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UTUSN

(70,683 posts) Mon Mar 17, 2014, 09:27 PM Mar 2014

This classical thing has always been bad luck for me - Berlio

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This classical thing has always been bad luck for me - Berlio (Original Post) UTUSN Mar 2014 OP

Berlioz requiem mass??? Manifestor_of_Light Mar 2014 #1

Nope, the "fantastique" thing - really bad luck for me & irrestitible n/t UTUSN Mar 2014 #2

I played the Symphonie Fantastique in high school orchestra. Fun piece !! Manifestor_of_Light Mar 2014 #3

things are beautiful/gorgeous ain't they? n/t UTUSN Mar 2014 #4

Manifestor_of_Light

(21,046 posts)

1. Berlioz requiem mass???

Reply to UTUSN (Original post)

Mon Mar 17, 2014, 09:44 PM

Mar 2014

Tuba mirum spargens sonum from the Berlioz Requiem Mass for the Dead:

A helluva fanfare!!!!!!!!

UTUSN

(70,683 posts)

2. Nope, the "fantastique" thing - really bad luck for me & irrestitible n/t

Reply to Manifestor_of_Light (Reply #1)

Mon Mar 17, 2014, 09:49 PM

Mar 2014

Manifestor_of_Light

(21,046 posts)

3. I played the Symphonie Fantastique in high school orchestra. Fun piece !!

Reply to UTUSN (Reply #2)

Mon Mar 17, 2014, 09:53 PM

Mar 2014

You know the story behind it -- he falls asleep and dreams of his girlfriend represented by the flute theme (#1) they go to a ball and waltz (movement #2) they go to the country, he is convicted of murdering her and is hanged (March to the Scaffold, movement #4) and goes to a witches' sabbath (Hexensabbath, mvt. #5).

UTUSN

(70,683 posts)

4. things are beautiful/gorgeous ain't they? n/t

Reply to Manifestor_of_Light (Reply #3)

Mon Mar 17, 2014, 09:55 PM

Mar 2014

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