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In the Thread: Thinking about Bruckner harmonies.

Post Subject: Differences in listeningPosted by steverino on: 2/15/2012

Obviously, people who have training in musical forms and elements (like myself) talk about music differently than people who are just music lovers. When I listen I switch off the analysis mode and just go with the flow. When I'm asked why I feel or think such and such about a musical work then I tend to analyze and describe why I think this way or that about it.

BTW I did not say that the passages between the brass outbursts were a "stand by" mode. I indicated that they set the basic mood that the brass then amplified. Bruckner has his paddings but starting with the 5th he never has aimless movement in terms of the structure.

You confirmed that you are using "playful" in a very atypical way. In that sense I would agree that in the 9th, Bruckner sometimes appears to feel that he is being played with by forces beyond this realm.

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