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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
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possible tense difference

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00Please tell me the rationale for the use of present tenses rather than past tenses, which seem logical to me since the event took in the past.02br
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00We brought in two grand pianos, and they played a piece that 01u00starts02u00 as a funeral dirge and 01u00ends02u00 in a triumphant refrain that 01u00reflect02u00s Jesus' resurrection. In the six minutes it took to get through this musical score, our hearts followed the emotions the disciples must sure have ... 02br
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00Is that because the dependent clauses with the present tense verbs just describe the attributes of the piece which bear no relation to time changes? 0-
  

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0You're right. The images brought forth in the piece remain as constant, so the present is better than the past.02br
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00[I'd be interested in knowing the name of the piece, as I'm always looking for interesting piano music.]0-
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0Any analysis of a work of art such as a play, novel, poem, statue, painting, or musical composition is normally in the present tense.02br
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