BS: It's all Micca's Fault!

Subject: BS: It's all Micca's Fault!
From: alanabit
Date: 19 Dec 10 - 06:03 AM

A week or two back, on a thread about memorable moments, Micca posted with a link to this piece by Elgar. I recognised the melody of "The Song of Liberty" and have been listening to it ever since. I like it better than the more famous - "Last Night of the Proms" - March Number One. Now look Micca, I am just an old rock and roller and you have been leading me astray! I just had to check out the others and I think the No.2, in particular, has a splendid main melody. I have been neglecting my rock and roll lately, even looking up this piece of Smetana. It is one of the most joyful, triumphant pieces of music I have ever heard. It's all Micca's fault!

Subject: RE: BS: It's all Micca's Fault!
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 19 Dec 10 - 06:52 AM

Try this

or this

not forgetting this

Subject: RE: BS: It's all Micca's Fault!
From: alanabit
Date: 19 Dec 10 - 07:11 AM

The Vaughan Williams piece is very jaunty. I shall listen to the others in a minute when I continue with my fitness work. I can do any exercise to music except press ups. You just can't count to a hundred when there is another rhythm going on!

Subject: RE: BS: It's all Micca's Fault!
From: Micca
Date: 19 Dec 10 - 07:11 AM

Sorry about that Alanabit, it was the combination and juxtaposition of the music and the place that made it so memorable!!!! There was also the Ken Russell Monitor program about Elgar that showed the Malvern Hills to Elgars "Introduction and allegro for strings"!! wonderful Images and music.
As I type i am listening to part of "Lucia de Lammermuir" by Donizetti That an Australian director, Paul Cox used in a scene in his Film "Man of Flowers" That has enchanted me since also!!!
Funny how sometimes the pix in your head are best, other times some really wonderful scenery fits and other times a Good director marrys image and music!!

Subject: RE: BS: It's all Micca's Fault!
From: alanabit
Date: 19 Dec 10 - 07:18 AM

True Micca. I posted this on another thread, but on one occasion, I was watching graphic documentary film of the suffering of US soldiers in the Pacific War. A banal pop song: "Tonight You Belong To Me" was played over the horrific images. I had never really liked the song before, but there was something about the (deliberate) incongruity of that music and those images which said more than a "serious" piece ever could have.

Time to carry on with that fitness work, which I have been putting off all morning...

Subject: RE: BS: It's all Micca's Fault!
From: alanabit
Date: 19 Dec 10 - 11:50 AM

I listened to the third of your links as well John. Thanks. I shall have to listen to it again. It did not carry me away first time, but a lot of music works more subtly. Catch it at the right time and you have it in you forever. The second link is not available here in Germany.
We used to sing a bit of Vaughan Williams when I was a choirboy forty something years ago. I recall hearing somewhere that Williams was very interested in folk music. The first piece certainly bears that out.
By the way, there is a four bar sequence in Smetana's "Bartered Bride Polka", which reminds me of the air used for the Irish folk song "I'll tell me Ma". Is this a coincidence?

Subject: RE: BS: It's all Micca's Fault!
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 19 Dec 10 - 12:25 PM

I chose them because they're all based on folk songs. You may recognised the main tune of Dives and Lazarus, as The Maid from the County Down/Star of the Conty Down. Also used as the tune for The Foggy Dew.
Maid of the County Down an esoteric but interesting version :)

Subject: RE: BS: It's all Micca's Fault!
From: Cats
Date: 19 Dec 10 - 01:28 PM

It always is Micca's fault

Subject: RE: BS: It's all Micca's Fault!
From: alanabit
Date: 19 Dec 10 - 01:33 PM

I did recognise the folk tunes John, although the main one in the third piece (which I know best as The Star of the County Down) was worked in particularly subtly. I recognised the folk tunes (especially Hich Germany) in the first piece too. All good stuff. I shall have to listen to more!

Subject: RE: BS: It's all Micca's Fault!
From: GUEST,Tig
Date: 19 Dec 10 - 01:39 PM

I suppose it's all Micca's fault that he has flu and a bad hip from a fall too.

Look after yourself Oh Ancient One and get well soon.

Lots of love and hugs
xxx

Subject: RE: BS: It's all Micca's Fault!
From: alanabit
Date: 19 Dec 10 - 01:41 PM

I did not know about that. Get well soon Micca!

Subject: RE: BS: It's all Micca's Fault!
From: Little Hawk
Date: 19 Dec 10 - 01:43 PM

Bad breath. Herpes. War. Poverty. Disease. Prejudice. Late trains and buses. Bad weather! Socks that get droopy and won't stay up!!!

It's all Micca's Fault!

Subject: RE: BS: It's all Micca's Fault!
From: Micca
Date: 19 Dec 10 - 03:07 PM

LH, WHO told you about the droopy socks??????

Subject: RE: BS: It's all Micca's Fault!
From: Little Hawk
Date: 19 Dec 10 - 03:29 PM

My lips are sealed. ;-)

Subject: RE: BS: It's all Micca's Fault!
From: Rapparee
Date: 19 Dec 10 - 03:53 PM

Try a little Holst -- if you get into his work enough you can become a Holster.

Subject: RE: BS: It's all Micca's Fault!
From: katlaughing
Date: 19 Dec 10 - 04:03 PM

LOL...I was also going to recommend some of Roy Harris's works, including his piano suite, American Ballads, which I grew up hearing my brother play, but danged if I couldn't *hear* Harris's influence on my brother's music AND how the student far surpassed the teacher and now I won't be happy until I get my bro's Ode to the Rockies on youtube for ya'll t'hear! And, that will be Micca's fault, too, because I know he loves it!**bg**

Hope you're feeling better, Miccaluv.

kateykat

Subject: RE: BS: It's all Micca's Fault!
From: Cats
Date: 19 Dec 10 - 06:18 PM

Ah ha!!! Now I know who the mysterious pink and white stripped fluffy bedsocks belong to.

Subject: RE: BS: It's all Micca's Fault!
From: Micca
Date: 20 Dec 10 - 02:22 AM

Cats, Pause for a moment... do I look like a person who would wear or own pink fluffy bedsocks??? NO I DO NOT!!!! except for a certain Party at Mary Sinsulls a few years ago, I DO NOT WEAR PINK!!,EVER

Subject: RE: BS: It's all Micca's Fault!
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 20 Dec 10 - 04:47 AM

Not even when he's naked :)

Subject: RE: BS: It's all Micca's Fault!
From: Cats
Date: 20 Dec 10 - 09:08 AM

Well, Micca, you don't look like someone who has hanging baskets coming out of their head either but I have the photo to prove it!!!!!!!

Subject: RE: BS: It's all Micca's Fault!
From: GUEST,Chongo Chimp
Date: 20 Dec 10 - 01:09 PM

I been wrackin' my brains tryin' ta think of somethin' that ain't Micca's fault.

Geez.

This is a tough one.

- Chongo

Subject: RE: BS: It's all Micca's Fault!
From: katlaughing
Date: 20 Dec 10 - 01:36 PM

I've a piccie of him in glorious pink, also!!

Subject: RE: BS: It's all Micca's Fault!
From: Micca
Date: 21 Dec 10 - 09:31 AM

That pic is from the occasion mentioned above, The All pink Birthday party!! it featured the most DISGUSTING Birthday cake ever!!

Subject: RE: BS: It's all Micca's Fault!
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 21 Dec 10 - 05:48 PM

So many things are Micca's fault that we've ceased to count them...

About the only thing we can't blame him for is the weather, and I'm not so sure about that....

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: It's all Micca's Fault!
From: Cats
Date: 22 Dec 10 - 03:06 PM

LTS. Weather definitely his fault. We didn't have snow here until after he had visited

Subject: RE: BS: It's all Micca's Fault!
From: Micca
Date: 22 Dec 10 - 05:18 PM

I absolutely refuse to be held responsible for The Weather!!!!

"Climate is what you expect, Weather is what you get"

Subject: RE: BS: It's all Micca's Fault!
From: Micca
Date: 25 Dec 10 - 04:29 AM

Why am I never "blamed" for good things that happen? If I AM responsible for "Everything"?

Subject: RE: BS: It's all Micca's Fault!
From: alanabit
Date: 25 Dec 10 - 05:51 AM

Er, go back to the top of this thread Micca!

Subject: RE: BS: It's all Micca's Fault!
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 25 Dec 10 - 05:56 AM

You want credit??