Porgy & Bess - Gershwin part.1
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@lalakinos lorin maazel??? no wayy
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@DefenderDude21 The exerpt isn't all that hard, it just requires alot of practice. I learned it when i was 12, but of course, i spent multiple hours every day practicing it. Practice makes perfect, my friend!
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....crap orchestra...crap conductor...
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@ikshields well, that is a complex question. In some respects it is kinda mainstream--in others absolutely trailblazing. think of it--a opera written for/about one aspect of black culture--that was never done before on the broadway/operetic stage (oops, I know, there's Treemonisha). . there are aspects of jazz and folk elements in it that were never done before.....its a masterpiece.
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@Mozart61 absolutely. its on par---I think even better.
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@deicticdrummer174 "I got plenty of nothin"
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Italia meet our Catfish Row!! Nice to see music flow the OTHER direction for a change!! P and B--a Masterpice, of course--and why it isn't programed by the MET is one of the great mysteries of the universe.
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I could listen to Porgy and Bess all day at work. Very relaxing. I would eat that harpsichord to see this concert live.
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@MrPbrenna That I am sure of
I'm pretty sure that xylophone part could eat a small child, if need be..
DefenderDude21 2 years ago 44
Oh, I can go further than that:
If you ask random people in this country about anything more than 10 years old, most of them will give you a vacant stare.
You could ask the same about "Carousel", "Oklahoma", or Watergate, and get the same result.
That says almost nothing about music, and almost everything about us, doesn't it?
To conclude:
1. Porgy is classic Broadway.
2. Americans have already forgotten what they had for breakfast this morning.
No surprises there.
ikshields 2 years ago 20