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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-21-09 02:54 PM Original message |
I was disappointed by John Williams music for the Inaguration; |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-21-09 02:55 PM Response to Original message |
1. I prefer Copeland's, sure, but I thought it very nice. |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-21-09 02:59 PM Response to Reply #1 |
10. The musicians were fantastic. Yo Yo Ma in particular was having a ball! |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-21-09 03:02 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. I don't know. I've always loved that hymn. |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-21-09 03:25 PM Response to Reply #13 |
22. It wasn't a bad piece of music, just not what I expected. |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-21-09 04:12 PM Response to Reply #22 |
33. It sounded funereal to me, but they played it well and it was one of the best of the "entertainment" |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-21-09 04:09 PM Response to Reply #1 |
32. My son just took up clarinet and when the clarinetist was playing, his eyes were huge and |
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POR (34 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-21-09 02:55 PM Response to Original message |
2. I agree |
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KansDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-21-09 02:58 PM Response to Reply #2 |
8. Williams would have had to hire an orchestrator... |
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KansDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-21-09 04:05 PM Response to Reply #8 |
30. self deleted |
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TZ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-21-09 03:06 PM Response to Reply #2 |
17. I wouldn't have wanted a full orchestra |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-21-09 03:24 PM Response to Reply #2 |
21. The theme was simplicity |
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meegbear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-21-09 02:56 PM Response to Original message |
3. And in the middle "Variations on a Shaker Theme"? |
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amitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-21-09 02:56 PM Response to Original message |
4. I just have always hated the "Simple Gifts" song, both tune and |
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YOY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-21-09 02:57 PM Response to Original message |
5. I was hoping that Jedi would come out and start fighting to it personally. |
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Botany (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-21-09 02:57 PM Response to Original message |
6. I thought they did great |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-21-09 03:02 PM Response to Reply #6 |
14. I wished they'd done Copeland, too. |
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jkshaw (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-21-09 04:37 PM Response to Reply #14 |
37. It was the result of variations on Copeland's |
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supernova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-21-09 02:58 PM Response to Original message |
7. Pretty much most things written on demand |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-21-09 02:58 PM Response to Original message |
9. Really? |
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Shiver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-21-09 03:07 PM Response to Reply #9 |
18. I thought it was fucking fantastic |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-21-09 03:23 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. Good point... |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-21-09 04:13 PM Response to Reply #18 |
34. That's how I saw it too--just the simple brilliance of a gorgeous tune in the hands of |
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Shiver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-21-09 04:20 PM Response to Reply #34 |
35. I've long been a fan of Yo Yo Ma, Itzhak Perlman and |
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damntexdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-21-09 02:59 PM Response to Original message |
11. Oh, but the performers -- so great. |
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ogneopasno (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-21-09 03:00 PM Response to Original message |
12. I thought it was great. Much better than the poem, and the musicians knew what they were doing and |
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stillcool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-21-09 03:04 PM Response to Original message |
15. it was calming to me.... |
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Fearless (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-21-09 03:06 PM Response to Original message |
16. It just goes to show you that we always have to find something to be irritated about... |
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keith the dem (587 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-21-09 03:15 PM Response to Original message |
19. I thought this set the tone perfectly! |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-21-09 03:27 PM Response to Reply #19 |
24. Well said! |
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Midlodemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-21-09 03:26 PM Response to Original message |
23. I thought it was outstanding. |
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orleans (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-21-09 03:27 PM Response to Original message |
25. i loved it. thought it was beautiful. n/t |
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cynatnite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-21-09 03:52 PM Response to Reply #25 |
28. So did I and I'm a music heathen. n/t |
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baldingrockwarlord2 (145 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-21-09 03:33 PM Response to Original message |
26. I was more disappointed by the poet. |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-21-09 03:51 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. Here's a sample of the type of music I expected: |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-21-09 03:52 PM Response to Reply #26 |
29. I trhink the slow delivery was the problem. I had a hard time following from |
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KansDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-21-09 04:09 PM Response to Original message |
31. I was disappointed, too. They should've played something like this: |
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MilesColtrane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-21-09 04:22 PM Response to Original message |
36. John Williams is a journeyman composer, so you know right off the bat what you're getting... |
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sfam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-21-09 04:47 PM Response to Reply #36 |
38. A Journeyman w/10 Grammys, 5 Oscars and over 25 Oscar Nominations??? Please...The song was great. |
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MilesColtrane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-21-09 07:37 PM Response to Reply #38 |
40. I didn't use the word as a pejorative. |
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Karenina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-21-09 07:16 PM Response to Reply #36 |
39. The sound truly sucked. |
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