Not something you see every day

"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn) 01/19/2019 at 15:28 • Filed to: None

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This is the beginning of the battle scene from the opera Silent Night by American composer Kevin Puts. It’s based on the film Joyeux Noël which tells the story of Allied and German soldiers calling their own truce on Christmas Eve night in WWI and celebrating together before going back to killing each other. Puts won a Pulitzer for this opera. It’s really quite exceptional. 

MiniGTI - now with XJ6 > ttyymmnn 01/19/2019 at 16:01

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Good thing you’re only playing whole notes at 160 ha. Saw Joyeux Noël in the theatre actually,  good movie.

ttyymmnn > MiniGTI - now with XJ6 01/19/2019 at 16:08

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fff though, and it keeps going up. It’s a blow

Chariotoflove > ttyymmnn 01/19/2019 at 16:11

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Not a trivial thing to sustain tone quality at that volume and sound “apocalyptic”.

ttyymmnn > Chariotoflove 01/19/2019 at 16:25

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It’s a great scene, and there is some remarkable music in this score. A couple of years ago we did Puts’ opera based on The Manchurian Candidate. Also a great show. 

Chariotoflove > ttyymmnn 01/19/2019 at 17:04

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That sounds like fun.

ttyymmnn > Chariotoflove 01/19/2019 at 17:43

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Yes!

RacinBob > Chariotoflove 01/19/2019 at 18:29

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Just play Blatistimo

Chariotoflove > RacinBob 01/19/2019 at 18:59

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Haha!  That’s what you have to avoid!