Earlier, I listed my ultimate core of seven: Bach, Vivaldi, Beethoven, Brahms, Mahler, Stravinsky, Shostakovich. Well, I also thought about what would be my B...
... It's in the music. But if it's not also in the listener, he won't recognize it. Gene...
Gene Hanson
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Oct 2, 2003 2:37 pm
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You know--it's funny. Everybody here "loves" the Bach masses and cantatas...but when the (also great) oratorios of Handel are mentioned, it's "don't like...
I find Handel choral and oratorio music too dramatic, whilst Bach's is a purer experience of music. Likewise, compare an Adams opera with a Glass one, the...
Hi Folks, I have been waiting to hear from someone out there who has knowledge of some purely orchestral or chamber music dedicated to St. Cecilia. Surely...
In a message dated 09/16/2003 5:44:08 AM Eastern Daylight Time, len.fehskens@... writes: ... Though I will conjecture that the more adept readers may be...
Stevevasta@...
Oct 3, 2003 3:45 pm
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... No, it would be there (in the music), but it would go unrecognized by the particular listener. Gene...
Gene Hanson
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Oct 4, 2003 1:00 pm
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... either ... by ... How can there be any emotion in the music without a listener feeling it? Or is the emotion always in the music, even if there are no ...
... feeling ... composer who ... one? ... Of course, to all those questions, Des. I'm sure some avant-garde composers, particularly those who wrote aleatoric ...
There was a drama on BBC TV tonight depicting the very first performance of the Eroica symphony where Beethoven attended - and Haydn - and other historical...
... Yes, I can conceive of such a listener. Gene...
Gene Hanson
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Oct 5, 2003 9:01 am
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Here's my contribution from a newbie to this list: 1. Bach - absolutely no question here. No composer combines intellect and emotion as powerfully as Johann...
... <g.hanson@w...> ... unrecognized ... feeling ... who ... So can I; you could have a listener who considers Beethoven's nature poem, the Pastorale, to be...
... Des, This would have fit better with your thread on emotion in music. Gene...
Gene Hanson
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Oct 6, 2003 12:44 pm
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What, no Brahms? Otherwise, a good list. Gene Hanson...
Gene Hanson
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Oct 6, 2003 12:45 pm
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Well, conductors certainly DO experience the emotion of what their orchestras are playing, especially in front of an audience/t.v. camera, and they SHOULD...
... listener who considers Beethoven's nature ... Or about something quite different from its assumed Pastoral intentions ... like a fish market (an extreme...
Well, you've given me a good reason, Des---and I respect that. Not everyone can do that. But then the symphonies of Mahler and Schostakowitsch are more...
Hello Howard, I know of nothing purely instrumental celebrating our patroness of music. But perhaps you could use orchestral/chamber works by composers who...
I wonder if we will ever get to see this drama over here in the States. It sounds like a fascinating (while maybe not entirely accurate) drama. We do seem to...
... Said with tongue firmly in cheek, I assume! We should get something straight here: it is simply false to suggest that if you are reading the music, or...
David Runnion
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Oct 7, 2003 9:51 am
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Hi Jack, yes, I was aware that Benjamin Britten's on born on St. Cecilia's day - he also wrote an ode, by the way. There MUST be something purely orchestral...
... Quite possible, as inappropriate affect is a symptom of dementia. (Maybe explains why you don't like Mozart.) <g> Gene...
Gene Hanson
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Oct 7, 2003 9:54 am
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In a message dated 09/29/2003 4:25:17 PM Eastern Daylight Time, dflewis48@... writes: << I love those Bach pieces you mention above. But it perhaps...
Stevevasta@...
Oct 7, 2003 10:50 pm
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In a message dated 10/06/2003 8:46:50 AM Eastern Daylight Time, dflewis48@... writes: << "Steve" <you could have a listener who considers Beethoven's...
Stevevasta@...
Oct 7, 2003 10:50 pm
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In a message dated 10/07/2003 4:54:10 AM EST, triodeia@... writes: << > ... Said with tongue firmly in cheek, I assume! [...]Indeed I would submit that...
Stevevasta@...
Oct 7, 2003 10:50 pm
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Or so say British diners.... LONDON, England (AP) -- Music is the food of love, according to the bard. And classical music, it seems, may be manna for...
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