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To: Reaganesque
lol....I've thought about posting this very thread.

My composition "teacher" at Interlochen asked our theory class "If you had to listen to one piece of music, for all of eternity, which would it be?"

Someone joked "Ravel's Bolero" but we all agreed on Beethoven's 9th.

Now, 20 years later, I'd still have to choose the B 9th but there are some close seconds because even in the 9th, there's only more "perfect moments" than in any other piece.  It would be hard to leave behind the perfect moments of all the other composers and songwriters in history.

I have yet to come across a genre of music that didn't have at least one or two shining examples of perfect brilliance. 

When I had thought of posting this thread, I was going to ask what the most brilliant moments in music were, not the greatest musical piece.  I thought that would be interesting.

124 posted on 03/01/2006 8:23:08 PM PST by Psycho_Bunny
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To: Psycho_Bunny
Someone joked "Ravel's Bolero"

LOL. I thought Bolero WAS an eternity!

134 posted on 03/01/2006 8:25:04 PM PST by SaveTheChief ("This one goes to eleven.")
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To: Psycho_Bunny

I tend to think the same way as you. I don't like all of every song I listen to or like. I like pieces or moments of songs so that I am willing to listen to the whole song so that I can hear the moments.

For moments that really jump out at me I'll record the moment over and over again then splice them all together.


298 posted on 03/01/2006 9:08:44 PM PST by El Gran Salseron (The FR Canteen's Resident Equal Opportunity Male Chauvinist Pig)
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