Sad tunes (was I knew that)

[Henry M]

Yeah. Gymnopadies. My ex-wife (not the woman whose absence began this 
wallow) used to play the Gymnopadies.

> From:          <MASCARO at humnet.ucla.edu>
> To:            pynchon-l at waste.org
> Date:          Tue, 14 Jan 1997 13:24:22 PST
> Subject:       Re:Sad tunes (was I knew that)

> Henry M. asks for some Sad Music:
> 
> 2nd movement of Beethoven's Seventh symphony (aka theme from ZARDOZ for all you 
> SF fans); any of those late quartets;
> 
> Ravel's "Pavanne for a Dead Princess";
> 
> Satie's "Gymnopedie";
> 
> Peter T's "Tristan and Iseult";
> 
> Beatles' "You Never Give Me Your Money"(1-2-3-4-5-6-7 All good children go to heaven)
> 
> Steely Dan's "Pearl of the Quarter";
> 
> Just about anything by Puccini, right?
> 
> But not, not ever, Morrissey--there's a difference between sadness and maudlin treacle.  
> Sadness is a truly noble emotion.  Ride it Henry, there is as way through.
> 
> 
> >
> >Henry asks:
> >
> >>Speaking of sad, does anyone else have any favorite sad passages or 
> >>music. I'm in the mood to wallow (simply because...)
> >>
> >
> >Samuel Barber's "Adagio for Strings." Quite visceral for me.
> >
> > 
> >
> >*---------------------------------------*
> >*Bill Burns           wdburns at micron.net*
> >*---------------------------------------*
> >* "Waaaaagggghh!"                       *
> >*                     --Korn, 11/27/96  *
> >*---------------------------------------*
> >
> >
> 
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> 


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