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Pablo Massa <[log in to unmask]>
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Sun, 24 Feb 2002 04:56:07 -0300
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Mike Leghorn <[log in to unmask]>:

>Pablo Massa <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>>So, I invite openly every interested listmembers to:
>>
>>a) Tell how many quotations, similarities or borrowings can you identify
>>with passages of any classical work.
>
>Very clever work!

Thanks for your comment, Mike.

>You must have put a lot of hard work into it. I can't help
>but hear some Mozart in it, particularly:

>1) Overture to Die Entfuhrung asu dem Serail, K. 384 - da da da-ba-da-ba da
>da (fast) is the rhythm (if that makes any sense)

Right!. I assure that this borrowing was not conscious.

>2) Piano Sonata, K545, measure 13

I'll check this one...

>3) Overture to La clemenza di Tito, K621 -- the descending tremolos

Right again!, and again I assure...etc.

>Coincidence? Now that we have access to the actual composer of the "False
>Classical Overture", we can actually answer this question!

Who knows?... ;-)

Pablo Massa
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