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Hasibul Alam Posted 11 years ago
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CAN ANYONE BREAK DOWN THE SENSE PLEASE
Giacomo’s concerti, much like the composer himself, were a MURCURIAL affair. Fits of passion would, without warning, give way to sudden idylls, as though the composer had been trying to MIRROR the very conflicts that had raged within his own being.
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- "concerti" is the Italian for "concerts"
- "mercurial" = always changing.
- "concerti" is the Italian for "concerts"
- "mercurial" = always changing.
Hasibul AlamGiacomo’s concerti, much like the composer himself, were a MURCURIAL affairJust like Giacomo, his concerts were also mercurial in character.
Hasibul AlamFits of passion would, without warning, give way to sudden idylls,
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Giacomo wrote a form of music, the concerto. He also conducted performances of his music.
He was a crazy man. (Mercurial = like Mercury, the fastest planet, the liquid metal, or a Greek *** who was the messenger for the gods.)
The music was a mixture of extreme passion (like Mercury) and calmness (idyll). When he conducted, he would also be crazy and passionate, and suddenly very calm and
He was a crazy man. (Mercurial = like Mercury, the fastest planet, the liquid metal, or a Greek *** who was the messenger for the gods.)
The music was a mixture of extreme passion (like Mercury) and calmness (idyll). When he conducted, he would also be crazy and passionate, and suddenly very calm and
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Hasibul Alamconcerti~ concertos (~ more than one concerto).
(The reference is undoubtedly to Baroque concertos which were mostly written in ritornello form.)
mercurial ~ characterized by quick changes (of mood in this case) ~ unstable ~ inconstant
mirror (verb) ~ represent; symbolize
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Sounds like my kind of
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AlpheccaStarsWhen he conductedIt's interesting that you inferred a description of the antics of conducting. I thought it was just a description of the impression his music makes on a listener.
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