I've recently been studying for the Listening Exam of Doom in my 20th Century Music class. A total of seven hours of music, much of which sounds exactly the same (and not very tonal.) In an effort to get some of it into my head, I watched the "Fantasia 2000" clip for Stravinsky's "Firebird."
My first thought: what'd those bastards do to the music?! I mean, honestly, they cut out the entire first part of the suite just so the clip could begin with the happy fairy sprite and her moose friend (secondary question: what were they smoking?) instead of something more ominous. But then, I'm a geek.
Also, Fantasia was so much better back in the day. I remember watching the original countless times when I was five. Which explains why now, no matter how many times I hear "Rite of Spring," the first thing that comes to my mind is always "dinosaurs."
Hmm, I searched YouTube for the dinosaur clip, but couldn't find it. Disappointing. I did, however, find this, set to Mussorgsky's "A Night on Bald Mountain":
Wait a second...I watched that when I was five?! With the evil god and the undead spirits and the fires of hell and the naked boobies?? Damn, how badly did that mess me up?
Tuesday, October 03, 2006
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That's definitely not a moose. Just look at the antlers, honestly, jeez, you bloggers will go and write just about anything!
Also: http://newsinfo.iu.edu/news/page/normal/4159.html
I'm just saying.
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