@Tavicat by Rikki Simons and Tavisha Wolfgarth-Simons for February 03, 2021

I’m strictly in the Beethoven column.

Bach, all the way down.

Vivaldi

Claude Debussy, Gustav Holtz, and Gabriel Fauré. Now, go listen to the Holtz piece “The Planets, Op. 32” (particularly I. Mars, the Bringer of War) and the Faure piece “Pelléas et Mélisande, Op. 80” (III. Sicilienne).

I’d say John Williams copied a major portion of Holtz’s composition because he didn’t think a “space horse opera” like Star Wars would be a hit, therefore few people would ever hear it, so he couldn’t be arsed to put in a lot of effort. Even Lucas was shocked by the movie’s success – his initial low-budget sequel idea was super cringy (cue “Sweet Home Alabama”).

Years later, it would appear that Williams counted on even fewer people knowing about Fauré to spot his heist of the melody used in the Harry Potter theme. Doing it once may be a bit of laziness, but doing it twice makes you wonder what else he’s pilfered.

Oh, and IMO – Prokofiev is probably blasted at prisoners in Guantanamo Bay.

Neither. Rossini: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=video&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwiy5dKuvc7uAhUbHM0KHaC_CDIQtwIwAHoECAEQAg&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DQNyR6rsGDyg&usg=AOvVaw355BYElIFTL7wEK3Vc9Jlv

What instruments do they play that they need sheet music?

I definitely prefer Beethoven. Mozart was always a bit too cheery and sing-songy for my tastes. I am surprised that it is Fargo that prefers Beethoven and not Nina. Upbeat music and Nina just don’t click in my mind.

Take a look at today’s “Peanuts Begins” here on GoComics.

They’re both geniuses, just different kinds of genius.

Chopin.

If it ain’t baroque, don’t fix it.

They have good taste in music.

Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini or his Second Piano Concerto!

Music to groom by.