^ Confession time

I haven't, but my nephew loved them so I'll have to dig into them myself.


Have you read The Chronicles of Narnia?
 
I have, but I can't think what it is right off. But I've definitely heard the name. And you MUST read The Chronicles of Narnia. Excellent books.


Who do you think was the better composer- Bach, Beethoven, or Mozart?
 
From a technical standpoint, Mozart was the best. But personally, I LOVE Beethoven. He put more emotion in his music than anyone I've ever known.


Shall I elaborate?
 
The most interesting thing about Beethoven's work is how it all fits perfectly into the 7 stages of grief. Symphonies 1 and 2 exhibit shock and denial WITHIN the work itself. 3 and 4 show unbearable pain and suffering. 5 shows anger (duh). 6 shows reflection, when Beethoven turned within himself to contemplate his own life (that's why it took so long to write it). 7 has an upward turn, more of a happy sound, yet still sorrowful. 8 is even more "normal" sounding. 9 (probably his most famous) shows the acceptance of said loss and hope towards a brighter future. If you have ever heard Schiller's Ode to Joy, it speaks of joy (freude), all men becoming brothers (alle menschen werden brüder) and the goddesses of Heaven being so happy!

http://mx.geocities.com/sergio_bolanos/himnoen.htm

There's a real translation of it.


Isn't that amazing?



I guess I should probably tell you the reason for his grief... He didn't write his first symphony until directly after his mother died.
 
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Very amazing. You're very knowledgeable on the subject, I see. I guess I shouldn't be too surprised since music is your major. :)


Who do you think will win the Superbowl?
 
I'm praying for the Steelers (Mom's from PA) but I just don't want anything to happen like last year, where everyone KNEW the Pats would win, and the Giants came and went to town on them... So I'm trying to be very skeptical of it all.



Who do you WANT to win the SuperBowl?
 
Steelies. I hate the Cards.


What's your favorite Superbowl commercial from years past? If you can remember any of them. LOL
 
The ever-controversial snickers commercial where the two mechanics are working on the car. Hahaha



What's your favorite SuperBowl half-time show?
 
I honestly have never watched a halftime show. That's the time I spend refilling the snacks and stuff.

Do you miss the Budweiser frogs?
 
Good rehearsal today. Probably because we like to look good in front of other people. Haha. Dr. Copeland came in today from UAB and we had to impress him.



Wanna know what happened?
 
Nope.


Sevens, he came, and there was confusion between him and his accompanist on the way Mr. Brown wanted to do something. He had been doing it one way, and we did it differently, and he said he liked the way we did it better.

Isn't that funny?
 
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