Salvatore Hammerwell

I have to yield the pièce de seleccione to my then 12-yr-old niece's submission. Richard Strauss' Also sprach Zarathustra. As opined oh so many times by my niece, it has both the softness and serenity before the battle and the hard hitting edge. As also opined by her, I can see Honor's hand moving in tune with that piece in a fashion parroting a proud conductor's glory.

The final notes of that piece marks the culmination of a victorious, hard fought battle and the death of a foe. Check out the length of it as well.

I almost forgot, or I'll never hear the end of it from her. You have to fancy Honor on the bridge as the conductor. (You should see my niece mimic it.)

I have to give it to her. My niece nailed that one.

https://youtu.be/SSBzgAPXPLU

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After another 1000 years who knows what will be "classical"? Try to name 4 major pieces from the 10th century.

It's also interesting when you look at the history of music, what we now think of classical music was the rock of its era. With the whole crazy crowds, over enthusiastic fans and groupies wanting to get to know the performers much better than their parents would have wanted.

Who knows how much music taste change over the centuries we could have a symphony using Banjos Bagpipes Ukuleles and Zithers.

kzt wrote:After another 1000 years who knows what will be "classical"? Try to name 4 major pieces from the 10th century.

It's also interesting when you look at the history of music, what we now think of classical music was the rock of its era. With the whole crazy crowds, over enthusiastic fans and groupies wanting to get to know the performers much better than their parents would have wanted.

As highlighted in "period" classical scores.

Classical music has come to be synonymous with the theory of music. Compositions that represent the most ambitious and most difficult to perform by none other than the most highly trained performers and scholars. Prodigies.

cthia wrote:I have to yield the pièce de seleccione to my then 12-yr-old niece's submission. Richard Strauss' Also sprach Zarathustra. As opined oh so many times by my niece, it has both the softness and serenity before the battle and the hard hitting edge. As also opined by her, I can see Honor's hand moving in tune with that piece in a fashion parroting a proud conductor's glory.

The final notes of that piece marks the culmination of a victorious, hard fought battle and the death of a foe. Check out the length of it as well.

I almost forgot, or I'll never hear the end of it from her. You have to fancy Honor on the bridge as the conductor. (You should see my niece mimic it.)

I have to give it to her. My niece nailed that one.

https://youtu.be/SSBzgAPXPLU

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I have fond memories of listening to that while at university, and getting noise complaints from several buildings away

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cthia wrote:I have to yield the pièce de seleccione to my then 12-yr-old niece's submission. Richard Strauss' Also sprach Zarathustra. As opined oh so many times by my niece, it has both the softness and serenity before the battle and the hard hitting edge. As also opined by her, I can see Honor's hand moving in tune with that piece in a fashion parroting a proud conductor's glory.

The final notes of that piece marks the culmination of a victorious, hard fought battle and the death of a foe. Check out the length of it as well.

I almost forgot, or I'll never hear the end of it from her. You have to fancy Honor on the bridge as the conductor. (You should see my niece mimic it.)

I have to give it to her. My niece nailed that one.

https://youtu.be/SSBzgAPXPLU

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I have fond memories of listening to that while at university, and getting noise complaints from several buildings away

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Every time I read this I split a gut. My niece listens to various classical pieces while she studies. This is one of 'em. She plays it so loud in my sister's music room where she studies. She doesn't study in her room or their library. That's for reading, she says.

"This piece is one of several that you can study by," she says. "It knows how to run to the background when you are concentrating, and come to the foreground when you need it."

My sister loves classical music so my niece didn't have a choice. Sis has a pair of Bose 901 concert hall speakers. They are perfect orchestra hall speakers. And my niece gives 'em a workout. The Bose love her. And this piece loves the Bose -- that rolling drum!

Good thing fate didn't put you two together as roommates. You'd both have been ousted from Uni!

I've never been able to study and listen to music. But many people say classical music is perfect for that. Go figure.

If fate did I might have drunk less and actually studied. One of my biggest regrets now.

But back to topic, I like to think that if any one classical piece inspired the classical music references that RFC makes it's Zarathustra.
Although given his history and passions, the 1812 overture would be up there too. Always wanted to see that piece performed accompanied by something like the USS Iowa.

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Annachie wrote:Although given his history and passions, the 1812 overture would be up there too. Always wanted to see that piece performed accompanied by something like the USS Iowa.

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Many years ago, I heard the 1812 performed with "special guest stars" -- a battery of National Guard Field Artillery. With 155mm howitzers.

dscot8 wrote:
Many years ago, I heard the 1812 performed with "special guest stars" -- a battery of National Guard Field Artillery. With 155mm howitzers.

There's nothing like a smooth bore muzzle loader filled with black power. The dynamics of the firing are much different from a breech loader firing fixed ammo

I have an LP someplace with 3 smooth bores doing the honors. Magnificent!

Fox2! wrote:There's nothing like a smooth bore muzzle loader filled with black power. The dynamics of the firing are much different from a breech loader firing fixed ammo

I worked the gun line of an FA battery. They are very damn loud.

And a 155 doesn't fire fixed ammo, it use powder charges that are in a giant cloth bag and are handled separately from the projectiles.