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FReeper Canteen - Halloween Music Dedication - 01 Nov 2014
Our Troops Rock!!!
| The Canteen DJ's
Posted on 10/31/2014 5:58:45 PM PDT by AZamericonnie
TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; Free Republic
KEYWORDS: canteen; military; troops
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To: MS.BEHAVIN
That one is new to me. Are you going to post it tonight?
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posted on
10/31/2014 6:15:46 PM PDT
by
Publius
("Who is John Galt?" by Billthedrill and Publius now available at Amazon.)
To: AZamericonnie; ConorMacNessa; Kathy in Alaska; LUV W; MS.BEHAVIN; left that other site
HALLOWEEN: SPOOKY CLASSICAL MUSIC
BERLIOZ: FANTASTIC SYMPHONYIf you were to ask a Baby Boomer about the first drug trip set to music, the answer would be Sergeant Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band from 1967 by the Beatles. But 137 years before Lennon and McCartney, French composer Hector Berlioz set a drug trip to music. For the Beatles the drug was LSD; for Berlioz it was opium.
Berlioz titled the symphony, Episode in the Life of an Artist. The Artist, obsessed with the Beloved, takes an opium trip in which he has a series of dreams. The musical idea that drives it is one theme, representing the Beloved Here is Leonard Bernstein explaining the theme.
Leonard Bernstein explains the idee fixe
The first movement, Reveries and Passions, starts with a long C minor introduction leading to a sonata exposition. The idee fixe is stated as a bare melody, and later it is taken up by the full orchestra. The recap is a joyous statement of the theme. Like a storm that has blown itself out, it ends quietly and solemnly.
The second movement , A Ball, is a waltz in A Major where the idee fixe shows up in 3/4 time.
The third movement, In the Country, in F Major, begins with a shepherd piping and answered by another shepherd in the distance. The idee fixe is unaccompanied when first heard. The movement is serene and peaceful at first but leads to a violent climax. The woodwind theme that follows offers tranquility and desolation. At the end, the shepherd pipes; in the distance, there is only the rumble of thunder in answer.
The fourth movement, March to the Scaffold, features the Artist, who hallucinates that he has murdered the Beloved and is being marched to his date with Frances National Razor to be shortened by the length of a head. What is amazing is just what Berlioz achieves with something as simple as a run down a minor scale. Its horror and grotesque ritual combined. At the end, the idee fixe is truncated by drum rolls along with the Artists head. Youd think it would all end here. But wait! Berlioz goes into sudden death overtime!
The fifth movement, Dream of a Witches Sabbath, starts with strange murmurings in the forest from the orchestra. Then the idee fixe, a lewd travesty of itself, appears on the E-flat clarinet. Its her, dammit! Shes still alive! Dressed like the Whore of Babylon, or Lady Gaga, she flounces in. The witches round dance starts and stops, interrupted first by bells, then by tubas which sound the Dies irae, the Day of Wrath from the Requiem Mass. A brass choir takes up the church theme. The round dance begins again in C Major, and is worked up as a canon. It is combined with the Dies irae, which is jazzed up. It all ends rousingly. The trip is over. Its safe to put your head above the covers, kiddies!
This is Leonard Bernstein conducting the National Orchestra of France. Upon expansion, the video features Berlioz own program for the symphony.
Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique
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posted on
10/31/2014 6:16:46 PM PDT
by
Publius
("Who is John Galt?" by Billthedrill and Publius now available at Amazon.)
To: spel_grammer_an_punct_polise
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posted on
10/31/2014 6:16:53 PM PDT
by
luvie
(All my heroes wear camos! Thank you David, Michael, Chris, Txradioguy, JJ, CMS, & ALL Vets, too!)
To: Publius
I do not have it loaded, but I will post the You Tube link to it for you.
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posted on
10/31/2014 6:17:43 PM PDT
by
MS.BEHAVIN
(Women who behave rarely make history)
To: AZamericonnie; MoJo2001; 007; 1 FELLOW FREEPER; 11B3; 1FreeAmerican; 1stbn27; 2111USMC; ...
~ Halloween Music Dedication ~
FR CANTEEN MISSION STATEMENT
Showing support and boosting the morale of
our military and our allies military
and the family members of the above.
Honoring those who have served before.
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To every service man or woman reading this thread.
Thank You for your service to our country.
No matter where you are stationed,
No matter what your job description
Know that we are are proud of each and everyone of you.
To our military readers, we remain steadfast
in keeping the Canteen doors open. The FR Canteen is Free Republic's longest running daily thread
specifically designed to provide entertainment and moral support for the military.
The doors have been open since Oct 7 2001,
the day of the start of the war in Afghanistan.
We are indebted to you for your sacrifices for our Freedom.
NOTE: CANTEEN MUSIC
Posted daily and on the Music Thread
for the enjoyment of our troops and visitors.
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posted on
10/31/2014 6:18:57 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
(((~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)))
To: LUV W
Boo!? ;-)
We keep all of the lights off tonight so that no troublesome children will bother us! AH - HA - HA - HA - HA - HA!
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posted on
10/31/2014 6:19:43 PM PDT
by
spel_grammer_an_punct_polise
(Why does every totalitarian political hack think that he knows how to run my life better than I do?)
To: 2LT Radix jr; acad1228; AirForceMom; Colonel_Flagg; AliVeritas; aomagrat; ariamne; armyavonlady; ...
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posted on
10/31/2014 6:20:03 PM PDT
by
luvie
(All my heroes wear camos! Thank you David, Michael, Chris, Txradioguy, JJ, CMS, & ALL Vets, too!)
To: spel_grammer_an_punct_polise
heehee! We do, too. They scare the kitties! 👻🐱
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posted on
10/31/2014 6:22:02 PM PDT
by
luvie
(All my heroes wear camos! Thank you David, Michael, Chris, Txradioguy, JJ, CMS, & ALL Vets, too!)
To: Kathy in Alaska
Hi Kathy!
I am really enjoying the music tonight!
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posted on
10/31/2014 6:22:49 PM PDT
by
left that other site
(You shall know the Truth, and The Truth Shall Set You Free.)
To: AZamericonnie
Did they leave out “The Monster Mash”?
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posted on
10/31/2014 6:23:38 PM PDT
by
yarddog
(G)
To: yarddog
“Did they leave out The Monster Mash?”
And “The Purple People Eater”? ;-)
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posted on
10/31/2014 6:26:08 PM PDT
by
spel_grammer_an_punct_polise
(Why does every totalitarian political hack think that he knows how to run my life better than I do?)
To: AZamericonnie
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posted on
10/31/2014 6:28:38 PM PDT
by
Joe 6-pack
(Qui me amat, amat et canem meum.)
To: Kathy in Alaska
Thanks very much, Kathy!
*HUGS*
Having major computer problems here tonight - not sure whether it's my browser (Firefox) or the evil spirits about this evening!
Using Safari at the moment.
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posted on
10/31/2014 6:28:47 PM PDT
by
ConorMacNessa
(HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in Battle!)
To: spel_grammer_an_punct_polise
How could I have forgotten the “Purple People Eater” by Sheb Wooley who also was on “Rawhide”.
I was just a kid when it came out but I thought it was the funniest song I ever heard and it was right at the height of the flying saucer era.
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posted on
10/31/2014 6:29:05 PM PDT
by
yarddog
(G)
To: AZamericonnie; Kathy in Alaska; LUV W; MS.BEHAVIN
Woo-Hoo Ladies and Happy Friday!
I'm an Oregonian tonight and tomorrow I become a Washingtonian!
Back to my home state.
Leaving tomorrow at 0'dark30.
Good Night
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posted on
10/31/2014 6:29:56 PM PDT
by
PROCON
(Ask Yourself This..Are You More Likely to be Infected or Beheaded Today Than You Were 6 Years Ago?)
To: left that other site
Good evening, ML...((HUGS))...glad you are enjoying. You are a connoisseur. d:o)
Any little ones knocking at your door yet?
And don’t forget....turn your clock back tomorrow before bed. You have places to go Sunday morning.;
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posted on
10/31/2014 6:30:25 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
(((~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)))
To: MS.BEHAVIN
BTW, I just Hate Chicago tunes :-)
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posted on
10/31/2014 6:31:49 PM PDT
by
PROCON
(Ask Yourself This..Are You More Likely to be Infected or Beheaded Today Than You Were 6 Years Ago?)
To: AZamericonnie; All
I didn't know until last evening that I'd been Canteening tonight, so I had to put something together on short notice, but it wasn't too hard since I've known since last Saturday which direction I'd go when next I got here. Sorry to break the Halloween spell but another fine Scotsman is gone and he'll be missed.
Tonight my hosting service has chosen to do maintenance on the Drumbo Server at the Backstage Pass, so it may be a while before I can post my MP3s. For now, let's drop into the youtube hole as we say goodbye to a legend.
Theme For An Imaginary Western (Live @ Rockpalast 1980 Youtube video)
~ Jack Bruce, Clem Clempson, David Sancious & Billy Cobham ~
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posted on
10/31/2014 6:32:51 PM PDT
by
Drumbo
("Democracy can withstand anything but democrats." - Jubal Harshaw (Robert A. Heinlein))
To: Kathy in Alaska
Thanks for the reminder...turning the clocks back is a big project. i have a few of them. LOL!
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posted on
10/31/2014 6:34:03 PM PDT
by
left that other site
(You shall know the Truth, and The Truth Shall Set You Free.)
To: 2LT Radix jr; acad1228; AirForceMom; Colonel_Flagg; AliVeritas; aomagrat; ariamne; armyavonlady; ...
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
3rd Force~In The Full Moon Light 🌝
If you would like to support the artists you hear in the Canteen,
please go to the top of the thread.
Please ping any DJ to any song requests
made on the thread. Thank you!
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posted on
10/31/2014 6:35:14 PM PDT
by
luvie
(All my heroes wear camos! Thank you David, Michael, Chris, Txradioguy, JJ, CMS, & ALL Vets, too!)
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