Re: Easing into choral works



In article <2yq9f.43024$5e4.42078@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Allen <allen@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

: I would also suggest Elizabethan music from Byrd, Tallis, et al. A very
: distinct, pure choral sound.

How could I have forgotten Tallis? As you indicate, his choral music
is really cool. Queen Elizabeth (I) certainly thought so.

: And one that will _not_ endear me to many of the regular posters in this
: group: follow up your Stravinsky with Orff's Carmina Burana.

If he listens to Carmina Burana, then at least he'll know the answer to
80% of the posts asking "What is the name of this piece?"

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Richard Schultz schultr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Department of Chemistry, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel
Opinions expressed are mine alone, and not those of Bar-Ilan University
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"We cannot see how any of his music can long survive him."
-- From the New York Daily Tribune obituary of Gustav Mahler
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