To bring the n00bs up to speed:

1. I have my degree in Music.
1a. I still perform around 30 nights a year in various groups, mostly Classical

2. I collect vinyl.

So, meaning well, some guy at work hands me 4 FEET of LPs (It's a shitload) for FREE. I spent a good portion of Christmas time sorting the stuff out. Thankfully, a lot of is good '60's folk (got a fair amount of Peter, Paul, and Mary) or REALLY good Classical (Bernstein conducting Haydn, a full copy of Bach's St. Matthew's Passion. . . )

But in it are some real stinkers:

A. A whole bunch of '70's "Contemporary Christian." About the best thing in that lot is Amy Grant's first album. . . needless to say, it went straight to the garage for storage. If I hate you enough, I'll start ripping it to mp3. . .

B. Much to my chagrin, I find two albums by Richard Clayderman. Now, I knew the name, and, knowing stuff about Music-stuff, I knew he was a piano player. Beyond that, I knew nothing. . . I check the copyright on the albums; 1984 and 1986.

I put one track on. . . IT TOOK ME NOT MORE THAN 30 seconds before I realized. . . IT WAS THE HEINOUS 80'S MUZAK OF MY CHILDHOOD. SATAN DOTH BESTOW ONE DEMON WITH THE VOICE OF HELL, AND THAT VOICE IS THE MUZAK STYLINGS OF RICHARD CLAYDERMAN.

. . . seriously, how many of you got your teeth cleaned, hernias checked, or were forced to wait while your mom went shopping to this drivel?

http://youtu.be/gfsgXJQ0ebU

 

how long does it take you to play the minute waltz?

 

I'm not a piano player. . . so probably, like 5 minutes, with a lot of "oh shit. . . hold on. . . what the fuck is that chord?"

 

i meant on what ever you play, like in an symph

 

Well, to theoretically play it with the proper form. . . ~1:45 actually.

The "A" section is a minute. . . hence the name.

 

well thats the only part that counts worth a shit anyway...

 

So, by that notion, Beethoven's 5th is done within the first 4 notes. . .8 if you're feeling "zesty?"

Oh, and I stand corrected on the Minute Waltz. . . it's not the "A" section. . . the publisher just named it "The Minute Waltz" because it was minute.

 

no, on the 5th, you need to play " a fifth of beethoven" o jazz arangement that is much better...

and the best munute waltz is by marsalles, though it is not even the same song, but is a constant stream of 32nd notes fo one munute done with circular breathing by the lord of the trumpet

 

as for the section a thing, i think you might have been confused cause it is often followed by another piece, but i can't remember what it is

 

i'm out, gotta get up early and i need my nappy...

that shouldn't have an austrian accent