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[Florestan]

As a teenager (I must have been 14 at most) I watched the filmed version of his most famous opera three times in a row --- this guy (together with three other Romantic composers and one Classical) is responsible for my being blown away for life by "Classical Music". 

[Spineur]

As a teenager (I must have been 14 at most) I watched the filmed version of his most famous opera three times in a row --- this guy (together with three other Romantic composers and one Classical) is responsible for my being blown away for life by "Classical Music". 

Were you on of the kids around Georges Bizet ?

[Florestan]

Were you on of the kids around Georges Bizet ?

Avec la garde montante,
nous arrivons, nous voilà.
Sonne, trompette éclatante !
Taratata, taratata !
Nous marchons la tête haute
comme de petits soldats,
marquant sans faire de faute,
une, deux, marquant le pas.
Les épaules en arrière
et la poitrine en dehors,
les bras de cette manière
tombant tout le long du corps.
Avec la garde montante, etc.

Genius!

[Mirror Image]

My avatar is Eduard Tubin --- certainly one of my favorite composers.

[lisa needs braces]

Senior Robert Greenberg, whose Great Courses music classes are educational and fun. I've listened to three of his courses and currently am exploring a fourth:

-How to Listen to and Understand Great Music, 3rd edition.
-The String Quartets of Beethoven
-The Piano sonatas of Beethoven
-And recently started listening to "Bach and the high baroque."

He's all together one of my favorite personalities in classical music! 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0zIw8VUpIw

[TheGSMoeller]

Halloween is over, so my Klaus Kinski as Nosferatu avatar has gone.
For now, until maybe it's Santa hat on composer time, my avatar is a black and white photograph of Richard Serra's 2013 sculpture Inside Out.

[Florestan]

Berthe Morisot - Le piano (1888)

[TheGSMoeller]

It's Schubert Santa!

[Mirror Image]

Very cool, Greg. I wonder how I can do a Santa Martinu? Is there a program you use to do this specifically?

[TheGSMoeller]

Very cool, Greg. I wonder how I can do a Santa Martinu? Is there a program you use to do this specifically?

Hi, John. Just used photoshop. I'm sure I did a composer-Santa for you years ago. Perhaps it was Koechlin? 

[Mirror Image]

Hi, John. Just used photoshop. I'm sure I did a composer-Santa for you years ago. Perhaps it was Koechlin? 

Ah yes...I remember now.

[You did it]

Randy from The Residents, 'cause he usually wears/wore a santa coat...and they have a (legendary) first release called "Santa Dog" 


So this is pro-anti-pro-anti-christmas 

[Mirror Image]

I think I've decided upon a good avatar for me: Charles Tomlinson Griffes, the American Impressionist who died way too young. Given his unfortunate circumstances, he composed a good bit of music in a short amount of time. His piano music, orchestral works, songs, and chamber pieces all have an identifiable sound-world of their own. He was a unique composer IMHO. I figured he'd be a good one to promote since I seldom see his name dropped here on GMG.

[Mirror Image]

I think my current avatar is weird enough to be a permanent one.

[NikF]

I think my current avatar is weird enough to be a permanent one.

Cool bones, man.

[NikF]

I'm considering this as possibly a new real-life look for myself in spring/summer 2018.

[Mirror Image]

Cool bones, man.

[anothername]

Randy from The Residents, 'cause he usually wears/wore a santa coat...and they have a (legendary) first release called "Santa Dog" 


So this is pro-anti-pro-anti-christmas 

very funny

[ritter]

Time for a change of avatar...

One of Fernand Léger's costume designs for La création du monde:

[Mirror Image]

Time for a change of avatar...

One of Fernand Léger's costume designs for La création du monde:

Très cool, Rafael. Love it.