rights in her own peculiar way.
The above are just a few examples
of what I would term as 'silent rebels'. I am sure there are many other silent rebels out there who
have contributed greatly in the artistic domain. You’ll just have to find them
to understand their thoughts and feelings through their works.
And before this post comes to an end,
I would like to suggest that instead of expressing one’s anger or frustration
through vandalism, quarelling, or physical fights, we can always opt for a
softer and safer medium of expression such as art. After all, there will always
be things or events that may not satisfy us, and art, in a way and of course, with
God’s will, can help us live on this Earth peacefully.
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