the year of a minor

Apr 12, 2007 01:21

looking briefly over my playlist hobbled together over the past academic year, 2006-2007, i have noticed the abundance of pieces we have done in a minor, in uso. sibelius 4 (in a minor), mahler 6 (in a minor), and shostakovich violin concerto (in a minor). if different keys mean something in the language of western music (e flat being the key of ( Read more... )

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_chibiko_ April 12 2007, 13:37:36 UTC
hmm, this's very interesting.

So sorry about your teacher, though.

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neoaeolian April 12 2007, 18:48:40 UTC
thanks - sorry to be so gloom and doom. btw, i love reading your updates!

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carrett April 12 2007, 19:18:57 UTC
i've been in a minor for a long time too:

saint-saëns intro&rondo
shosty
paganini 24

and now, glazunov.

that's some violin marina got to play...

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neoaeolian April 12 2007, 21:11:36 UTC
a minor is also the key signature for the allegretto (2nd mvt) from beethoven 7.

it's just such a depressing key!

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pianomsic April 13 2007, 23:35:46 UTC
I think that is possibly my favorite movement from all of Beethoven's symphonies. But yes, it's kind of depressing. Desperate, even.

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