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[violachic]

I'm wondering if I should be disturbed at the sheer amount of times I get "March to the Scaffold" from Symphonie Fantastique stuck in my head. Like, the little muted brass introduction plays along in the back of my subconscious for hours before I recognize it's there, then it blossoms full-force into the OH SHIT I'M GOING TO GET BEHEADED BUT AT LEAST I CAN GAZE UPON MY TRUE LOVE'S FACE ONE MORE TIME BEFORE I DO motif.




No, really, should I be worried? I mean, at least its not the "Witch's Sabbath". Right?


ETA: And no, I doubt the opiates have much to do with it.


or do they?



ETA2: OMG, I forgot the amazing counterpoint in this movement.


still not the opiates

Comments

[ironheadjane.livejournal.com]

I blame the lack of gay sex.

[violachic.livejournal.com]

I hear there's this book....

[themiddlestates.livejournal.com]

can you tell me about this book?

[simienwolf.livejournal.com]

Heh. I've had some of the last movement running through my head after hearing a performance of Liszt's Totentanz a few weeks ago. Yay spooky Dies Irae!

[rosindust.livejournal.com]

I think one of the things in Berlioz' favor was the fact that he couldn't play piano, unlike Lizst, who was also doing programmatic stuff at the time. When you're not as driven by chord progressions, you can focus more on wicked cool orchestrations.

[grayleo.livejournal.com]

And exactly what's wrong with "Witch's Sabbath"? *hrmph*

(just kidding! ;) )

[sabotabby]

Nice. Now I've got it stuck in my head.

[violachic.livejournal.com]

Muahahahhahahaa, my plan is coming along nicely....

[orpheus42.livejournal.com]

I'm not disturbed by that at all, though the piece I tend to get stuck in my head lately is Tchaikovsky's "Marche Slave".

[telstarman.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't worry about it. I spend an absolutely astonishing amount of time with a song written for a communications satellite stuck in my head.