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Soundtracks Of Our Lives w/e 18 July 2010 CE
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Edited Jul 23, 2010, 12:28
Re: Soundtracks Of Our Lives w/e 18 July 2010 CE
Jul 23, 2010, 12:22
machineryelf wrote:
the only problem is you need 3 uninterrupted hrs to do it full justice


You know, I'm not too sure about this really. I mean, originally 'Music in 12 parts' was just a small section of what it is now (cant for the life of me remember which 'part' was originally THE 'music in 12 parts, could work it out though if I could be arsed to reach to my left and put it on but my headspace is elsewhere right now). The other eleven parts came about much later when someone asked him where they were, IIRC. Is this apocryphal ? If not then really you could happily listen to said part alone as it was composed to be heard as such.

Mind you, I have no problem listening to any part in isolation as, to my ears, there isn't that much in terms of progression/structure or overall form that makes all twelve parts a resolving composition. Tis good though, and I have the Nonesuch recording with the Philip Glass Ensemble.

Edit : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_in_Twelve_Parts I'm right about its history
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