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To: Seattle Conservative; beethoven

It reminded me of Beethoven. He loved the bells. The not hearing them ring was the first indication he Was loosing his hearing. Still he continued to compose. His father had pushed him so hard as a child to “be the next Mozart”, that he knew how the notes sounded he wrote down without ever hearing them. The Ninth was written when he was completely deaf


268 posted on 10/26/2016 10:34:34 AM PDT by hoosiermama (“Christian faith is not the past but the present and the future. Make it stronger. "DJT)
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Here’s the video of the guy destroying Trumps Walk of fame star...now being investigated.....

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299 posted on 10/26/2016 11:01:56 AM PDT by caww
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To: hoosiermama
Concerning Beethoven, when you have 40 minutes to spare, check this out. He was totally deaf when he wrote this quartet.

Beethoven: String Quartet in C# minor, Op. 131

Normally, string quartets have four discreet movements, but Beethoven wrote this one in seven connected movements to create one long arch of sound.

The first movement is the only slow fugue that he ever wrote, and it contains all the sorrows of the world.

The second movement is a Scottish highland fling done with humor.

The third movement is a short link intended to change key.

The fourth movement is a set of variations on a theme. One of the variations features the instruments throwing pizzicato (plucked) strings at each other in a hilarious effect.

The fifth movement is a wild scherzo that sounds like a music box run amok. Every time it winds down, it takes off again. He uses plucked strings tossed between instruments and finally has the musicians play on the bridges of their instruments to polish it off with a laugh.

The sixth movement starts abruptly with a radical change of key, and it sounds like it's going to be one of Beethoven's slow movements that function as a conversation with God. But it's too sad and contemplative. It's Beethoven writing a parody of a Beethoven slow movement!

The short slow movement slides into the seventh movement, the only movement in the quartet that is in sonata format. It's a wild ride leading to a flashy finish.

305 posted on 10/26/2016 11:11:49 AM PDT by Publius ("Who is John Galt?" by Billthedrill and Publius now available at Amazon.)
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