Personally, I've always heard "Turkey in the Straw" in the New World first
movement!
BC
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From: "Andrew Stiller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2007 3:23 PM
Subject: Re: [Finale] Brahms, Dvorak and Ragtime
When I was young, I was certain that the ending of the "New World"
symphony was boogie-woogie. Anachronistic of course, but it is now
generally accepted that D. really did make use of music he heard from
the Fiske Jubilee Singers, at least as a model.
As to conjectures abt. how ragtime
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Raymond Horton
Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2007 12:46 PM
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Subject: Re: [Finale] Brahms, Dvorak and Ragtime
Aaron Rabushka wrote:
> Aaron J. Rabushka
> who still doesn't like the Brahms violin concerto and wonders wh
Yes, Dvorak's rhythm has a verve and bounce (the scherzo/dumka of the 7th
symphony comes to mind) that is very distinct from Brahms. Lively yes, but
not ragtime. Now that you mention it the 2nd theme of the New World may be
a "Peacherine"-type tune with its emphatic downbeats, even if the
presentat
Aaron Rabushka wrote:
Aaron J. Rabushka
who still doesn't like the Brahms violin concerto and wonders what would've
happened had ragtime fallen into the hands of Tchaikovsky (bigoted as he
was)
or Dvorák
That's what came to my mind, when I read that possible quote of Brahms
concernin
