8 yrs in space - can only bring one song

Traveling Again

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02 Nov 09 23:02

Traveling Again

I'm 1/4 Ninja

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02 Nov 09 23:02

If you were sent on an 8 year space mission and could only bring one song or single piece of music to listen to, what would it be?

Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 4

Seitse

Doug Stanhope

That's Why I Drink

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03 Nov 09 06:57

Dvorak's "From the New World"

Nordlys

The sky

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03 Nov 09 08:21

J. S. Bach, Matthäuspassion

Apart from it possibly being the best piece of music ever, I also get several hours of music instead of just one lousy song.

Seitse

Doug Stanhope

That's Why I Drink

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03 Nov 09 20:07

The Passion of Matthew?

Never heard of it. I'll check it out immediately!

Bosse de Nage

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Spiel des Lebens

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03 Nov 09 20:54

Originally posted by Nordlys
J. S. Bach, Matthäuspassion

Apart from it possibly being the best piece of music ever, I also get several hours of music instead of just one lousy song.

Bach came to mind -- the palindromes, so to speak ... Timeless music would help in killing time.

Thomas Tallis would be another choice.

Bosse de Nage

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03 Nov 09 20:54

Originally posted by Seitse
The Passion of Matthew?

Never heard of it. I'll check it out immediately!

Be warned, he was as passionate as he was sinful.

Seitse

Doug Stanhope

That's Why I Drink

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03 Nov 09 21:14

Originally posted by Bosse de Nage
Be warned, he was as passionate as he was sinful.

Sin. Mmmmmmhhh

Traveling Again

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03 Nov 09 21:41

Originally posted by Bosse de Nage
Bach came to mind -- the palindromes, so to speak ... Timeless music would help in killing time.

Thomas Tallis would be another choice.

I'm not very schooled in classical music, but I agree about the "timeless" quality that you speak of.
What is it, I wonder. The reason I picked Tchaikovsky is because for the last 10-15 years I've had
this theoretical question about 8 yrs in space and other songs come and go on my list but Tchai-man
has always been there. What makes Bach or Dvorak or Tchaikovsky timeless? I've always been
interested in that.

uzless

The So Fist

Voice of Reason

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12 Nov 09 22:04

"Night Nurse" Gregory Issac

cheshirecatstevens

Russ's Pocket

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13 Nov 09 00:22

4’33 or As Slow As Possible either one.

Badwater

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13 Nov 09 06:13

Mozart Symphony #39 in E-Flat Major

karoly aczel

The Axe man

Brisbane,QLD

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13 Nov 09 07:56

(cool question)
Oh , how about something from the Palace Brothers? They got this one song called
"Pulpit" , it's just one chord the whole way through.