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Name that tune!
By: Emlyn Morgan Date: March 18, 2023, 10:10 am
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Here am I, back in Bliighty for a couple of months (Ramadan
plus), and no one to watch I don't have more than two glasses
with my mid-day meal. Some call it lunch, but I don't like that
word. We called it dinner back in Pantyffynnon. In my other
country we call it dejeuner.
So I fell asleep in the postprandial armchair. Then, when I
woke and made some coffee, I wanted some music. But what? I
don't know. Western music gets to sound very strange when
you're not used to it. Too contrived.
So I went to the cupboard and pulled out a CD completely at
random and set it to play without looking at the label. I've
never done that before.
It was just the thing. Orchestral and very lively at first. I'd
swear I'd never heard it before. It's still playing. A quieter
movement now. Yes, western for sure. Probably Russian. Early
1900s? Shostakovich? Probably. I'd have half-a-crown each way
on it. The sort of disc you have on your shelf but never play.
Whoever plays Shostakovich?
Anyway, I'll have another cup of coffee, and let you know later
whether you all owe me half-a-crown.
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Re: Name that tune!
By: squarecutter Date: March 20, 2023, 8:59 am
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I bet your finding it cold at the moment
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Re: Name that tune!
By: David M. Katz Date: March 20, 2023, 3:33 pm
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Just have the whole bottle and put on some Journey.
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Re: Name that tune!
By: Plagosus Date: March 20, 2023, 7:25 pm
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Shostakovich's first symphony was premiered in 1926 so not
really early 20th century. Whether anything sounds like early
20th century depends on what early 20th century music is
supposed to sound like. Schönberg's Verklärter Nacht dates to
1899 and sounds very modern, perhaps being the first piece of
Expressionist* music. I was amused, going back a few years when
shops stocked more than 23 CDs, to see the music of Berg
classified as "contemporary" when he died in 1936.
* "Impressionism tells you what it is like to go for a swim;
Expressionism tells you what it is like to drown." (Conductor
John Carewe)
Anyway, what was the music?
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Re: Name that tune!
By: afinch Date: March 20, 2023, 7:30 pm
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Plag, my Russian cousins performed with Shostakovich while they
were at the Moscow and Gnessin conservatories. Not ALL that
long ago.
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Re: Name that tune!
By: Emlyn Morgan Date: March 21, 2023, 3:23 am
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[quote author=squarecutter link=topic=2881.msg26683#msg26683
date=1679320761]
I bet your finding it cold at the moment
[/quote]
Yes, Squarer, cold, dank, grey. I'll never come back here in
March again. I came to get away from Ramadan which has crept
forward into winter, being ten days earlier every year. Never
mind. I'm flying out again 2nd May.
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Re: Name that tune!
By: Plagosus Date: March 21, 2023, 5:07 am
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[quote author=afinch link=topic=2881.msg26694#msg26694
date=1679358631]
Plag, my Russian cousins performed with Shostakovich while they
were at the Moscow and Gnessin conservatories. Not ALL that
long ago.
[/quote]
Interesting. Must have been at least half a century ago though.
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Re: Name that tune!
By: Plagosus Date: March 21, 2023, 8:52 am
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I have boxed CD collections of Shostakovich's symphonies,
concertos and string quartets. Opinions differ on now great a
composer he is:
HTML https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dmitri_Shostakovich#Reputation.
I have just recalled that I wrote a story in which a boy "was
known for his disdain of music composed before 1899 (the year of
Schönberg's Verklärte Nacht)." It can be found here:
HTML https://malespank.net/viewStory.php?id=14255.
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Re: Name that tune!
By: Emlyn Morgan Date: March 22, 2023, 4:00 am
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[quote author=Plagosus link=topic=2881.msg26692#msg26692
date=1679358317]
Anyway, what was the music?
[/quote]
It was Shostakovich, so everyone owes me half-a-crown.
Actually, The Festive Overture opus 96,1954, followed by some
others of his works.
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Re: Name that tune!
By: Plagosus Date: March 22, 2023, 9:52 am
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[quote author=Emlyn Morgan link=topic=2881.msg26719#msg26719
date=1679475611]
The Festive Overture opus 96,1954, followed by some others of
his works.[/quote]
Found it on YouTube. "Festive" is the right word for it.
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