RE: (western) classical music discussion
March 24, 2015 at 11:51 pm
(This post was last modified: March 24, 2015 at 11:51 pm by Rev. Rye.)
(March 24, 2015 at 5:16 pm)Alex K Wrote: Have you read that it was thought that the fifth movement is a parody on overly majestic finales?
Wikipedia Wrote:which may have been what prompted Arnold Schoenberg to become a particular champion of the work. The abundance of themes based upon the interval of a fourth has parallels with the First Chamber Symphony.
I did not. Although, speaking of Schoenberg, I just realised your avatar actually was of Schoenberg. It might be because of the 150x150 pixel resolution cropped above the shoulders or that I'm finally reaching Series 8 in my trek to watch all of Red Dwarf on Hulu Plus, but until I ran a Tineye on it, I thought it was of Norman Lovett's Holly.
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That said, I do like Schoenberg and his many, MANY imitators.
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