most joyous music in the xx century?

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Dana

#20
August 11, 2010, 02:21:50 PM
Quote from: Brian on August 07, 2010, 04:38:27 PM
Shostakovich - Symphony No 9

What makes this music joyous for you? I've always found it to be more ironic/sarcastic than joyous.

    The finale of Vaughan-Williams 5th Symphony, and (although I can't recal whether it was written in the 19th or 20th century) the finale of Mahler's 5th Symphony. Big fans of both.

DavidRoss

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August 11, 2010, 04:41:24 PM
Sibelius 5
"Maybe the problem most of you have ... is that you're not listening to Barbirolli." ~Sarge

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Franco

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August 11, 2010, 05:06:55 PM
Just about anything by Poulenc.

MDL

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August 11, 2010, 11:45:43 PM
Quote from: Franco on August 11, 2010, 05:06:55 PM
Just about anything by Poulenc.

Dialogue of the Carmelites?   ;D

pjme

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August 12, 2010, 02:15:17 AM
Messiaen : Trois petites liturgies ' Il est parti le bien-aimé..." ( part 2)

Honegger : Rugby, pianoconcertino

Laszlo Lajtha : symphony nr 4 "Le printemps"

Klaatu

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August 20, 2010, 10:02:45 AM


Hound Dog Taylor 1915-1975  "He couldn't play shit, but he sure made it sound good"
Hound Dog and the Houserockers are my vote for the most joyous music of the 20th century.

Ok, we're supposed to be classical here, so I vote for Britten's Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra which always puts a smile on my face - especially at the end, when Purcell's noble tune crashes in over the top of that zany, hornpipe-like fugue. I always imagine the shade of Purcell looking down at that moment, saying "That's quite enough - my tune wasn't meant to be frivolous, you know!"
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