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  Revolution 9

Lennon's famous number nine, number nine. The most well-known piece of avant garde music in the Western world and possibly the least popular piece of music on any Beatles' album.

Are we to take Revolution 9 seriously or not? The only way to answer that question is to study it seriously and see what we come up with. This long series attempts that task and arrives an astonishing conclusion: it's not chaos but in fact has a very tight and consistent structure.

(1) Section 1.1 0:00-1:00 - Intro
(2) Section 1.2 1:00-1:30 - Minor stretto, episodes
(3) Section 1.3 1:30-2:00 - Stretto
(4) Voices and Form Summary
(5) Section 2.1 2:00-3:00 - Rabble
(6) Section 2.2 3:00-4:00 - Kids
(7) Section 2.3 4:00-4:30 - Demo
4:30-5:00 - Stretto
(8) Early Reflections Summary
(9) Section 3.1 5:00-5:40 - Water
(10) Section 3.2 & 3.3 5:40-7:00 - Fire and close
(11) Section 3.4 & 4.1 7:00-8:20 - Coda
(12) Origins Origins of Revolution 9.
(13) Underground Events Underground Events in London.
(14) Stockhausen Lennon and Stockhausen.
   



























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