Opera. In a cave. Really.
That must be a huge cave! I just hope the poor musicians don’t freeze … I seem to recall being quite cold in the caves I’ve been in. Seems like it would be perfect for water in keys.
I’ve heard people laugh during an opera performance right when a most tragic event is happening on stage. Since I’m under the apron, I can’t see why they are laughing, but sometimes I can guess. (When Romeo and Juliet take eons to die and sing through it all, it does get a bit ridiculous.) Mostly I appreciate people holding back. But I guess some just can’t help but let out a snicker … or even a guffaw.
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An oboe. For $200.
Must be because it’s used, eh?
(For those of you not in the know, NO oboe anywhere should ever cost that little!)
H: I never can understand when people tell me they don’t know how to write music. It’s much easier than writing a letter as far as I’m concerned. And I don’t see any difficulty. If you love music, you can write it. If you can read it, you can write it.
DRD: Virgil Thomson says that composing should be like writing a letter.
H: Yeah, well, it is, but I enjoy composing more.
-Alan Hovhaness in a conversation Dennis Russell Davies Charles Amirkhanianand (RTWT)
