Olivier
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Posted: Oct. 30 2010, 14:42 |
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I didn't realize this Dies Irae melody has been quoted so many times in the history of music (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dies_Irae#Manuscript_sources ). I find TB intro more similar to Dies Irae than Bach upside down, but anyway Ysaÿe used a Bach piece and this one together. The movie The Exorcist has this religious theme too, maybe the music was picked for his similarity to this requiem? I think Mike uses the toccata in the interview for marketing reasons, it's universally recognized and popular and in The Exorcist the girl is upside down. I don't think he sat there and said let me play this upside down, I think it was more subconscious, while Ysaÿe makes direct quotes of the pieces. "Obsession" is similar to "possession", like in the movie, too.
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