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Symphony No. 9 Beethoven - Naming.
The official name is: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, opus 125. The symphony is sometimes referred to as "Choral", pointing to the vocal end of the symphony. Also known as The Symphony of Joy.
Symphony No. 9 Beethoven - Score.
The Ninth Symphony is scored for piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, timpani, triangle, cymbals, bass drum, a string section consisting of the usual fir ...
See also:Symphony No. 9 Beethoven, Symphony No. 9 Beethoven - History, Symphony No. 9 Beethoven - Writing of the symphony, Symphony No. 9 Beethoven - Premiere, Symphony No. 9 Beethoven - Music, Symphony No. 9 Beethoven - Naming, Symphony No. 9 Beethoven - Score, Symphony No. 9 Beethoven - Movements, Symphony No. 9 Beethoven - First movement, Symphony No. 9 Beethoven - Second movement, Symphony No. 9 Beethoven - Third movement, Symphony No. 9 Beethoven - Fourth movement, Symphony No. 9 Beethoven - Text of fourth movement, Symphony No. 9 Beethoven - Trivia, Symphony No. 9 Beethoven - Performing the symphony, Symphony No. 9 Beethoven - Ninth Symphony in the 20th century, Symphony No. 9 Beethoven - Media Read more here: » Symphony No. 9 Beethoven: Encyclopedia II - Symphony No. 9 Beethoven - Music |
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| | | | | | recitative: Encyclopedia II - Song - Cultural types
Song - Art songs.
Art songs are songs created for performance in their own right, or for the purposes of a European upper class, usually with piano accompaniment, although they can also have other types of accompaniment such as an orchestra or string quartet, and are always notated. Generally they have an identified author(s) and require voice training for acceptable performances. The German word for song, "Lied" (plural: "Lieder"), is used in French and English-speaking communities to refer to the serious ...
See also:Song, Song - Cultural types, Song - Art songs, Song - Popular songs, Song - Folk songs, Song - Song forms Read more here: » Song: Encyclopedia II - Song - Cultural types |
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| | | | | recitative: Encyclopedia II - Passion - Musical settings of Gospel narratives The reading of the Passion during Holy Week dates back to the 4th century. It began to be intoned (rather than just spoken) in the Middle Ages, at least as early at the 8th century. 9th-century manuscripts have "litterae significativae" indicating interpretive chant, and later manuscript begin to specify exact notes to be sung. By the 1200s different singers were used for different characters in the narrative, a practice which became fairly universal by the 15th century, when polyphonic settings of the turba passages began to appear also. (Turba, while literally meaning "crowd," is used in this case to mean a ...
See also:Passion, Passion - Passion narratives, Passion - Instruments of the Passion, Passion - Meditation device, Passion - Stations of the Cross, Passion - Musical settings of Gospel narratives, Passion - Passion plays, Passion - External link Read more here: » Passion: Encyclopedia II - Passion - Musical settings of Gospel narratives |
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| | | | | recitative: Encyclopedia II - Opera - History
Opera - Origins.
The word opera means simply "works" in Latin, the plural of opus suggesting that it combines the arts of solo & choral singing, declamation, and dancing in a staged spectacle. The earliest work considered an opera in the currently used sense of the word dates from around 1597. It is Dafne, (now lost) written by Jacopo Peri largely under the inspiration of an elite circle of literate Florentine humanists who gathered as the "Camerata". Significantly Dafne was an a ...
See also:Opera, Opera - History, Opera - Origins, Opera - Baroque opera, Opera - Bel canto and Italian nationalism, Opera - French opera, Opera - German-language opera, Opera - Other national operas, Opera - After Wagner: verismo and modernism, Opera - Contemporary trends, Opera - Sociology of opera, Opera - Development of an opera audience, Opera - Development of the idea of opera repertory, Opera - Media Read more here: » Opera: Encyclopedia II - Opera - History |
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| | | | | recitative: Encyclopedia II - Tommy rock opera - Other incarnations
Tommy rock opera - 1972 orchestral version.
In late 1972 entrepreneur Lou Reizner presented two concert versions of Tommy at the Rainbow Theatre, London. The concerts featured The Who, plus an all-star guest cast, backed by the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by David Measham. The concerts were held to promote the release of Reizner's new studio recording of this "symphonic" version of Tommy.
Both in concert and on record, major singing roles were performed by leading pop and rock stars o ...
See also:Tommy rock opera, Tommy rock opera - Story, Tommy rock opera - Analysis and history, Tommy rock opera - Editions, Tommy rock opera - Track listing, Tommy rock opera - Side 1, Tommy rock opera - Side 2, Tommy rock opera - Side 3, Tommy rock opera - Side 4, Tommy rock opera - Live recordings, Tommy rock opera - Other incarnations, Tommy rock opera - 1972 orchestral version, Tommy rock opera - 1975 film version, Tommy rock opera - 1993 stage version, Tommy rock opera - Notes Read more here: » Tommy rock opera: Encyclopedia II - Tommy rock opera - Other incarnations |
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| | | | | recitative: Encyclopedia II - Carmen - History Du Locle, the artistic director of the Opéra-Comique commissioned Bizet to write an opera based on the Mérimée's novel in early 1873 to be premiered at the end of the year. However, difficulty in finding a leading lady meant that rehearsals did not begin until August 1874. Bizet bought a house at Bougival on the Seine, where he finished in the piano score in the summer of 1874. It took him a further two months to complete the orchestration. The difficultly in casting the title role was caused by the scandal that erupted when the libretto ...
See also:Carmen, Carmen - History, Carmen - Synopsis, Carmen - Act I, Carmen - Act II, Carmen - Act III, Carmen - Act IV, Carmen - Dramatic Elements, Carmen - Musical Elements, Carmen - Dialogue versus Recitative, Carmen - Characters, Carmen - Musical Pieces, Carmen - Recordings, Carmen - Adaptations, Carmen - Fantasies, Carmen - Film, Carmen - Other, Carmen - Media, Carmen - Notes Read more here: » Carmen: Encyclopedia II - Carmen - History |
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| | | | | | recitative: Encyclopedia II - Opera - History
Opera - Origins.
The word opera means simply "work" in Italian, coming from the Latin, the plural of opus suggesting that it combines the arts of solo & choral singing declamation, and dancing in a staged spectacle. The earliest work considered an opera in the currently used sense of the word dates from around 1597. It is Dafne, (now lost) written by Jacopo Peri largely under the inspiration of an elite circle of literate Florentine humanists who gathered as the "Camerata". Significantl ...
See also:Opera, Opera - History, Opera - Origins, Opera - Baroque opera, Opera - Bel canto and Italian nationalism, Opera - French opera, Opera - German-language opera, Opera - Other national operas, Opera - After Wagner: verismo and modernism, Opera - Contemporary trends, Opera - Sociology of opera, Opera - Development of an opera audience, Opera - Development of the idea of opera repertory, Opera - Media Read more here: » Opera: Encyclopedia II - Opera - History |
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| | | | | recitative: Encyclopedia II - The Dream of Gerontius - Music
The Dream of Gerontius - Forces.
The oratorio calls for a large orchestra, of typical late Romantic proportions, double chorus with semichorus, and usually three soloists. Gerontius is sung by a tenor, and the Angel is a mezzo-soprano. The Priest's part is written for a baritone, while the Angel of the Agony is more suited to a bass, but as both parts are short they are usually sung by the same performer. However, some performa ...
See also:The Dream of Gerontius, The Dream of Gerontius - Synopsis, The Dream of Gerontius - Music, The Dream of Gerontius - Forces, The Dream of Gerontius - Form, The Dream of Gerontius - History, The Dream of Gerontius - Commission composition and performance, The Dream of Gerontius - Dedication and superscription, The Dream of Gerontius - Legacy, The Dream of Gerontius - Additional notes Read more here: » The Dream of Gerontius: Encyclopedia II - The Dream of Gerontius - Music |
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| | | | | recitative: Encyclopedia II - Jean-Baptiste Lully - Life Born in Florence, the son of a miller, Lully had little education, musical or otherwise, but learned to play the guitar and violin. In 1646, he was discovered by the Duke of Guise and taken to France by him, where he entered the services of Mademoiselle de Montpensier (la Grande Mademoiselle) as scullery-boy. With the help of this lady his musical talents were cultivated. A scurrilous poem ...
See also:Jean-Baptiste Lully, Jean-Baptiste Lully - Life, Jean-Baptiste Lully - Music, Jean-Baptiste Lully - Instrumentation, Jean-Baptiste Lully - French court dances of the 17th Century, Jean-Baptiste Lully - Lully's Works, Jean-Baptiste Lully - Operas Tragédies en musique, Jean-Baptiste Lully - Pastorales, Jean-Baptiste Lully - Ballets, Jean-Baptiste Lully - Ballets cowritten with Lully, Jean-Baptiste Lully - Comédie-ballets, Jean-Baptiste Lully - Comedies Comédies, Jean-Baptiste Lully - Comedies cowritten with Lully, Jean-Baptiste Lully - Tragédie-ballets, Jean-Baptiste Lully - Divertissements, Jean-Baptiste Lully - Eclogues Églogues, Jean-Baptiste Lully - Interludes Intermèdes, Jean-Baptiste Lully - Grands Motets, Jean-Baptiste Lully - Petits Motets, Jean-Baptiste Lully - Other Works, Jean-Baptiste Lully - Apocryphal composition Read more here: » Jean-Baptiste Lully: Encyclopedia II - Jean-Baptiste Lully - Life |
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| | | | | recitative: Encyclopedia II - Symphony No. 9 Beethoven - Trivia
Symphony No. 9 Beethoven - Performing the symphony.
Lasting about 74 minutes in performance, the Ninth was an exceptionally long symphony for its time, although it has been exceeded in length (and, arguably, conceptual scope) by several later symphonies, most notably those of Bruckner and Mahler. Mahler's 2nd, 3rd and 8th, inspired by Beethoven, are very similar in conception and style due to their "grand" demeanors ...
See also:Symphony No. 9 Beethoven, Symphony No. 9 Beethoven - History, Symphony No. 9 Beethoven - Writing of the symphony, Symphony No. 9 Beethoven - Premiere, Symphony No. 9 Beethoven - Music, Symphony No. 9 Beethoven - Naming, Symphony No. 9 Beethoven - Score, Symphony No. 9 Beethoven - Movements, Symphony No. 9 Beethoven - First movement, Symphony No. 9 Beethoven - Second movement, Symphony No. 9 Beethoven - Third movement, Symphony No. 9 Beethoven - Fourth movement, Symphony No. 9 Beethoven - Text of fourth movement, Symphony No. 9 Beethoven - Trivia, Symphony No. 9 Beethoven - Performing the symphony, Symphony No. 9 Beethoven - Ninth Symphony in the 20th century, Symphony No. 9 Beethoven - The Ninth Symphony in popular culture, Symphony No. 9 Beethoven - Media Read more here: » Symphony No. 9 Beethoven: Encyclopedia II - Symphony No. 9 Beethoven - Trivia |
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| | | | | recitative: Encyclopedia II - Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - Form The work is in four movements:
I. Allegro con brio
II. Andante con moto
III. Scherzo. Allegro
IV. Allegro
The first three movements are scored for two flutes, two oboes, two clarinets, two bassoons, two horns, two trumpets, timpani, and the usual string section of first and second violins, violas, cellos, and double basses. In the fourth movement, a piccolo, a contrabassoon and three trombones (alto, tenor and bass) are added.[14] A performance of the work lasts about 35 minutes.
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See also:Symphony No. 5 Beethoven, Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - History, Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - Composition, Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - Premiere, Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - Reception and influence, Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - Form, Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - First movement, Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - Second movement, Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - Third movement, Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - Fourth movement, Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - Lore, Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - The fate motif, Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - Beethoven's choice of key, Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - Is the opening motif repeated throughout the symphony?, Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - Textual questions, Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - The third movement repeat, Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - Reassigning bassoon notes to the horns, Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - Media, Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - The symphony in popular culture, Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - Notes and references, Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - Editions Read more here: » Symphony No. 5 Beethoven: Encyclopedia II - Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - Form |
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| | | | | recitative: Encyclopedia II - Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - Lore A great deal has been written about Fifth symphony in books, scholarly articles, and program notes for live and recorded performances. This section summarizes some themes that commonly appear in this material.
Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - The fate motif.
The initial motif of the symphony has sometimes been credited with symbolic significance as a representation of Fate knocking at the door. This idea comes from Beethoven's secretary and factotum Anton Schindle ...
See also:Symphony No. 5 Beethoven, Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - History, Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - Composition, Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - Premiere, Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - Reception and influence, Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - Form, Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - First movement, Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - Second movement, Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - Third movement, Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - Fourth movement, Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - Lore, Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - The fate motif, Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - Beethoven's choice of key, Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - Is the opening motif repeated throughout the symphony?, Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - Textual questions, Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - The third movement repeat, Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - Reassigning bassoon notes to the horns, Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - Media, Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - The symphony in popular culture, Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - Notes and references, Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - Editions Read more here: » Symphony No. 5 Beethoven: Encyclopedia II - Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - Lore |
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| | | | | recitative: Encyclopedia II - Symphony No. 9 Beethoven - History
Symphony No. 9 Beethoven - Writing of the symphony.
The Philharmonic Society of London (later the Royal Philharmonic Society) originally commissioned the symphony in 1817. Beethoven supposedly started work on his last symphony in 1822 and finished it early in 1824. This was about 10 years after his eighth symphony, however Beethoven was working on this work much earlier. Beethoven wanted to put the An die Freude to music as early as 1793. He did that as a song, but unfortunately that song has been lost forever. The theme for the sc ...
See also:Symphony No. 9 Beethoven, Symphony No. 9 Beethoven - History, Symphony No. 9 Beethoven - Writing of the symphony, Symphony No. 9 Beethoven - Premiere, Symphony No. 9 Beethoven - Music, Symphony No. 9 Beethoven - Naming, Symphony No. 9 Beethoven - Score, Symphony No. 9 Beethoven - Movements, Symphony No. 9 Beethoven - First movement, Symphony No. 9 Beethoven - Second movement, Symphony No. 9 Beethoven - Third movement, Symphony No. 9 Beethoven - Fourth movement, Symphony No. 9 Beethoven - Text of fourth movement, Symphony No. 9 Beethoven - Trivia, Symphony No. 9 Beethoven - Performing the symphony, Symphony No. 9 Beethoven - Ninth Symphony in the 20th century, Symphony No. 9 Beethoven - The Ninth Symphony in popular culture, Symphony No. 9 Beethoven - Media Read more here: » Symphony No. 9 Beethoven: Encyclopedia II - Symphony No. 9 Beethoven - History |
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| | | | | recitative: Encyclopedia II - Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - Textual questions
Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - The third movement repeat.
In the autograph score (that is, the original version from Beethoven's hand), the third (scherzo) movement contains a repeat mark: when the main scherzo and the trio section have been played through, the performers are directed to return to the very beginning and play the two sections again. Then comes a third rendering of the scherzo, this time notated differently for pizzicato strings and transitioning directly to the finale (see description above). Most mod ...
See also:Symphony No. 5 Beethoven, Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - History, Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - Composition, Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - Premiere, Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - Reception and influence, Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - Form, Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - First movement, Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - Second movement, Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - Third movement, Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - Fourth movement, Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - Lore, Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - The fate motif, Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - Beethoven's choice of key, Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - Is the opening motif repeated throughout the symphony?, Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - Textual questions, Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - The third movement repeat, Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - Reassigning bassoon notes to the horns, Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - Media, Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - The symphony in popular culture, Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - Notes and references, Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - Editions Read more here: » Symphony No. 5 Beethoven: Encyclopedia II - Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - Textual questions |
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| | | | | recitative: Encyclopedia II - Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - The symphony in popular culture The Symphony, especially its opening, is familiar to audiences around the world. Not surprisingly given its fame, the Fifth Symphony has appeared frequently in popular culture.
The 5th Symphony has often been re-rendered into other genres of music—disco, techno, Rock and roll, and even a heavy metal rendition by Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen. The rock band Electric Light Orchestra included the opening bars of the symphony as an introduction to their cover of Chuck Berry's "Roll Over Beethoven." During the disco era of the 1970s ...
See also:Symphony No. 5 Beethoven, Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - History, Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - Composition, Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - Premiere, Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - Reception and influence, Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - Form, Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - First movement, Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - Second movement, Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - Third movement, Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - Fourth movement, Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - Lore, Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - The fate motif, Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - Beethoven's choice of key, Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - Is the opening motif repeated throughout the symphony?, Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - Textual questions, Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - The third movement repeat, Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - Reassigning bassoon notes to the horns, Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - Media, Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - The symphony in popular culture, Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - Notes and references, Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - Editions Read more here: » Symphony No. 5 Beethoven: Encyclopedia II - Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - The symphony in popular culture |
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| | | | | recitative: Encyclopedia II - Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - Media The following performance of the Fifth Symphony is by the Fulda Symphonic Orchestra (Fuldaer Symphonisches Orchester) under the direction of Simon Schindler. The recording is from a concert of March 10, 2000, performed in the Orangerie in Fulda, Germany.
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See also:Symphony No. 5 Beethoven, Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - History, Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - Composition, Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - Premiere, Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - Reception and influence, Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - Form, Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - First movement, Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - Second movement, Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - Third movement, Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - Fourth movement, Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - Lore, Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - The fate motif, Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - Beethoven's choice of key, Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - Is the opening motif repeated throughout the symphony?, Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - Textual questions, Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - The third movement repeat, Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - Reassigning bassoon notes to the horns, Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - Media, Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - The symphony in popular culture, Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - Notes and references, Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - Editions Read more here: » Symphony No. 5 Beethoven: Encyclopedia II - Symphony No. 5 Beethoven - Media |
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| | | | | | recitative: Encyclopedia II - Tommy rock opera - Story Tommy is the fictitious biography of Tommy Walker. Tommy's father, Captain Walker, had been listed as missing in action during World War I, but he returns unexpectedly in 1921 and kills his wife's new lover in front of the seven-year-old Tommy. Tommy's parents enjoin him that "you didn't hear it, you didn't see it ... you won't say nothing to no-one", and Tommy retreats into deafness, dumbness, and blindness as a consequence. He has a vision of a tall stranger dressed in silvery robes with a golden floor-length beard, and the vision s ...
See also:Tommy rock opera, Tommy rock opera - Story, Tommy rock opera - Analysis and history, Tommy rock opera - Editions, Tommy rock opera - Track listing, Tommy rock opera - Side 1, Tommy rock opera - Side 2, Tommy rock opera - Side 3, Tommy rock opera - Side 4, Tommy rock opera - Live recordings, Tommy rock opera - Other incarnations, Tommy rock opera - 1972 orchestral version, Tommy rock opera - 1975 film version, Tommy rock opera - 1993 stage version, Tommy rock opera - Notes Read more here: » Tommy rock opera: Encyclopedia II - Tommy rock opera - Story |
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| | | | | recitative: Encyclopedia II - Tommy rock opera - Analysis and history Although Tommy is conventionally described as a rock opera, author and Who historian Richard Barnes points out that this definition is not strictly correct, since Tommy does not utilise the classic operatic formulae of staging, scenery, acting and recitative. According to Barnes, Tommy could be more accurately described as a "rock cantata" or a "rock song cycle".
Musically, the original album is a complex set of pop-rock arrangements, generally based upon Townshend's acoustic guitar and built up with many overdubs ...
See also:Tommy rock opera, Tommy rock opera - Story, Tommy rock opera - Analysis and history, Tommy rock opera - Editions, Tommy rock opera - Track listing, Tommy rock opera - Side 1, Tommy rock opera - Side 2, Tommy rock opera - Side 3, Tommy rock opera - Side 4, Tommy rock opera - Live recordings, Tommy rock opera - Other incarnations, Tommy rock opera - 1972 orchestral version, Tommy rock opera - 1975 film version, Tommy rock opera - 1993 stage version, Tommy rock opera - Notes Read more here: » Tommy rock opera: Encyclopedia II - Tommy rock opera - Analysis and history |
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