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To: Reaganesque

Gustav Mahler, Symphony no. 3

A work that expands all of creation, what scope, sweep, and vision:

I. Bacchanale, Pan Marches in (the awe of the physical world, mountains, plains

II. What the flowers of the meadows tell me

III. What the animals of the forest tell me

IV. What man tells me

V. What the angels tell me

VI. And the greatest force in the universe, What love tells me

In the final movement, when the high strings soar and the brass blares triumphantly, I am in another world. And then orchestra climbs majestically to new heights...sheer Elysium.


131 posted on 03/01/2006 8:24:49 PM PST by Cyclopean Squid (History is a work in progress)
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To: Cyclopean Squid
Music truly is one of the most powerful, transformational forces in the universe. It can take you places without a single word.
140 posted on 03/01/2006 8:27:21 PM PST by Reaganesque
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