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Post by Trog on Jan 31, 2015 20:40:44 GMT
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Post by cjm on Feb 1, 2015 9:30:03 GMT
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Post by cjm on Feb 7, 2015 9:20:25 GMT
I suspect that there are obvious answers to my questions but I wonder why the Mahler music is called a march? Is it written in march time? It also seems to vary. Then the funeral tag. It seems rather jolly to me. Very pleasant music, but a funeral march?
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Post by Trog on Feb 7, 2015 13:31:08 GMT
Yeah, it is very definitely a funeral march - anyone reasonably familiar with this genre of music will immediately recognize it as such. If they should hear it for the very first time they’d say: “Oh. A funeral march”.
I think what gives it away is that it is written in a minor key, the tempo, the very measured and deliberate bass, the heavy use of brass, the metre - 2/4 or 6/8 or similar (i.e. in march time), and the drums – you can’t have a funeral march without drums, unless you play it on the piano or organ or something.
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Post by cjm on Feb 8, 2015 14:57:29 GMT
Yeah, it is very definitely a funeral march - anyone reasonably familiar with this genre of music will immediately recognize it as such. If they should hear it for the very first time they’d say: “Oh. A funeral march”. I think what gives it away is that it is written in a minor key, the tempo, the very measured and deliberate bass, the heavy use of brass, the metre - 2/4 or 6/8 or similar (i.e. in march time), and the drums – you can’t have a funeral march without drums, unless you play it on the piano or organ or something. At least I noticed the drums... :ashame: |
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Post by cjm on Jan 5, 2021 18:56:29 GMT
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