Most Beautiful Song, Ever ...

Let's see if this works, Dupre:

Revolutionary Etude by Chopin

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jirq_YGjm4I

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADUiGAdQkIs

This is so extremely emotional. I want to cry everytime I hear it.

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As edgar noted, There are many beautiful songs. Recalling this one with fondness.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqKuKqmcMIk

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First Time Ever I Saw Your Face -- Roberta Flack

The first time ever I saw your face
I thought the sun rose in your eyes
And the moon and stars were the gifts you gave
To the dark and the empty skies, my love,
To the dark and the empty skies.

The first time ever I kissed your mouth
And felt your heart beat close to mine
Like the trembling heart of a captive bird
That was there at my command, my love
That was there at my command.

And the first time ever I lay with you
I felt your heart so close to mine
And I knew our joy would fill the earth
And last till the end of time my love
It would last till the end of time my love

The first time ever I saw your face, your face,
your face, your face

Hi, Thanks for posting this. I love the parallelism in this peice. Whenever I try to write, I just put way too much in it. This simplicity speaks volumes. Thanks for posting it!

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...and let's not forget Bolero by Ravel

What a video!

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Hi, Letty. Well that IS high drama!

And short.

I took Rachmonifoff's 18th Variation in to my lesson. Been playing it badly for years and played it even more badly for my teacher. Yeeikes!

She is making me use a metronome and now I see just how much I need to learn. 18th Variation with its triplets and 16th notes is just not gonna happen. I was on the 1st measure for an hour and a half and couldn't get it!

Went to the music store to get a more sophisticated metronome and although it could do a lot, it would not be able to vary the delivery of the beat within one measure.

Anywhoo, so I found a GREAT site that really explains music theory!

I've been trying to understand it off and on for some time, and this site just lays it out there in a way that I get.

http://chordmaps.com/index.htm

So, now I think it would be fun to try to compose some simple songs, with a driving regular, uncomplicated beat--till I'm more sure with the metronome anyway.

But, I'm still interested in the most beautiful songs out there. Including anyone's choice for classical and complicated songs.

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A metronome, dupre? A sense of rhythm is innate, methinks. Listen to your ear, buddy, as did Art? <smile>

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYcZGPLAnHA

Couldn't find Dvorak's 9th symphony and the lyrics that were set to that are lovely, with Jesus implications.

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Hi, Bawb:

Yes, that is emotional. So sad. Probably the hardest thing a person can live through.

I had intented to use grief for my first song, and I have to tell you, it's not easy. If I even get it finished, how would I ever even sing it!

Thanks for sending this one my way.

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Letty:

Yes! That's it. Well, of course the theme is perfect for me now, but really, THIS is the type of music I enjoy the most. First of all, you just get to touch on so many topics. And, you get to go completely over the top. The music itself has more variation in the chords and such.

Musicals. Gee. I loved them all my life!

BTW, what do you guys think of this piano arrangment of ALL I ASK OF YOU also from Phantom of the Opera.

Click "Listen" to hear the whole thing:

http://www.ivorytreasures.com/song_info.php?id=19

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Oh, oh! I thoght of another one. Emmylou again covering Lucinda Willams' Sweet Old Worl.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUScLNXkgbU

The video is nuts so just listen to the music.

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dupre, no words. Just drinking in the music of the night.

Swimp, need to listen later. Smile

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Sweet old world. Loved it Swimp.

Somehow I am on a classical kick this evening:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZhwtZjZ5eU

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love this tune by aimee mann

4th of july

4th of July

Today's the fourth of July
Another June has gone by
And when they light up our town I just think
What a waste of gunpowder and sky

I'm certain I am alone
In harboring thoughts of our home
It's one of my faults that I can't quell my past
I ought to have gotten it gone
I ought to have gotten it...

Oh, baby, I wonder if when you are older
Someday
You'll wake up
And say, 'My God, I should have told her
What would it take
But, now here I am and the world's gotten colder
And she's got the river down which I sold her'

So that's today's memory lane
With all the pathos and pain
Another chapter in a book where the chapters are endless
And they're always the same
A verse, and a verse, and refrain

Oh, baby, I wonder if when you are older
Someday
You'll wake up
And say, 'My God, I should have told her
What would it take
But, now here I am and the world's gotten colder
And she's got the river down which I sold her
And she's got the river down which I sold her...'

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A metronome, dupre? A sense of rhythm is innate, methinks. Listen to your ear, buddy, as did Art? <smile>

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYcZGPLAnHA

Couldn't find Dvorak's 9th symphony and the lyrics that were set to that are lovely, with Jesus implications.

Wow, Art is mentioned in my theory book with some examples of his style. I found another version of Dvorak's 9th and to me, I can't tell Art's is an improv of the first, but maybe I have the wrong songs linked together

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIxin7M3MH8

Thanks for the comment about the metronome!

I found this regarding Art's style that is very imformative
Art Tatum´s lessons (diatonic devices)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEl87kax7_Y&mode=related&search=

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Oh, oh! I thoght of another one. Emmylou again covering Lucinda Willams' Sweet Old Worl.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUScLNXkgbU

The video is nuts so just listen to the music.

This is so sad. I do love the structure of the lyrics:

Quote:

See what you lost when you left this world, this sweet old world
See what you lost when you left this world, this sweet old world
The breath from your own lips, the touch of fingertips
A sweet and tender kiss
The sound of a midnight train, wearing someone's ring
Someone calling your name
Somebody so warm cradled in your arm
Didn't you think you were worth anything
See what you lost when you left this world, this sweet old world
See what you lost when you left this world, this sweet old world
SOLO
Millions of us in love, promises made good
Your own flesh and blood
Looking for some truth, dancing with no shoes
The beat, the rhythm, the blues
The pounding of your heart's drum together with another one
Didn't you think anyone loved you
See what you lost when you left this world, this sweet old world
See what you lost when you left this world, this sweet old world
See what you lost when you left this world, this sweet old world
See what you lost when you left this world, this sweet old world

Simply "illustrative," a list of "things" to support the statement.

Gee, good songwriters make it look so simple.

parallelism: "The breath from your own lips, the touch of fingertips"

assonance: with "train" and "name" / "drum" and "one"

Really quite lovely and well done.

<pea green with envy>

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Peer Gynt: Solveig's song

i have troubles finding more than 20 second sample online though.

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Unfortunately, dupre, dial up Letty couldn't hear your song, buddy. Here are the words to it, however:

The hymn is "Going Home", set to the music of Dvorak's 9th Symphony, third movement.

Going home, going home,
I'm just going home.
Quiet-like, slip away-
I'll be going home.
It's not far, just close by;
Jesus is the Door;
Work all done, laid aside,
Fear and grief no more.
Friends are there, waiting now.
He is waiting, too.
See His smile! See His hand!
He will lead me through.

Morning Star lights the way;
Restless dream all done;
Shadows gone, break of day,
Life has just begun.
Every tear wiped away,
Pain and sickness gone;
Wide awake there with Him!
Peace goes on and on!
Going home, going home,
I'll be going home.
See the Light! See the Sun!
I'm just going home.

Dag, I love Ibsen's play and Grieg's interpretation, but alas, can't do the tube thing.

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it's not even on there, letty. it's nowhere to be found online. it's the symphonic version by Pier (or Peer) Gynt. Amazon or iTunes have 20 second samples, but that hardly does it justice.

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Hey, Dag. Amazing that it has become so difficult to locate classical "forever" music. I am truly tempted to upgrade to a faster speed now that I have a taste of listening once again. It has been awhile and I have two cabinets filled with cd's. Really love dupre's thread. Cyracuz's Grieg was awesome, but I lost it when my pc crashed.

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dagmaraka wrote:

Peer Gynt: Solveig's song

i have troubles finding more than 20 second sample online though.

Thanks for the pointer - listening to that very lyrical tune now on my iPod.

Krasny!

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