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[–] 34 points 2 years ago (9 children)

The premise is already wrong. No orchestra can play Beethoven's 9th symphony in 40 minutes, this piece is longer than an hour.

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  • [–] 17 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Maybe it's longer than an hour if only 80 players play it. This is 120!

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    I read that as one hundred twenty factorial. That's a LOT of players!

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    CDs were designed to hold 72 minutes of music to accommodate Beethoven's 9th

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