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Classical Music

Aristus

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1. The choral version of the Canon at the beginning of the film "Ordinary People" had lyrics.

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Thu Dec 26, 2024, 09:48 PM

Dec 2024

That movie was the first time I had ever heard the Canon, and have been utterly captivated ever since.

I don’t tolerate complaints that the Canon is hackneyed, boring, or overexposed. It is, quite simply, the most beautiful, nearly-perfect piece of music ever written.

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CANON in D. Pachelbel [View all] question everything Dec 2024 OP

The choral version of the Canon at the beginning of the film "Ordinary People" had lyrics. Aristus Dec 2024 #1

Except that that version was called Summer and I don't think that the lyrics are the same question everything Dec 2024 #2