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Music Representing Music The Arioso dolente (Klagender Gesang) from Beethoven’s Piano Sonata op. 110 in A-flat major represents what the words written over it indicate: a mournful song, or vocal lament. The listener will easily recognize its quasi-vocal qualities without help from the score. (Many have noted the arioso’s similarity with Es ist vollbracht from […]
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Notes on Music and Film (4) In a classical animated cartoon such as Tom and Jerry, action and music are closely coordinated. For this purpose, the images have been timed in advance to fit a steady beat – before there was any music. Watching the movie without sound, you may still be able to find […]
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As nagging as the musical earworm itself can be the riddle of its catchiness. That may not always be the case, but it’s how I feel about the song that’s now on autoreplay in my head, after watching Better Call Saul (series 4, ep. 7). Its long, cleverly cut split-screen opening sequence (Saul and Kim […]
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Involuntary encounters with an obstinate tune Seldom heard nowadays, but once a huge favourite — and an earsore to others. The tune known as Weber’s Last Waltz, or Weber’s Last Musical Thought (La dernière pensée musicale de Weber, Weber’s letzter Gedanke). By a series of odd coincidences, I came across it several times within a […]
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— Play it once, Sam. For old times’ sake … Play it, Sam. Play As Time Goes By. There is a good chance that the tune will have started sounding in your head as soon as you read this line. Maybe Ingrid Bergman’s shiny eyes too will come to mind, her face reflecting memories playing […]
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