Here's something you might be interested in.
I decided to go back and listen to the the beginning, middle, and end of classical music. That would be Beethoven's 5th Symphony.
Argue all you want about periods, styles, or historical accuracy.
What comes to mind when you think classical music? Dat, dat, dat, daaaah. Dat, dat, dat, daaaah.
Once you hear it, you remember it for the rest of your life.
It has famously been called, "fate knocking at the door."
E.M. Forrester said, "Beethoven's 5th Symphony is the most sublime noise that has ever penetrated into the ear of man."
The last movement marks the first time trombones are used in a symphony.
What stuck out this time was the 2nd movement.
Beethoven has a tremendous sense of humor in his music and you can hear it plainly here Toscanini Conducting.
The opening is stately and then at the end of the section, this trite, little, button shows up out of nowhere.
The rhythmic figure is dat, dat, dat, dut. "Fate knocking at the door" is now a silly variation that almost feels out of place.
Think Dianne Feinstein in a bikini on the floor of The Senate.
Amongst all the "sturm und drang" of his 5th Symphony, Beethoven is giving us a reminder that life isn't as serious as we'd like to think it is.
I decided to go back and listen to the the beginning, middle, and end of classical music. That would be Beethoven's 5th Symphony.
Argue all you want about periods, styles, or historical accuracy.
What comes to mind when you think classical music? Dat, dat, dat, daaaah. Dat, dat, dat, daaaah.
Once you hear it, you remember it for the rest of your life.
It has famously been called, "fate knocking at the door."
E.M. Forrester said, "Beethoven's 5th Symphony is the most sublime noise that has ever penetrated into the ear of man."
The last movement marks the first time trombones are used in a symphony.
What stuck out this time was the 2nd movement.
Beethoven has a tremendous sense of humor in his music and you can hear it plainly here Toscanini Conducting.
The opening is stately and then at the end of the section, this trite, little, button shows up out of nowhere.
The rhythmic figure is dat, dat, dat, dut. "Fate knocking at the door" is now a silly variation that almost feels out of place.
Think Dianne Feinstein in a bikini on the floor of The Senate.
Amongst all the "sturm und drang" of his 5th Symphony, Beethoven is giving us a reminder that life isn't as serious as we'd like to think it is.