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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
TOPICS: Culture/Society; Your Opinion/Questions
KEYWORDS: composers; favorite; music; teafortwo; vanity
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To: Reaganesque
Louis Armstrong - What A Wonderful World
To: righttackle44
I have heard several of Salieri's overtures, and have to say that there are quite good. He repeats the same theme many times, but the themes are charming and delightful. Salieri gets a bad wrap. Not the calibre of a Mozart, but certainly a gifted composer who deserves to be celibrated for his contributions to the great western musical tradition (not to mention his role as an instructor).
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posted on
03/01/2006 8:36:40 PM PST
by
Cyclopean Squid
(History is a work in progress)
To: Reaganesque
Soundtrack to "Joe Vs. the Volcano".......
To: timm22
and...
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posted on
03/01/2006 8:37:24 PM PST
by
clio morrel
(smoking is healthier than fascism.)
To: wolf24
LOL!!!!
Does that one have Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds and Mr. Tambourine Man on it?
To: clio morrel
Only a woman
Can brighten up my day
Only a woman
Can touch me the right way
Only a woman
Is allowed to touch me there
All I ask is that you're a woman
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posted on
03/01/2006 8:37:36 PM PST
by
HairOfTheDog
(Hobbit Hole knives for soldiers! www.freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net)
To: Reaganesque
Hadn't seen this one yet:
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posted on
03/01/2006 8:37:40 PM PST
by
Night Hides Not
(Closing in on 3000 posts, of which maybe 50 were worthwhile!)
To: Reaganesque
Two of the most beautiful songs ever composed are Pachebel's Canon in D and Bach's Where Sheep May Safely Graze. George F. Handel's Water Music is a lovely suite, as well.
To: Reaganesque
P.S.
Come Together-Spiritualized
Namami Nanda-Nandana and Great Hosanah-Kula Shakar
The Cross / Yellow Hedgerow Dreamscape - Porcupine Tree
None of those are religious music, btw, but prog rock that makes Yes and all that other garbage worthwhile for the pure transcendence of the PT tracks.
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posted on
03/01/2006 8:37:59 PM PST
by
Darkwolf377
(No respect for conservatives? That's free speech. No respect for liberals? That's hate speech.)
To: Reaganesque
Don't know about the greatest - but the worst has to be "These Shoes Are Made for Walkin" by that woman who happened to inherit none of her father's talent.
To: Reaganesque
The "Happy Birthday" Song
Happy Birthday to You!
Happy Birthday to You!
Happy Birthday Dear Reaganesque!
Happy Birthday to You!
To: Reaganesque
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posted on
03/01/2006 8:38:33 PM PST
by
Revolting cat!
("In the end, nothing explains anything.")
To: Reaganesque
Lots of Beethoven but no mention of the 6th yet. I'll chime in.
To: eleni121
When I was a teenager, I had a grudge against My Girl, because it knocked the Righteous Brothers' You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling--my favorite song at the time--out of the number one slot on the hit parade. The Righteous Brothers' opus had stayed at the top of the charts for nine weeks.
To: sitetest
"Anything by me, you lilly livered sissies."
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posted on
03/01/2006 8:39:14 PM PST
by
zarf
(It's time for a college football playoff system.)
To: Night Hides Not
Eleanor Rigby is a fave of mine.
To: daler
We had joy we had fun we had seasons in the sun
We had joy we had fun we had stock options to employ.
Terry Jacks must die. Send out the message. Call in the flying monkeys. Leave out Peter Tork, he's a Buddhist.
To: proudofthesouth
Mason Williams "Classical Gas". oooh OOOOHH!! How could I have lft that off my list???
The Chip Davis collaboration version is great, too.
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posted on
03/01/2006 8:40:17 PM PST
by
freedumb2003
(American troops cannot be defeated. American Politicians can.)
To: Judith Anne
The Gounod-Bach (or Bach-Gounod if you must) Ave Maria. I especially like Vic Damone's 1947 recording of this tune.
To: Reaganesque
I haven't seen any Beatles in here yet. No Beach Boys. No Rolling Stones.
How bout the Eagles. "Standing on the Corner".
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posted on
03/01/2006 8:41:26 PM PST
by
narby
(Evolution is the new "third rail" in American politics)
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