Klarinet Archive - Posting 000726.txt from 2004/10

From: Robert Wood <instruments@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Putting catchy words to classic melodies:
Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2004 00:11:13 -0400

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> ..........Sometimes, people who learn those popular tunes, and
>are then later introduced to the original classical setting, are then
>pleasantly surprised, and perhaps a little more open to listening to more
>classical music.
>
>
>Ginny Scarfino
>scarfinv@-----.net
>***********************
>
>
Sigmund Spaeth ...shall we say..."affected" some musical interest with :

" I am your Fate!!

"Come let me in!!!"

" I am your fate, Come let me in, O-pen the door!!!

----------------or - -

" This is the sym-pho-ny, that Schu-bert wrote and ne-ver fin-ished.!

>___________ and a whole book's worth of similar stuff that prompted our group of music students, after a few beers, at the poker table - to probe the prurient possibilities of lyrics in Messiah! " Every Valley shall be exhalted"......."the crooked straight"....etc.
>
>
I do acknowledge that over 50 years later -the doggerel for me
is....juvenile road kill en route to deeper meanings. but it was fun at
that time, at that age.

Bob Wood

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