General Music Chat

That it brought tears to your eyes?

Yes.

Only in church.


But there are "songs" that make me cry.

Yes.

Was it me?

You asked a question, I answered it.

Actually it was a musical show on a stage. I just got so into it that I totally blocked out everything around me. I am not going to name the show for fear of ridicule

(gt, of course it was you!)

It’s no fun, you guys left out the best part, the name of what made you cry.

You asked a question, I answered it.

Actually it was a musical show on a stage. I just got so into it that I totally blocked out everything around me. I am not going to name the show for fear of ridicule

(gt, of course it was you!)

Ah yes, I remember fondly my days of musical theatre

Tears from laughing? Many times. Tears of joy? Much less frequently. And only from classical performances that most of you would not be interested in.

The only performance I have experienced live that brought tears from laughing was Robin Williams in concert. That man is hysterical~

Tears from laughing? Many times.

LMAO!

Tears of joy? Much less frequently. And only from classical performances that most of you would not be interested in.

Oh, I'm not "most" then!

Full Orchestral Music is wonderful!

Eliciting emotion, completely from music alone... the various instruments, the rhythms, the melodies, the tones, the nuances... it's probably why I write starting with the music, almost without exception. I let the music speak to me... then fit the words, to the emotion of the music.

There was a composer who believed that ANYTHING could be portrayed with orchestration... even an evening meal, eating with fork and spoon, placing the fork down on the plate, drinking a sip of wine.

That may be far reaching, but I completely appreciate the essence of what he was talking about.

You can bring a child to a Symphony, and 9 times out of 10, they will be mesmerized by it! The only thing you have to watch out for, is catching them before they jump up and applaud too quickly, not having heard the composition before.

LOL

I've experienced it both on stage & in the audience, to be honest.

There was one time that I was working with this guy who's mysteriously disappeared, & everything meshed just so perfectly. We both had some emotionally powerful songs, & there were ppl with tears, both men & women, watching & listening. We were there doing this free performance that was s'posed to be an audition for a small concert circuit, but the ppl never even showed. It was prolly my strongest performance ever in my life, & it didn't pan out like it should have. It even brought tears to my own eyes once or twice, as I recall. I often wonder what may have happened if the bastards had been there like they said they would, but I wouldn't set up another audition cuz I was frankly insulted after that one.

There have been a few acts over the years that hit me hard, though, in the audience, & there are a few songs that I wo't even try to sing, cuz they bring out too much emotion in me.

"The only thing you have to watch out for, is catching them before they jump up and applaud too quickly, not having heard the composition before."

Not only children Craig. Most newcomers to classical music are not aware that there are (usually) four movements in a symphonic work, and that you do not applaud until the end of the fourth movement. Further, most do not know that that are three movements in a concerto, only one in a tone poem, etc. Best advice: sit there quietly until you hear everyone else clapping. And refrain from whistling.

Yes.

Yanni, at the Gorge in George, with his 60-piece backing orchestra, when he did "Until The Last Moment" - my favorite piece of his.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsIMwdScmGM&feature=related

The song moves me every time I hear it.

I saw Pearl Jam at the Gorge. What a cool place for a concert. PJ played 3 1/2 hours.

Ugh.. Oh gwaorn then.
Yes.

Les Miserables. Seen it 3 times.