Tobacco as music?

Had a strange moment during my last indulgence where it occurred to me that blending tobacco was very much like orchestral music, the whole is a successful and talented combination of varied and distinct characteristics of the components. Here's what I came up with in general terms.

Virginias are the strings. Setting.
Burleys / woodwinds. Mood.
Latakia /percussion. Pace.
Turkish, Perique /brass. Story.

Casings could be of any class but I see them as soloists or choral accompaniment depending on their strength.
Cut is akin to venue.

I look forward to any and all responses, revisions, and reclassifications. My idea isn't really fleshed out at this point but I think it bears reflection and expansion. It can certainly be applied to any genre of music.

It would also be interesting to hear your association of individual blends with genres, and even individual songs and compositions.

Cigar leaf is the bass in my book.

That's an interesting way to look at a blend. I tend to be binary, like or don't like.

Now all that’s needed is to assign specific songs or nocturnes or whatever to specific blends. There…that should keep you busy for a while.

So…what blend would be Stardust? How about the Moonlight Sonata? Hmmm…how about Don’t Worry, Be Happy?

Hey, this is fun.

I thought you were going to post about something like Michael Prime's bioelectrical experiments.

https://www.discogs.com/release/297359-Michael-Prime-L-Fields

Zeno Marx said:

I thought you were going to post about something like Michael Prime's bioelectrical experiments.

https://www.discogs.com/release/297359-Michael-Prime-L-Fields

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Thanks Zeno, that was an interesting diversion. Had seen the mushroom playing synth before, but Prime's work was a great listen.

Ooh…ooh! Mushrooms dancing to classical music! The blend would be “Fantasia”.

Great topic Singed, mood I think english blends with shantys,but a bit like Balisong a bit binary. Hope its not too of topic but found these jems.

Zeno Marx said:

I thought you were going to post about something like Michael Prime's bioelectrical experiments.

https://www.discogs.com/release/297359-Michael-Prime-L-Fields

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That is sooo amazing mate love it.

There are many blends I associate with music. I don't associate different tobacco components with tobacco varieties but tobacco is definitely musical!
Its all classical to me though.
I have been enjoying some blends by the Country Squire and their blends scream waltz to me. Tombigee is comforting, sweet, warm, burns easily, and would never think of biting you. It lets you sip and smile which makes me feel it as Strauss' Roses from the South.

On the other side of things, Fusilers Ration is smokey, strong, and at times both captivating and relaxing. It has to be treated well or it may bite. It makes me think of Götterdämmerung by Wagner.


I have only ever thought to associate tobacco with classical and occasionally opera.

As a classical musician myself, I have never thought of it that way, but it makes sense. As a burley man, I would associate burley with the darker richer tones, such as cello, bass, or bass clarinet. Turkish/Lat - not a specific instrument but rather an exotic styled piece, but not to listen to it too often, as then it's no longer exotic. Perique I associate with Louisiana and therefore some spicey caribbean music, maybe cajun, but again, not too often. Great topic.