Positive Psychology: Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30

Tuesday, January 21, 2020

Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30

Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30 (Thus Spoke Zarathustra) is a tone poem by 

Richard Strauss, composed in 1896 inspired by Friedrich Nietzsche's philosophical trdeatise of the same name. The composer conducted its first performance on 27 November 1896 in Frankfurt. A typical performance lasts half an hour.

The work has been part of the classical repertoire since its first performance in 1896. The initial fanfare -- entitled "Sunrise" in the composer's program notes[3] -- became particularly well known to the general public due to its use in Stanley Kubrick's 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey, and as the theme music of the Apollo program. The fanfare has also been used in many other productions.

Music in this video

Song

Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30 (Opening)

Artist

Klaus Tennstedt

Album

50 Best Film

Writers

Richard Strauss

Licensed to YouTube by

WMG (on behalf of PLG UK Classics); Public Domain Compositions, and 6 Music Rights Societies

Link: https://youtu.be/YU88Awrb0fE

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."