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newbie1011
62 / female
The Shore, New Jersey, US
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So how many of you learned your classics from TV?
Kam and I were talking about going to see an Opera. I had said I really want to go but want to see one that I understand. He agreed. He said he would like to see one that he knows the music.
But then we got into where most people learn their opera's, classical music, classic stories, things like Shakespeare, etc...For example most people I know only know anything about the opera Carmen, because they watched Gilligan's Island and they did a show about it.Many people got their knowledge of Shakespeare from going to the Renaissance fair. Many people only listen to classical music if they watch cartoons. Knowledge of history comes more from TV shows and movies rather than from history books for many people.
The movie Lincoln is a good example.The only problem is the facts are not always all correct when you get them from movies or TV.(I know you are shocked by that!) As a matter of fact there is a group that wanted the movie Lincoln re-edited after it was released because their were some factual inconsistencies. The producers and directors said "HELL NO! IT'S A DAMN MOVIE NOT A HISTORY LESSON. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF THE FACTS ARE CORRECT". That didn't sit well with a few people.
So I have to admit I have at least learned some of the things I've picked up through the years from these things. Only with me it usually sparks an interest which makes me want to learn more so I do look further into it.
So what's the silliest way you got some of your "culture"? Did it make you search out the real thing?
For those who like to laugh and like or not like Shakespeare you might want to check out a great "version" of Shakespeare check out "The reduced Shakespeare Company". You will laugh a lot!
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| May 29, 2013, 06:53 |
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ashkats
65 / couple
crystal falls, Michigan, US
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Re: So how many of you learned your classics from TV?
thats true about the cartoons and giligan, and star trek and the whale songs..
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| May 29, 2013, 15:52 |
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Re: So how many of you learned your classics from TV?
The only operatic song that I like is Bohemian Rhapsody
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| May 29, 2013, 15:58 |
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GG317
60 / male
Bowl of Granola, Massachusetts, US
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Re: So how many of you learned your classics from TV?
More of your conversation would infect my brain.
Coriolanus (2.1.91)
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| May 29, 2013, 19:15 |
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kamarel
60 / male
Alexandria, Louisiana, US
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Re: Re: So how many of you learned your classics from TV?
QUOTE (freensleazy @ May 29, 2013, 15:58)The only operatic song that I like is Bohemian Rhapsody
Pfft!
You can't tell me you haven't watched Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd do Ride of the Valkries and The Marriage of Figaro and been less than amused.
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| May 29, 2013, 23:48 |
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sybianwatcher1
49 / male
Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada
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Re: Re: Re: So how many of you learned your classics from TV?
QUOTE (kamarel @ May 29, 2013, 23:48) QUOTE (freensleazy @ May 29, 2013, 15:58)The only operatic song that I like is Bohemian Rhapsody
Pfft!
You can't tell me you haven't watched Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd do Ride of the Valkries and The Marriage of Figaro and been less than amused.
Touche' my friend ...now I'm going to mount a brush to the top of a football helmut, and sing the theme song to Mighty Mouse....!
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| May 30, 2013, 04:10 |
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wandering5tar
53 / male
London, England, UK
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Re: So how many of you learned your classics from TV?
What's the closest thing to silver?
The Lone Ranger's arse.
And why is this relevant? Because one of my earliest bits of classical knowledge was that the theme tune to the Lone Ranger is actually part of the William Tell Overture by Rossini.
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| May 30, 2013, 09:16 |
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Re: So how many of you learned your classics from TV?
Our own cultural upbringing, be it regional inside the country or even if it comes because we grow up in various countries throughout the world, often impacts us more, I think than what we see or hear in life. Yet in saying that I do understand each country's culture impacts one another's. we have much of what is considered classical because of those from many of the European countries. I think the mediums of music and performing arts, television, even radio in earlier days, realized the importance and sought to interject that into our societies. Some may have even reinterpreted what they heard or saw and adjusted accordingly to where they grew up as a person. ( I'm thinking here of the US south now specifically). In higher culture the instrument, the violin, blends such beautiful music when played by the appropriate artist, yet in our southern region, a violin often becomes the "fiddle", and play equally well by an artist yet in a total different manner produces music still but if a different style and quality. So many things can affect how we ultimately learn to enjoy certain things like styles of music and performing arts etc.
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| May 30, 2013, 19:05 |
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Iwant2kssuallovr
62 / female
Bendover, Florida, US
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Re: So how many of you learned your classics from TV?
Yes, mine is "O Fortuna" as heard in the movie, Excalibur.
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| June 1, 2013, 15:46 |
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kamarel
60 / male
Alexandria, Louisiana, US
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Re: Re: So how many of you learned your classics from TV?
QUOTE (Iwant2kssuallovr @ June 1, 2013, 15:46)
Yes, mine is "O Fortuna" as heard in the movie, Excalibur.
Damn. I need to re-watch Excalibur?
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| June 1, 2013, 22:03 |
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NRG4U
63 / male
Beaver City, Nebraska, US
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Re: So how many of you learned your classics from TV?
I saw my first opera the first time I was in Washington DC. Not something I'd go to often, ( I'm not very fluent in Italian) but some plays are easy to follow without understanding the words.
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| June 1, 2013, 22:15 |
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sybianwatcher1
49 / male
Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada
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Re: So how many of you learned your classics from TV?
I brushed up on my Latin while watching Tombstone.
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| June 1, 2013, 22:26 |
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newbie1011
62 / female
The Shore, New Jersey, US
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Re: Re: So how many of you learned your classics from TV?
QUOTE (NRG4U @ June 1, 2013, 22:15)I saw my first opera the first time I was in Washington DC. Not something I'd go to often, ( I'm not very fluent in Italian) but some plays are easy to follow without understanding the words.
I think of many operas as I do the ballet. You can tell the story from the feel of it. You can feel the emotion through the people performing. I love the ballet but understand why some people don't get it. A very good friend recommended something to me many years ago. She said if you are going to the opera or the ballet or even to see a Shakespearean play study first, do a little homework. Get to know the story so you aren't spending your time trying to understand when you are there. When you know the story first you can enjoy watching it, listening to it and feeling it through the people performing it. It was great advice. Think of it as watching a movie with subtitles. You spend so much time reading the subtitles you miss most of the movie visuals. If you understood the story and didn't have to read the subtitles you enjoy the movie much more and miss much less.
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| June 2, 2013, 08:04 |
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kamarel
60 / male
Alexandria, Louisiana, US
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Re: Re: So how many of you learned your classics from TV?
QUOTE (sybianwatcher1 @ June 1, 2013, 22:26)I brushed up on my Latin while watching Tombstone.
He's an educated man.
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| June 2, 2013, 12:25 |
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