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Comment Re:Great! (Score 1) 327

eethoven 4 and 8 are definitely under 40 minutes... IIRC, he was aiming for a classical style symphony in 8. Beethoven 5 is usually well under 40 minutes... mainly because of the breakneck tempo in the first movement. Those late Sibelius symphonies are unearthly long. I think Sibelius was getting paid by the minute by his publishers. I can't imagine they're performed much these days... I have recordings of them, but I don't often seem them on concert programs - usually only 1 or 2.

Comment Re:Great! (Score 1) 327

I agree. Though these might not be entirely all professional, $13,000 doesn't go very far. If they were paid union scale, that would probably fetch you a few symphonies, with no rehearsal time. Of course, quite a few people on slashdot would assume that the musicians will work for pennies (the love of music and all that.)

However, as to the length of the symphonies, I'd be willing to be the majority of symphonies are under 30 minutes. I don't think any symphony reached 40+ minutes in length until the Eroica.

Comment At first, I assumed... (Score 1) 483

by rivaldufus (#33321066) Attached to: Building a Traffic Radar System To Catch Reckless Drivers?
you were talking about Boston, but then I realized it was Middle east and not northeast.
I don't think anything can be done. Many people are horrible drivers. A certain percentage is very afraid of driving and clog up the road with their uncertainty. Another set believes that driving's just like a video game, and that signals, proper distance between cars, and basic courtesy are inconvenient and optional.
There is nothing that can be done, I'm afraid. Honestly, if they made drivers "qualify" for different types/sizes of vehicles, accidents would be reduced. But, everyone values their time over safety.

Comment Re:Great musicians have embraced new technology (Score 1) 319

by rivaldufus (#33099476) Attached to: Broadway Musicians Replaced With Synthesizers
Are you thinking of C.P.E. Bach? While J.S. did get to play on pianofortes, I don't think there is any indication he was ever planning on ditching the harpsichord or the organ.
C.P.E., however - he definitely took to the pianoforte. Still, it took a while for the harpsichord to die out.
If I remember correctly, Beethoven's Pathetique sonata (1798) was published with the indication that it could be performed on performed either on the pianoforte or the harpsichord. I've certainly never heard it played on the harpsichord.

Comment Re:Thanks for the insight, Ballmer (Score 1) 375

by rivaldufus (#32278372) Attached to: Ballmer Says Microsoft Wasted Time On Vista

Yes, I do realize this. You do realize that Windows 2000 is a server operating system with a workstation version, that Windows 2003 is a server operating system, as is Windows 2008?

So, to say Windows XP was the direct successor to 2000 isn't 100% accurate. More likely, XP and 2003 were two separate branches that started with 2000. Now, if you were coming from NT4, Windows 2000 seemed like a great improvement, for the most part. I was definitely pleased, that's for sure.

Comment Re:Thanks for the insight, Ballmer (Score 2, Insightful) 375

by rivaldufus (#32277726) Attached to: Ballmer Says Microsoft Wasted Time On Vista

I'm not sure I'd classify 2k as the beta for xp. 2000 was definitely the successor to NT 4, and the last version with a distinct workstation variant. I remember being delighted with 2000 server in comparison to NT 4.

Windows ME fills the XP beta position, though. Nearly everyone hated it. It was released after 2000... kind of like how 98 was released after NT 4, which was released after 95. The big difference I see, though, is that it was not NT based. Anyway, people complained about XP for quite a while, too. Not as badly as Vista or ME, though.

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