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The only 2 parts worth listening to, besides the rest (Original Post)
UTUSN
Feb 2017
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UTUSN
(70,711 posts)1. Dedicated - and YOU KNOW who YOU ARE!1
UTUSN
(70,711 posts)2. Next level (another day) : *ROSSINI*!1
UTUSN
(70,711 posts)3. Question to u-no-whoo: Lennie with a *beard*?!1 Wha??? Also, picture me performinging Lennie now.
UTUSN
(70,711 posts)4. Good lord or holy Zeus - I throw myself on the ground
longship
(40,416 posts)5. Heavy Hector. Ever listened to his requiem mass?
That is possibly why he is sometimes called Heavy Hector.
Scored for 16 fucking bass drums during the Dies Irae! That's what I would call Hell Fire. It's usually performed by one humongous bass drum. Either way, it really gets ones tummy wobbling.
UTUSN
(70,711 posts)6. Thanks for the expertise. I am a dilettante only know what
is common knowledge, will make room if my span allows, which is doubtful. Can only hit the high spots!1
longship
(40,416 posts)7. That is allowed, too.
There are no rules in music.
As Duke Ellington wisely said, "If the music sounds good, it is good."
Samuel Clemens said to a reporter on exiting a New York performance of one of Wagner's operas, "Wagner's music isn't as bad as it sounds."
So, there's that side as well.
UTUSN
(70,711 posts)8. Haha, as repuke Eisenhower said about Tchaikovsky, "I like it because it's *tuneful*