General Knowledge!

[Marty]

I shall choose the middle year ok? 1913. XD

And you would be exactly right!!!

Le Sacre du Printemps was premiered in Paris on the 29^th of May, 1913. Famously, it caused a riot between people who thought the music was wonderful, those who thought the music was horrible, and those who thought that the dancing accompanying it was downright disgusting. It has a Russian title (Весна священная - literally 'Sacred Spring') but is usually referred to either by its French name (where it was premiered and where Stravinsky was living at the time) or the English translation, Rite of Spring.

If you haven't listened to it yet, do so now. Here's a fairly good online version.

I'm fairly obsessive about this piece, to be honest. I have five or more different recordings and the full orchestral score. Oh, well.

Anyway, Fenix is up! Off you go!

[MrMxyzptlk]

I shall choose the middle year ok? 1913. XD

And you would be exactly right!!!

Le Sacre du Printemps was premiered in Paris on the 29^th of May, 1913. Famously, it caused a riot between people who thought the music was wonderful, those who thought the music was horrible, and those who thought that the dancing accompanying it was downright disgusting. It has a Russian title (Весна священная - literally 'Sacred Spring') but is usually referred to either by its French name (where it was premiered and where Stravinsky was living at the time) or the English translation, Rite of Spring.

If you haven't listened to it yet, do so now. Here's a fairly good online version.

I'm fairly obsessive about this piece, to be honest. I have five or more different recordings and the full orchestral score. Oh, well.

Anyway, Fenix is up! Off you go!

Figgures.... 

GJ, Fénix!

[BFM_Fénix]

LOL, I was not expecting this outcome...

Since I really don't deserve to be next, I'll throw an easy one  

What is the origin of the word "Mexico"? 

[jim360]

M?

[BFM_Kiwi]

Was it an Aztec word?  I've read a lot of history about the Aztecs, around what is now Mexico City - Tenochtitlan (had to look up the spelling), but no idea why it's now called Mexico or what it means.

Which now has me wondering, why is Canada called Canada?  (looked that up, it's an Iroquoi word meaning village)

[jim360]

I think the correct answer should actually be "dunno". I looked it up and there are apparently three or four different possible origins of the word - though as Kiwi says they all start with Aztec words.

[BFM_JANE]

I thought it had something to do with cooking or food. Or maybe just plentiful-ness.

[MrMxyzptlk]

It's named after the original Aztec Mexica tribe, which formed what is now the capital city of the thereafter named country of Mexico.  (I've visited digs through parts there, you see....)


...But I say Kiwi gets it....


FYI: "Mexi-co" means "city."

[BFM_Edison]

If you haven't listened to it yet, do so now. Here's a fairly good online version.

I hope you don't mean good as far as audio quality is concerned. Unless it's supposed to grate on your ears like that. I'll try it with my headphones (Sennheisers) in case my speakers didn't like it. Audio quality still doesn't seem that high to me, though.

Also, just 5 for a song you really like isn't that obsessive, a friend of mine has more than that for entire symphony cycles for different composers

Aforementioned person wanted me to mention that he has 41 Beethoven symphony cycles ;p

[Marty]

If you haven't listened to it yet, do so now. Here's a fairly good online version.

I hope you don't mean good as far as audio quality is concerned. Unless it's supposed to grate on your ears like that. I'll try it with my headphones (Sennheisers) in case my speakers didn't like it. Audio quality still doesn't seem that high to me, though.

Also, just 5 for a song you really like isn't that obsessive, a friend of mine has more than that for entire symphony cycles for different composers

Aforementioned person wanted me to mention that he has 41 Beethoven symphony cycles ;p

The sound quality isn't very good on that, no. But the conductor sets the various tempi well, and unless you have a CD or whatever, that's a quick way to listen to it. Besides, there's so much dissonance and notes that are VERY close to each other that it does make a slight 'grating' sound (known as 'beats' and 'difference tones', both of which are demonstrated here). And it's awesome.

Of course there are people out there - lots of them - with more recordings of either RoS or some other piece than me. I have next to no disposable income, for a start. I imagine that my collection will eventually resemble something similar to your friend's when I have the means to acquire it.

[MrMxyzptlk]

If you haven't listened to it yet, do so now. Here's a fairly good online version.

I hope you don't mean good as far as audio quality is concerned. Unless it's supposed to grate on your ears like that. I'll try it with my headphones (Sennheisers) in case my speakers didn't like it. Audio quality still doesn't seem that high to me, though.

Also, just 5 for a song you really like isn't that obsessive, a friend of mine has more than that for entire symphony cycles for different composers

Aforementioned person wanted me to mention that he has 41 Beethoven symphony cycles ;p

The sound quality isn't very good on that, no. But the conductor sets the various tempi well, and unless you have a CD or whatever, that's a quick way to listen to it. Besides, there's so much dissonance and notes that are VERY close to each other that it does make a slight 'grating' sound (known as 'beats' and 'difference tones', both of which are demonstrated here). And it's awesome.

Of course there are people out there - lots of them - with more recordings of either RoS or some other piece than me. I have next to no disposable income, for a start. I imagine that my collection will eventually resemble something similar to your friend's when I have the means to acquire it.

Soooo, about the currently pending question...???

[BFM_Fénix]

It's named after the original Aztec Mexica tribe, which formed what is now the capital city of the thereafter named country of Mexico.  (I've visited digs through parts there, you see....)


...But I say Kiwi gets it....


FYI: "Mexi-co" means "city."

I say you gave a more concrete answer, so you go ahead Mxy. I will post the answer later, since I still feel really bad and my head hurts quite a bit. I simply didn't want you to wait longer to keep "playing".

[BFM_Kiwi]

I agree with Fenix, you go.  I was pretty vague, didn't really know the answer.

[MrMxyzptlk]

I agree with Fenix, you go.  I was pretty vague, didn't really know the answer.

kk, ty....

What are the common names of the two constellations that are used as celestial guides to the north and south polar axes?

[jim360]

Ursa Minor; Crux.

Whoops, Common names... Little Bear; Southern Cross?