Balls 4-8/11/24

[hmvman]

Only composers whose music is actually worth hearing would be included.

Ah, now there's an interesting can of worms to be opened....

[Alison]

All very Sam Jackson. Could we not just send him over to Radio Two?

[Nick Armstrong]

Only composers whose music is actually worth hearing would be included.

I don’t even know where to start on this… so I won’t

[smittims]

It was,of course, deliberately provocative. I think we each know where we, individually, would draw a line.

[vinteuil]

Only composers whose music is actually worth hearing would be included

... excellent! so no British music composed between 1779 - 1938 for a start

[smittims]

QED!

[eighthobstruction]

....Nick....is the vertical rotation of deep- fried dough and the likelyhood of the use of a quoit retention device (in the first part) and a casual lunar journey (in the second part) got anything to do with your OP.....

[french frank]

....Nick....is the vertical rotation of deep- fried dough and the likelyhood of the use of a quoit retention device (in the first part) and a casual lunar journey (in the second part) got anything to do with your OP.....

Whisk, wing and telemark (who knew that?)

[Nick Armstrong]

....Nick....is the vertical rotation of deep- fried dough and the likelyhood of the use of a quoit retention device (in the first part) and a casual lunar journey (in the second part) got anything to do with your OP.....

I can only repeat:

I don’t even know where to start on this… so I won’t

[Ein Heldenleben]

... excellent! so no British music composed between 1779 - 1938 for a start

So Vaughan Williams 5th Symphony would squeak in but the fourth wouldn’t ?


Brittens Violin concerto would just make it but not the piano concerto ?

you might have a point …

[vinteuil]

So Vaughan Williams 5th Symphony would squeak in but the fourth wouldn’t ?
Britten's Violin concerto would just make it but not the piano concerto ?
you might have a point …

... I didn't want to exclude the Tippett Double Concerto - otherwise I might've set a later terminus antequam non...

.

[vinteuil]

Whisk, wing and telemark (who knew that?)

... ah, I think I get it -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FwrnE40ofk

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telemark_(waltz)

[Ein Heldenleben]

This Dance COTW is an exercise in pointlessness. Not a single “insight” worth hearing - who cares ?
It was however a pleasure to hear the peerless Duke Ellington’s superb solo on ‘Take The A Train’. But is it dance music ? Quite possibly ..

I was told once by a very reliable source that the Basie band had their own lyrics for ‘One O’Clock Jump ‘ their usual play out music. They went :

”That’s the end , the dance is over , mother……rs all go home.”

Fits the notes beautifully…

[Serial_Apologist]

This Dance COTW is an exercise in pointlessness. Not a single “insight” worth hearing - who cares ?
It was however a pleasure to hear the peerless Duke Ellington’s superb solo on ‘Take The A Train’. But is it dance music ? Quite possibly ..

I was told once by a very reliable source that the Basie band had their own lyrics for ‘One O’Clock Jump ‘ their usual play out music. They went :

”That’s the end , the dance is over , mother……rs all go home.”

Fits the notes beautifully…

Fits America's role in world affairs today beautifully, too........

[antongould]

Oh I disagree with this. It seems to me a programme with pretty much endless potential, given all the composers it would be good to learn more (or even just something) about.

PS just added a post to the Margaret Bonds thread which is a good example of the above…

as so often I agree with you Rumpole ….