Klarinet Archive - Posting 000482.txt from 2002/07
From: "Gene Nibbelin" <gnibbelin@-----.com> Subj: RE: [kl] Music the makes you Wince Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2002 23:33:01 -0400
How about the Ravel
"Bolero"-dum-da-da-da-dum-da-da-da-dum-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-dum and on
and on ad nauseam. OR "Country Garden" by Guess
Who?----------Percy Grainger
Gene N.
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From: Bill Hausmann [mailto:bhausmann1@-----.net]
Subject: Re: [kl] Music the makes you Wince
At 09:50 AM 7/18/2002 -0700, William Wright wrote:
> <><><> Kevin Callahan wrote:
>"Summertime" from Porgy and Bess. Thing makes me want to resurrect
>Gershwin
>
> <><> Karona Poindexter wrote:
>Hey, what's wrong with that song?
>
>
>
>It's one of my all-time favorites also. But I suspect that every
>strong melody has a few enemies simply because it *is* strong, and we're
>not all the same. For those who dislike a certain progression or
>unresolved phrase or whatever, they will hate it even more because it
>*is* strong and cannot be ignored.
And, of course, one miserable arrangement/performance of an otherwise great
song can ruin it for a person forever. Or TOO MANY hearings of even a good
version.
Bill Hausmann bhausmann1@-----.net
451 Old Orchard Drive
Essexville, MI 48732 ICQ UIN 4862265
If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is TOO LOUD!
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