Song
This is a rather famous piece, and if you haven't hear of it then I would be shocked. It is the traditional wedding song that is played by a string quartet at some point be it at the reception or as the bride walks down the aisle. But no matter how forward thinking some people are or revolutionary, this piece is a must have. It is comforting to me at least to know that no matter how far we move ahead, we still maintain solid traditions from our past. It is sad thought that most of what we remember of the past is song. Ask anyone questions about history and my guess is that few will answer correctly. History is our warning. If we don't heed it, then it is bound to repeat.
Pachelbel Canon has always been one of my favorite pieces of music. I had this old cassette tape that I would fall asleep to each night that had soothing ocean waves breaking on the shore in the background. It was a part of my childhood, and it's one of my top favorite songs right up there next to The Gambler, the artist is escaping me. To me Pachelbel Canon always cleared my mind and help me relax. It is too bad that I ended up playing the tape one too many times, and now you can't hear the middle section of the composition, and I have misplaced it. The soft, placid notes will always resonate in my head when I want them to.
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Bill, I agree with you that this piece of music is a "must have". I am an ex-cello player, and I have played this song countless times just because I like it so much. I too noticed how even at modern weddings, this song is played because of tradition. It transcends the flow of time and it will always be a beautiful piece. Although, I do disagree with you on how much of history is forgotten. There are stoires, whether written or spoken, that have made it to today. Religious texts have hundreds of thousands of copies published in the world and they are all from hundreds of years ago. Just look at Bentley and all of the movies Mr. Williams shows us. Even though there are so many songs from the past, most are European and from the past 700 years.
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