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Feb 20, 2005 22:32

me: can you find mendelssohn's string octet in e flat major?!
lucas: oooh my favorite song

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greenasphalt February 21 2005, 16:58:11 UTC
1. I have a recording of that, I can let you borrow it.
2. If this "Lucas" said that honestly, he rocks my world.
3. That isn't to say that you don't rock my world. You know you do, Momo. It's a universally accepted rule.
4. The octet rules. Psh to Oliver mentioning that it's overplayed. Who cares? It's good stuff.

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zzsleepiedogzz February 21 2005, 20:34:22 UTC
1. I FRIGGIN NEED IT. I have the MIDI, which is quite lame.
2. No, he was being sarcastic lol. But the sarcasm effect was just so awesome. (Also because I asked him this randomly in our conversation...)
3. I know. It's hard rocking the world. It's so heavy (no pun intended...if you caught that).
4. I have no memory of Oliver saying that, so I'll just pretend you didn't say that.

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greenasphalt February 22 2005, 00:29:00 UTC
1. MIDIs are never too nice.
2. Damn.
3. ::groan:: I wouldn't have noticed it if you didn't point it out at the end...
4. 'twas when we had the sectional, I think you came in a little late; we were talking about what we could play with an octet and I brought the Mendelssohn up
5. Momo, what are some of those free sheet music sites that you raved about the other day? I'm looking for sheet music and stuff, but everything I find requires a paid membership (is that really free sheet music then? Think about it.)

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zzsleepiedogzz February 22 2005, 02:17:28 UTC
1. I know. They suck. A LOT.
2. Damn's right. But Lucas still deserves a cookie.
3. *grin*
4. Well, we should play the mendelssohn anyways. Screw Mrs. Meade. WE'LL FORM OUR OWN OCTET, DAMMIT!
5. I'll have to find the sites again.

4. actually, that might not be a bad idea. Except I don't know how enthusiastic Yoni will be about it.

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self_lobotomy February 22 2005, 05:20:38 UTC
The mendelssohn quartet isn't all that great. Granted, it's very nice, but it's certainly not the best thing he ever wrote. I like the mendelssohn overture that we're playing in westchester strings better (and the violin concerto)

No, I am not saying the octet is bad. It is very nice and I like it very much. Just if you want to play something with 8 parts, play 'Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis' by Ralph Vaughn Williams, because it is indeed the best thing Vaughn Williams ever wrote and is quite amazing at that.

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self_lobotomy February 22 2005, 05:20:59 UTC
crap I said quartet, I meant octet

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zzsleepiedogzz February 22 2005, 05:38:01 UTC
merci, lobotomy. lol. i'll have to go illegally download..*hint hint zach send it to me online* it. :-D

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greenasphalt February 22 2005, 17:03:54 UTC
True, the octet's not the best thing Mendelssohn wrote overall, but you have to admit that it's pretty damn good for it to be written by a 16 year old. His violin concerto...eh. I find it hard to understand why so many people gush about it. Sure, it's pretty, but...I dunno. Tchaik>Mendelssohn.

Don't mention YSO. I can't stand half the stuff we're playing this year.

I think I've heard of someone telling about that piece; I need to find a recording of that soon.

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zzsleepiedogzz February 23 2005, 04:35:46 UTC
dorks. lol

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greenasphalt February 23 2005, 19:38:21 UTC
I just thought that right now. lol.

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