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[CLASSICAL] Happy Birthday, Mozart

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by SwoLy-D, Jan 27, 2006.

  1. SwoLy-D

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    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfgang_Amadeus_Mozart

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born today, January 27 in Salzburg (now part of Austria) in 1756...
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    Happy Birthday, Wolfie.
    Check out www.google.com 's illustration. Read up on more www.npr.org/ .

    I can't believe Houston's PBS doesn't have anything planned :mad: . What's up on that, arkoe? :D

    I am playing the Marriage of Figaro ALL day, biznatches.
     
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  2. basso

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    http://bbs.clutchfans.net/showthread.php?t=107696

    i recommend the Solti recording, w/ Ramey, Thom Allen, Te Kannawa, et al, and the last 20 minutes of act 2, from Figaro's re-entry...
     
  3. Master Baiter

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    I didn't know Mozart was 50.
     
  4. droxford

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    Yeah - he died really young. When he was in his 20's he had a hard time finding an audience for his classical music because of the large popularity of 'disco'.

    One of his operas was originally titled "The Groovy Magic Disco Flute" but his classical audience didn't like the hybrid, so he had to rename it to "The Magic Flute" and remove the funky bass rhythm.
     
  5. Preston27

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    Happy birthday Mozart, and more importantly, happy birthday to me.
     
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    hmm.... i shall celebrate this day by making babies :cool:
     
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    Good movie...

    Happy b-day...
     
  8. SWTsig

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    rock me, amadeus.
     
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    He was the first punk ever to set foot on this earth.
    He was a genius from the day of his birth.
    He could play the piano like a ring and a bell
    And ev'rybody screamed:
    Come on, rock me Amadeus.
    He was a superstar, he was dynamite and whatever he did (it)
    Seemed to be alright.
    And he drank (and) he cursed and he fooled around
    But when the women would shout:
    Rock me Amadeus,
    Amadeus, Amadeus, Amadeus,
    Amadeus, Amadeus, Amadeus,
    Oh oh oh Amadeus.
     
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    lol. i love a "what do you think of punk mozart" thread.
     
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    He doesn't look a day over 200.
     
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    I hate Mozart and his obscene giggle.

    Sincerely,

    Salieri
     
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    Are you sure it wasn't because of too many notes!!
     
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    Thanks for that link. I'll be rockin' out all day.

    Happy Birthday, Wolfgang.
     
  18. arkoe

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    I didn't know me and Mozart shared a birthday.
     
  19. Preston27

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    I didn't know I shared one with him either. Happy late birthday arkoe. Mozart will get what is coming to him for stealing our thunder, that is a guarantee.
     
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    How old is he?

    Wait, he's 250. He must be dead. Darn it.
     

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