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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000047.txt from 2004/07

From: Jennifer I.Paull <info@-----.com>
Subj: [DR-L] Quote of the Day
Date: Tue, 6 Jul 2004 23:23:31 -0400

Dear Janie and List,

Believe it or not, the municipal employee whose job was to shout
from the Cathedral ramparts that "all was well", at heaven knows
what hours of the night, was terminated just a few months ago, in
Lausanne, Switzerland.

Thank you for your quotes!

Jennifer

On Wednesday, July 7, 2004, at 04:41 am, Oboeeee@-----.com wrote:

>
> "When Mozart was composing at the end of the eighteenth century, the
> city of
> Vienna was so quiet that fire alarms could be given verbally, by a
> shouting
> watchman mounted on top of St. Stefan's Cathedral. In
> twentieth-century society,
> the noise level is such that it keeps knocking our bodies out of tune
> and out
> of their natural rhythms. This ever-increasing assault of sound upon
> our
> ears, minds, and bodies adds to the stress load of civilized beings
> trying to live
> in a highly complex environment."
>
> -Steven Halpern
> leading composer and recording artist of music for relaxation,
> wellness and
> "sound health"
>

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