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19 Dec 10 - 06:03 AM (#3057032) Subject: BS: It's all Micca's Fault! From: alanabit 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! |
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19 Dec 10 - 06:52 AM (#3057073) Subject: RE: BS: It's all Micca's Fault! From: John MacKenzie Try this or this not forgetting this |
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19 Dec 10 - 07:11 AM (#3057087) Subject: RE: BS: It's all Micca's Fault! From: alanabit 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! |
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19 Dec 10 - 07:11 AM (#3057088) Subject: RE: BS: It's all Micca's Fault! From: Micca 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!! |
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19 Dec 10 - 07:18 AM (#3057092) Subject: RE: BS: It's all Micca's Fault! From: alanabit 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... |
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19 Dec 10 - 11:50 AM (#3057234) Subject: RE: BS: It's all Micca's Fault! From: alanabit 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? |
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19 Dec 10 - 12:25 PM (#3057249) Subject: RE: BS: It's all Micca's Fault! From: John MacKenzie 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 :) |
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19 Dec 10 - 01:28 PM (#3057294) Subject: RE: BS: It's all Micca's Fault! From: Cats It always is Micca's fault |
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19 Dec 10 - 01:33 PM (#3057299) Subject: RE: BS: It's all Micca's Fault! From: alanabit 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! |
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19 Dec 10 - 01:39 PM (#3057304) Subject: RE: BS: It's all Micca's Fault! From: GUEST,Tig 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 |
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19 Dec 10 - 01:41 PM (#3057308) Subject: RE: BS: It's all Micca's Fault! From: alanabit I did not know about that. Get well soon Micca! |
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19 Dec 10 - 01:43 PM (#3057309) Subject: RE: BS: It's all Micca's Fault! From: Little Hawk 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! |
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19 Dec 10 - 03:07 PM (#3057371) Subject: RE: BS: It's all Micca's Fault! From: Micca LH, WHO told you about the droopy socks?????? |
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19 Dec 10 - 03:29 PM (#3057387) Subject: RE: BS: It's all Micca's Fault! From: Little Hawk My lips are sealed. ;-) |
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19 Dec 10 - 03:53 PM (#3057396) Subject: RE: BS: It's all Micca's Fault! From: Rapparee Try a little Holst -- if you get into his work enough you can become a Holster. |
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19 Dec 10 - 04:03 PM (#3057402) Subject: RE: BS: It's all Micca's Fault! From: katlaughing 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 |
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19 Dec 10 - 06:18 PM (#3057495) Subject: RE: BS: It's all Micca's Fault! From: Cats Ah ha!!! Now I know who the mysterious pink and white stripped fluffy bedsocks belong to. |
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20 Dec 10 - 02:22 AM (#3057635) Subject: RE: BS: It's all Micca's Fault! From: Micca 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 |
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20 Dec 10 - 04:47 AM (#3057665) Subject: RE: BS: It's all Micca's Fault! From: John MacKenzie Not even when he's naked :) |
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20 Dec 10 - 09:08 AM (#3057761) Subject: RE: BS: It's all Micca's Fault! From: Cats 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!!!!!!! |
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20 Dec 10 - 01:09 PM (#3057908) Subject: RE: BS: It's all Micca's Fault! From: GUEST,Chongo Chimp I been wrackin' my brains tryin' ta think of somethin' that ain't Micca's fault. Geez. This is a tough one. - Chongo |
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20 Dec 10 - 01:36 PM (#3057924) Subject: RE: BS: It's all Micca's Fault! From: katlaughing I've a piccie of him in glorious pink, also!! |
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21 Dec 10 - 09:31 AM (#3058510) Subject: RE: BS: It's all Micca's Fault! From: Micca That pic is from the occasion mentioned above, The All pink Birthday party!! it featured the most DISGUSTING Birthday cake ever!! |
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21 Dec 10 - 05:48 PM (#3058909) Subject: RE: BS: It's all Micca's Fault! From: Liz the Squeak 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 |
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22 Dec 10 - 03:06 PM (#3059509) Subject: RE: BS: It's all Micca's Fault! From: Cats LTS. Weather definitely his fault. We didn't have snow here until after he had visited |
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22 Dec 10 - 05:18 PM (#3059581) Subject: RE: BS: It's all Micca's Fault! From: Micca I absolutely refuse to be held responsible for The Weather!!!! "Climate is what you expect, Weather is what you get" |
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25 Dec 10 - 04:29 AM (#3061029) Subject: RE: BS: It's all Micca's Fault! From: Micca Why am I never "blamed" for good things that happen? If I AM responsible for "Everything"? |
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25 Dec 10 - 05:51 AM (#3061059) Subject: RE: BS: It's all Micca's Fault! From: alanabit Er, go back to the top of this thread Micca! |
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25 Dec 10 - 05:56 AM (#3061064) Subject: RE: BS: It's all Micca's Fault! From: John MacKenzie You want credit?? |