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Roddenberry was easier for me to take over the long haul. his vibe was all about hope. Kubrick's vibe was more like "abandon all hope, ye who enter here." gotta have hope.

big band swing
or
west coast cool jazz?

You're gonna make it hard for me, eh? I'll take them both.

Jerry Paris or Bill Bixby?

only conscious of seeing Bixby on screen. never watched the van dyke show. interesting that they both died within a year of age of each other, prematurely.

marches in 2/4
or
marches in 6/8?

I was considering both as producer/director (Paris--Happy Days, Bixby--Blossom)



Depends on the composer.

John Philip Sousa or Henry Fillmore or Roland F. Seitz.

John Philip Sousa..



New York Philharmonic Symphony or Berlin Philharmonic Symphony?

Another tough call.

Berliner Philharmoniker

Bayreuth Festspielhaus or Covent Garden?

Covent Garden..


Beethoven or Bach?

cannot choose between the toweringly mathematical organworks of bach or the classically well-ordered "correctness" of Beethoven.

the Russian classical school
or
the French classical school?

Are you talking dance?

If so, I'll take the Bolshoi or Kirov any day over the French.

Dimitri Shostakovich or Francis Poulenc?

based on the one poulenc piece in my CD collection [concerto for organ, strings and tympany] I'd have to go with poulenc. that is the most "most" of any classical piece I've heard.
btw, I was referring to classical music in the Russian style versus French style.

Debussy
or
Ravel?

[quote="auntblabby"]based on the one poulenc piece in my CD collection [concerto for organ, strings and tympany] I'd have to go with poulenc. that is the most "most" of any classical piece I've heard.
btw, I was referring to classical music in the Russian style versus French style.

Debussy
or
Ravel?[/ quote]

Ravel

As for Russian versus French serious music, the French have a longer tradition than the Russians, so I'd go with the French.

As for Poulenc, you also might want to listen to his Gloria, the Clarinet Sonata (which is his version of a Bronx Cheer), and Dialogue of the Carmelites (said work grabs you by the neck, slams you up against the wall, and doesn't let you go until the guillotine comes down the protagonist's head, at which point, the opera ends )

Jacques Offenbach or Jacques Brel?

Offenbach.

1812 overture
or
1712 overture?

Trick question I'll take both. Better yet, thro in the old Leidzen arrangement for concert band, and we'll call it even.

Peter Schickele (as a serious composer, and not as his PDQ Bach alter-go) or John Williams?

I thought the pdq bach "1712 overture" was a hoot but I prefer john Williams as his music satisfies my need for warm and fuzzy schmaltz with shiny spots

mono phil spector "a Christmas gift for you" Christmas album
or
[the very rare] stereo phil spector "a Christmas gift for you" Christmas album?
I have both, including two different stereo versions.

NEITHER----as he was convicted of MURDER!! What a talent, wasted----"girl groups", "The Wall of Sound", producer, writer.....

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MOVIES:

"How to Marry a Millionaire" or "Viva Las Vegas"?

have seen neither but the latter sounds like more fun

Marilyn Monroe
or
madonna