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What Is the Greatest Musical Work of All Time?
3/1/2006 | Reaganesque

Posted on 03/01/2006 7:54:55 PM PST by Reaganesque

I was sitting here tonight listening to Mozart's Requiem and I got to thinking: what do I consider to be the best work of music ever? For my part, Mozart's work really does the trick for me when I need to be re-energized. Therefore, I believe that his Requiem is the greatest work of all time. There just isn't another work that is as powerful and passionate. When the chorus sings the final "Amen" at the end of "Lacrimosa" I get the feeling that he knew it was the last thing he would ever write. It gives me chills at times.

Other favorites are:

Handel's Messiah

The 1812 Overture by Tchaikovsky


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Throw in a little Sinatra for spice, maybe a little Miles Davis, John Williams, Howard Shore...

What do you guys and gals think out there in Freeperland?

1 posted on 03/01/2006 7:54:57 PM PST by Reaganesque
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To: Reaganesque

Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life


2 posted on 03/01/2006 7:57:36 PM PST by dk88 (Live loud)
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To: Reaganesque
What do you guys and gals think out there in Freeperland?

Sweet Home Alabama...

3 posted on 03/01/2006 7:57:51 PM PST by Onelifetogive (* Sarcasm tag ALWAYS required. For some FReepers, sarcasm can NEVER be obvious enough.)
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To: Reaganesque

Beethoven's 9th, for me.


4 posted on 03/01/2006 7:58:09 PM PST by Bubbatuck
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To: Reaganesque

The Messiah.


5 posted on 03/01/2006 7:58:20 PM PST by lexington minuteman 1775 (I)
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To: Reaganesque

I'm partial to Johnny Cash...


6 posted on 03/01/2006 7:58:35 PM PST by babygene (Viable after 87 trimesters)
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To: sitetest

Ping.


7 posted on 03/01/2006 7:59:24 PM PST by Reaganesque
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Romeo and Juliet, the Ballet by that Russian Dude, Rachmaninof's 2nd Piano Concerto, Aida by that Eytalian what's his name and of course...West Side Story.


8 posted on 03/01/2006 7:59:34 PM PST by Young Werther
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To: Onelifetogive

I'll Always Love You by Whitney Houston.
Just kidding,folks.Just kidding!


9 posted on 03/01/2006 8:00:02 PM PST by Riverman94610
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To: Bubbatuck

The best choice, Beethoven's 9th.


10 posted on 03/01/2006 8:00:43 PM PST by Andyman (God loves you just the way you are . . . but too much to leave you that way.)
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To: Reaganesque; Victoria Delsoul
I think it's a toss-up among these three: George Strait's "Amarillo by Morning," "Layla" by Derek & the Dominos, and Bach's Italian Concerto for Harpsichord.

Is that an eclectic music taste, or what? LOL.

11 posted on 03/01/2006 8:00:46 PM PST by Alberta's Child
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To: Riverman94610
I'll Always Love You by Whitney Houston. Just kidding,folks.Just kidding!

I typed in Bad, then Billy Jean, then decided better of it.....

12 posted on 03/01/2006 8:01:23 PM PST by Onelifetogive (* Sarcasm tag ALWAYS required. For some FReepers, sarcasm can NEVER be obvious enough.)
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To: Reaganesque

Whatever it is, J. S. Bach composed it.


13 posted on 03/01/2006 8:01:44 PM PST by Age of Reason
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To: babygene
Yeah, and I like Bill Haley and the Comets.Image hosting by TinyPic
14 posted on 03/01/2006 8:02:12 PM PST by Old Seadog (Inside every old person is a young person saying "WTF happened?".)
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To: Young Werther

West Side Story is great. Very evocative, passionate music.


15 posted on 03/01/2006 8:02:22 PM PST by Reaganesque
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To: Reaganesque

Faded Love


16 posted on 03/01/2006 8:02:43 PM PST by Ben Ficklin
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To: Reaganesque

"Feeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeelins..."


17 posted on 03/01/2006 8:02:47 PM PST by Revolting cat! ("In the end, nothing explains anything.")
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To: Reaganesque
Mozart's 41st Symphony
Handel's Water Music
Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D Minor
Free Bird
18 posted on 03/01/2006 8:03:00 PM PST by Billthedrill
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96 Tears

=====>Dives for cover.

19 posted on 03/01/2006 8:03:02 PM PST by facedown (Armed in the Heartland)
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To: Reaganesque

Moses Supposes, from singing in the Rain.


20 posted on 03/01/2006 8:03:11 PM PST by RightWhale (pas de lieu, Rhone que nous)
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