Triptych of Knowledge from The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci (download)

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SATB a cappella choir, projections optional

Triptych of Knowledge is a collection of three a cappella movements from the larger work The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci for SATB choir, orchestra, and video projections.

Text:

1. PRACTICE

Those who are in love with practice without knowledge are like the

sailor who gets into a ship without rudder or compass and who

never can be certain whither he is going. Practice must always be

founded on sound theory, and to this, perspective is the guide and

the gateway; and without this nothing can be done well in the

matter of drawing.

2. PERCEPTION

All our knowledge has its origin in our perceptions.

3. THE GREATEST GOOD

The greatest good of all is knowledge.

Obstacle cannot crush me. Every obstacle yields to firm resolve.

The acquisition of any knowledge is always useful to the intellect,

because it will be able to banish useless things and retain those that

are good. For nothing can be loved or hated unless it is first known.

-crafted by Jocelyn Hagen using various public domain English translations from Leonardo da Vinci’s notebook pages