Night Sky
- Neil deGrasse Tyson
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When all the stars are sown
Across the night-blue space,
The endless immense unknown,
In silent thought we face.
As we stand in speechless awe
While it's beauty marches by,
We wonder at the law
Which governs this starlit sky
How small a thing is man
In our universe so vast,
That we should hope or plan
Or dream our dream could last!
- adapted from the poem:
"The Heart of Night" by Bliss Carman
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Night Sky
Imagine being alone out under a starlit night sky miles from civilization. You are gazing up in awe and wonder at the myriad of twinkling stars and are overcome with emotion at the infinite enormity of it all. An owl, briefly hooting in the distance, is the only sound you hear...
This tune features the Native American Double Flute. After a long evocative rubato section, a rhythmic groove kicks in. The closing section returns once again to the plaintive rubato section.
Neil deGrasse Tyson (born October 5, 1958) is an American astrophysicist, cosmologist, planetary scientist, author, and science communicator. Tyson studied at Harvard University, the University of Texas at Austin, and Columbia University. Since 1996, he has been the Director of the Hayden Planetarium in New York City, part of the American Museum of Natural History,
Neil Degrasse Tyson
Bliss Carman