Thursday, October 10, 2013

the 1812 overture

it's famous ending is most likely recognized by hundreds of millions of brains around the world, but this famous melody only runs a couple of minutes at the climax of the fifteen minute piece like a final victory in a long and protracted battle. Most of the piece is an amazing and seemingly discordant pastiche of meandering and different themes. Quite an original piece of music, altogether.

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