This amazing piece called "allegro"

[thalberg]

I played the Wanderer Fantasy at a recital.  The last movement -- the fugue --is marked "allegro."

This woman came up to me afterward and said, "you know that one song you played at the end of your concert--'allegro'--well, I think they played 'allegro' at my wedding.  I think that's why I liked it so much."

I just stared at her in disbelief. 

It's an original idea though--brides marching down the aisle to that.

Anyway, I think I'm going to start calling pieces by their tempos.  When people ask me to play, I'll be like, "this one's called 'vivace' and the next one is called 'presto'."  Or maybe I'll call some wedding pianists and request that they play 'andante' at my wedding.

[counterpoint]

  Or maybe I'll call some wedding pianists and request that they play 'andante' at my wedding.

I would prefer "larghetto" 

[dnephi]

Do you think that the Schubert counts as a Classical Larger form or would it be romantic?  It's very much at the heart of Romantic experimentation.

[quantum]

Would you like me to play the grave e mesto for your wedding procession?   

[thalberg]

Do you think that the Schubert counts as a Classical Larger form or would it be romantic?  It's very much at the heart of Romantic experimentation.

Hmmm.....I've always thought of it as a Romantic piece.  You're right that it's at the heart of Romantic experimentation.  Harmonic adventurousness, unclear divisions between movements, cyclicism, all quite romantic traits.  My goal was to make fun of someone, but you had to go and make this an intelligent conversation....

[furtwaengler]

Oh, I think I've played allegro, but I can't remember if it was sherbet...did kalmus write one?

[thalberg]

Oh, I think I've played allegro, but I can't remember if it was sherbet...did kalmus write one?

LOL

[rc]

Would you like me to play the grave e mesto for your wedding procession?   

A coworker and I used to joke how similar the wedding march and funeral march are...  Now he's getting married and asked me to play for the wedding.  Do I have the nerve to play the funeral march?  He'd get a kick out of it.  His wife would strangle me.

[dnephi]

A coworker and I used to joke how similar the wedding march and funeral march are... Now he's getting married and asked me to play for the wedding. Do I have the nerve to play the funeral march? He'd get a kick out of it. His wife would strangle me.

Do it in a major mode and throw in a descending bass line.  Only he will catch it.

[quantum]

Play the dies irae in the style of a march

[elevateme_returns]

lol this topic is funny, i go to a state school and when i ask other people what theyre playing they say things like: "allegro". and i say oh from what? and they go, nah, its just allegro

[rc]

Do it in a major mode and throw in a descending bass line.  Only he will catch it.

That's a good idea, thanks!

[mattgreenecomposer]

I wrote "allegro" ....great to see so many people playing my work!

[invictious]

NO, I WROTE ALLEGRO

GO AWAY.



I wrote 3 allegro's.
hah.
i am t3h win.

[dnephi]

Off-topic: 1337 speech is so "three years ago."  IE, it's antedated and obsolete.