I'm a little surprised that thus far in the blogrimage no one has asked me what Seldon Music is or means. Well, as for the "what is it" question, its just a name I chose one day when I was selling something on ebay and needed a seller name. Decided to use it again for the Blogrimage and see what comes of it.
As for the meaning, that is a much more interesting story. Hari Seldon is a character from Isaac Asimov's masterpiece, Foundation. Seldon develops a study called psycho-history, which is the science of using mathmatical equations with sociological and historical patterns to predict future events. In the book, Seldon lives on the fictional planet of Trantor, which is the capital of a galactic empire at the height of its growth and development. Trantor is the greatest civilization that man has even known, however Hari Seldon, using psycho history, knows that a collapse is imminent. His findings show that the empire is headed for a dark ages that will last for 30,000 years, but Seldon believes that if they take the right precautions and prepare adequately, they can lower that time period to 1,000 years. The Empire rulers are greatly offended by the thought that their mighty empire could ever fall, and Seldon is given the choice between execution, and banishment. In the banishment, just in case he is right, they allow Seldon to take 100,000 scientists with him , which Seldon uses to preserve science, art, philosophy, and all other forms of learning. Seldon passes away a short way into the series, which takes place over the course of a couple hundred years, however he appears every couple of decades through time delayed recordings, and either congratulations, encourages, or advises the people of Foundation.
Hari Seldon is a figure that tells the world that all is not right, even though they don't believe it. When the world is so full of itself that they can't see their imminent demise, Seldon is the voice of reason calling people back to what truly matters. In many respects I believe this needs to be done within the world of music, and I am trying to fulfill that role in whatever small way I can.
"The real way of mending a man's taste is not to denigrate his present favorites but to teach him how to enjoy something better" -C.S. Lewis
As for the meaning, that is a much more interesting story. Hari Seldon is a character from Isaac Asimov's masterpiece, Foundation. Seldon develops a study called psycho-history, which is the science of using mathmatical equations with sociological and historical patterns to predict future events. In the book, Seldon lives on the fictional planet of Trantor, which is the capital of a galactic empire at the height of its growth and development. Trantor is the greatest civilization that man has even known, however Hari Seldon, using psycho history, knows that a collapse is imminent. His findings show that the empire is headed for a dark ages that will last for 30,000 years, but Seldon believes that if they take the right precautions and prepare adequately, they can lower that time period to 1,000 years. The Empire rulers are greatly offended by the thought that their mighty empire could ever fall, and Seldon is given the choice between execution, and banishment. In the banishment, just in case he is right, they allow Seldon to take 100,000 scientists with him , which Seldon uses to preserve science, art, philosophy, and all other forms of learning. Seldon passes away a short way into the series, which takes place over the course of a couple hundred years, however he appears every couple of decades through time delayed recordings, and either congratulations, encourages, or advises the people of Foundation.
Hari Seldon is a figure that tells the world that all is not right, even though they don't believe it. When the world is so full of itself that they can't see their imminent demise, Seldon is the voice of reason calling people back to what truly matters. In many respects I believe this needs to be done within the world of music, and I am trying to fulfill that role in whatever small way I can.
"The real way of mending a man's taste is not to denigrate his present favorites but to teach him how to enjoy something better" -C.S. Lewis
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