Why?

[ReikonKeiri]

Why isn't "One Minute Waltz" called "One Minute and 46 Second Waltz"?

[businessman07]

Re: Why?

lmfao, I thought the same thing when I looked at the time. I basically came to the conclusion that pigs can't fly.

[Minion133]

Re: Why?

they didn't discover rounding up until the late 1800's. therefore, one minute = one minute?

[falconsfan14]

Re: Why?

Because its >>>one minute<<< and 40 whatever seconds long

[Bahamut-X]

Re: Why?

Because that would sound incredibly stupid. ONE MINUTE Waltz probably isn't referring to the song length.

[ReikonKeiri]

Re: Why?

lol im not serious people . just tryin to be funny...

[plasmix]

Re: Why?

Minute is an adjective too.

[Afrobean]

Re: Why?

Why isn't "One Minute Waltz" called "One Minute and 46 Second Waltz"?

The classical songs don't have accurate names.

Rondo Alla Turca? MORE LIK TURKEY MARCH AM I RIGHT?

Or how about Moonlight Sonata? MORE LIKE SONATA CLARO DE LUNA

Ok, maybe not. Either way, the name is really Minute Waltz, I think. Not like it really matters anyway, since it's just a name we use to identify it, if anything (fast piano?).

ps look at this:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minute_Waltz

Despite its nickname, a typical performance of the work will last around one and a half to two minutes; this is because Chopin's publisher, who coined the nickname, intended the "minute" to mean "small". The waltz, though considered by many to be brilliant, is not grand, and it is not long. It is more playful than many of the other waltzes. Camille Bourniquel, one of Chopin's biographers, reminds the reader that Chopin, with this waltz, was trying to depict a dog chasing its tail; indeed, Chopin originally named the piece "Petit chien" (Little Dog).

Does that mean the title should be pronounced as m-nt instead of "mnt?

[Tasselfoot]

Re: Why?

Yes.

Afro wins this thread.

Locked, so as not to disrupt his awesome winningness of this thread.

PS - How big of a nerd am I, in that I've read that wikipedia article before.