Drama queens must check their tiaras at the door.
Rob Lister
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by Rob Lister » Sun Jan 13, 2019 3:47 pm
Sounds familiar.
From the Fifth Element
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by Witness » Mon Jan 14, 2019 3:26 am
Some variations on Purcell:
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[if "unavailable":
https://youtu.be/01ycTJB_Oes ]
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by Witness » Wed Jan 16, 2019 4:54 am
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by Witness » Wed Jan 30, 2019 1:40 am
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by Witness » Thu Jan 31, 2019 4:15 am
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by Witness » Fri Feb 01, 2019 1:12 am
Let's compare three versions of the presto in BWV 1001:
On the (modern) guitar:
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The baroque lute:
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And the original for violin:
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If "unavailable":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTVowLzDdJY
Not the same music…
Rob Lister
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by Rob Lister » Fri Feb 01, 2019 12:39 pm
violin wins this round.
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by Witness » Sat Feb 02, 2019 1:37 am
↑ There's also a trumpet version, but I'll spare you that.
How about some Strauss?
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by Witness » Wed Feb 20, 2019 3:59 am
Organists have kept up an improvisation tradition:
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Too much swing?
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by Witness » Fri Feb 22, 2019 4:18 am
Warning: it's harsh on the ears.
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by Witness » Tue Feb 26, 2019 4:57 am
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by Anaxagoras » Wed Feb 27, 2019 11:04 pm
Weird funky tune from the 1970s I heard recently.
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by Doctor X » Thu Feb 28, 2019 8:17 am
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by Witness » Wed Mar 06, 2019 4:12 am
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The kamanche can produce the saddest music known to Humanity. (I'll try to find a more gripping piece.
)
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by Witness » Fri Mar 08, 2019 2:30 am
Witness wrote: ↑ Wed Mar 06, 2019 4:12 am
The kamanche can produce the saddest music known to Humanity. (I'll try to find a more gripping piece.
)
Here we go, the moaning of something dying painfully and in despair.
Turkish version:
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And Iranian, sadder still:
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by Witness » Tue Mar 19, 2019 3:19 am
Some Carpathian rap for comrade Gram:
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And non-rap:
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by Witness » Tue Mar 26, 2019 8:27 pm
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by Witness » Thu Mar 28, 2019 1:49 am
We've all seen
virtuosi with terrible body language, but this fantastic guy clearly enjoys his job:
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by Abdul Alhazred » Fri Mar 29, 2019 2:06 am
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The arc of the moral universe bends towards chaos.
People who believe God or History are on their side provide the chaos.
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by Witness » Sun Mar 31, 2019 2:26 am
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