Positive Psychology: Bachianas Brasileires No. 5

Wednesday, October 22, 2014

Bachianas Brasileires No. 5 - Kathleen Battle

Kathleen Battle - Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileires No. 5

Kathleen Battle 1st movement of Villa-Lobos Bachianas Brasileires no. 5 concertoes for voice and eight cellists.

From "Gala of the Stars 1985"

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=woN47pZJsEI&list=RDwoN47pZJsEI

Positive Psychology given credence by Academia:

Positive psychology is the scientific study of the strengths and virtues that enable individuals and communities to thrive.

Commentators on the subject Martin Seligman and Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, note that:

"The field of positive psychology at the subjective level is about valued subjective experiences: well-being, contentment, and satisfaction (in the past); hope and optimism (for the future); and flow and happiness (in the present).

At the individual level, it is about positive individual traits: the capacity for love and vocation, courage, interpersonal skill, aesthetic sensibility, perseverance, forgiveness, originality, future mindedness, spirituality, high talent, and wisdom.

At the group level, it is about the civic virtues and the institutions that move individuals toward better citizenship: responsibility, nurturance, altruism, civility, moderation,tolerance, and work ethic."