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1988 Spirit of Atlanta "Petrouchka"


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2 hours ago, davidp said:

I put the 1988 show in my top 3 faves for Spirit. I didnt care too much for the ending, because it seemed out of character from the rest of the piece (it sort of sounded like Petrushka got the girl after all in the end, rather than being beaten to death by the Moor). I think being so out of the box was what made it for me, even though a lot of people weren't too crazy about it. 

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14 hours ago, davidp said:

I put the 1988 show in my top 3 faves for Spirit. I didnt care too much for the ending, because it seemed out of character from the rest of the piece (it sort of sounded like Petrushka got the girl after all in the end, rather than being beaten to death by the Moor). I think being so out of the box was what made it for me, even though a lot of people weren't too crazy about it. 

Take this show, and make the performance from another corps other than an established example of southern-themed music, a powerful, emotional brass-line and heartfelt admiration for continued excellence. 

The show is excellent.  

The out-of-character part, I suspect, is the reason it doesn't get the respect it deserves. 

 

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Yeah; you listen to the show, and up to the end, it stacks up pretty well with the original. You get to the ending, and it’s like, “huh?” It sounds like either Petrouchka “gets the girl,” and all is well, or else he wasn’t such a great guy after all, and him getting killed (I was mistaken in my last post; the Moor kills him with a sword, rather than beating him to death) was a good thing, and the Moor and the ballerina live happily ever after. It seems like at the very least, they could have done a reprise to the very beginning or something, but that’s just me; your mileage may vary. 🤣🤣

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On 4/19/2021 at 10:52 PM, Jurassic Lancer said:

Happy Birthday 🎂 

A little late (for me, on my end), but thank you!! 🙂

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