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We obviously don't know that much about Beethoven's life, but the funniest detail so far is that for many years he thought he was 2 years younger than he actually was. I don't think we know how that happened, but there are letters of him talking, for example, about a sonata he has just written at the age of 11, won't you please give me money noble lord, but his baptismal certificate was dated 13 years ago.
 
And back in the day, composers could pump out so many operas because for most of them, the singer was going to improvise the hell out of it anyway because they were prima donnas, so they only wrote the framework of the melody and harmony and left the rest to them.
 
It's fascinating how improvisation was crucial at the time of the composers, and now classical music is seen as completely static.
 
I was reading somewhere that recently some scholar finished his work and produced a new version of his symphonies because apparently the canon versions are riddled with transcription and printing errors that were never corrected...
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Points: 32181 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 09 2009 at 22:17
Originally posted by Henry Plainview Henry Plainview wrote:

We obviously don't know that much about Beethoven's life, but the funniest detail so far is that for many years he thought he was 2 years younger than he actually was. I don't think we know how that happened, but there are letters of him talking, for example, about a sonata he has just written at the age of 11, won't you please give me money noble lord, but his baptismal certificate was dated 13 years ago.
 
And back in the day, composers could pump out so many operas because for most of them, the singer was going to improvise the hell out of it anyway because they were prima donnas, so they only wrote the framework of the melody and harmony and left the rest to them.
 
It's fascinating how improvisation was crucial at the time of the composers, and now classical music is seen as completely static.
 
I was reading somewhere that recently some scholar finished his work and produced a new version of his symphonies because apparently the canon versions are riddled with transcription and printing errors that were never corrected...


That's really interesting.
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Points: 16715 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 09 2009 at 22:19
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PA obscenity filter is killing your sig link Henry
Hahaha, thanks, I didn't notice that. Ah well, it wasn't a very good joke anyway, so I'll just kill it.
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Real music didn't exist until 1805 anyway.
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your mother didn't exist until 1805! SNAAAAP!!!
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Originally posted by King By-Tor King By-Tor wrote:

your mother didn't exist until 1805! SNAAAAP!!!


Harry must be old then.
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Originally posted by MovingPictures07 MovingPictures07 wrote:

Originally posted by King By-Tor King By-Tor wrote:

your mother didn't exist until 1805! SNAAAAP!!!


Harry must be old then.

Harry must be something like 175 years old then.
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Mike, your new signature looks really awesome.Clap
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Originally posted by birdwithteeth11 birdwithteeth11 wrote:

Mike, your new signature looks really awesome.Clap


Does it make you want to hear Horslips?
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Points: 16111 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 09 2009 at 22:39
It makes me want to, which is why I'm listening to them right now!


You two, go to my facebook page and check out the clip "Sure The Boy Was Green" in my iLike - it's my favorite tune from the album in my sig
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Points: 16715 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 09 2009 at 22:40
In pet related news:
The top is one of the best videos I have seen recently.


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Originally posted by King By-Tor King By-Tor wrote:

It makes me want to, which is why I'm listening to them right now!


You two, go to my facebook page and check out the clip "Sure The Boy Was Green" in my iLike - it's my favorite tune from the album in my sig


I will have to do that.
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oh f**k it, this is easier:
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Originally posted by Henry Plainview Henry Plainview wrote:

In pet related news, This is one of the best videos I've seen recently, .


f**k. I hate all these "look! Its my dog on youtube!" videos


on the other hand, I saw that video and lol'd. The end is too great.
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Points: 16715 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 09 2009 at 22:50
Yeah, I know normally those are terrible, but you don't see something like that very often. I wish they had kept the video running longer, I want to see what it did. That what just happened? look he gives is great. Poor dog. :(
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Points: 24598 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 09 2009 at 22:53
Originally posted by King By-Tor King By-Tor wrote:

oh f**k it, this is easier:



Sounds like a cross between Uriah Heep and Jethro Tull.

Interesting nonetheless. Might have to check them out sometime.
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Points: 16310 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 09 2009 at 22:55
Aww, he missed the allusion to Citizen Kane., otherwise brilliant article.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20090309/us_time/08599188354600

http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1852939_1784663,00.html



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Points: 16111 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 09 2009 at 22:57
Fo' sho. But that is DEFINITELY not their best album. Not by a long, long, long, long, long shot.


Check these out:
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Originally posted by King By-Tor King By-Tor wrote:

Fo' sho. But that is DEFINITELY not their best album. Not by a long, long, long, long, long shot.


Check these out:




I take that back. I will have to check this band out ASAP, because the second song just kicked my ass.LOL
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Points: 16111 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 09 2009 at 23:11
The Book Of Invasions effing rawks!! I love it to death...



The Tain is still my favorite album by them though. Less rock and more celtic, but still amazing:
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