«Blue Moon Night» is a track from the album «Music of the Celestial Spheres — part 2 — Birth, Life and Death». The album is completely dedicated to the Moon, or to be more precise, to the cycle of lunar phases, which is presented in the album in full — from new moon to new moon.
This 3-minute episode corresponds approximately to the 12th lunar day... or is it more correct to say — to the 12th lunar night?
This is closer to the truth, because the melody has a "nightly" name.
When I gave the play a name, I proceeded from my own associations that had developed over hundreds of observational nights. Despite the fact that the Moon in our minds is strongly associated with yellowish hues (which is quite reasonable), near the full moon, the Moon can cause the illusion of a blue glow. this is especially noticeable in cities where street lighting is most often orange — much yellower than the Moon. And in contrast to this difference, the Moon itself, and everything that it illuminates in the sky, begins to appear blue to our eyes. There was even such a term "Blue Moon". But when this music was created, it was practically not used. Now (perhaps) I would call the work differently — «Night of the Blue Moon». But it's too late to change the name of this melody.
Happy viewing and listening!
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