timmopussycat wrote: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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Strauss' Zarathustra, although amazing, does not match the description of Hammerwell's Seventh given in HoQ as
"the haunting loveliness of Hammerwell's Salute to Spring. . . "
I, OTOH, has a tin ear, my dear.
Again, I think this piece is perfection in capturing the essence of what Hammerwell truly is.
Beauty is in the ears of the beholder as well - inasmuch as in the assimilation of music.
Quite subjective.