Comments on: The cheap seats http://www.bookwormroom.com/2008/12/20/the-cheap-seats/ Conservatives deal with facts and reach conclusions; liberals have conclusions and sell them as facts. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:19:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Soccer Dad http://www.bookwormroom.com/2008/12/20/the-cheap-seats/comment-page-1/#comment-40135 Soccer Dad Sun, 21 Dec 2008 15:31:59 +0000 http://www.bookwormroom.com/?p=4991#comment-40135 <strong>Council speak 12/15/2008...</strong> The council has spoken. The winning entry this week was JoshuaPundit's The message of Mumbai about the need for India to confront its potential internal threat. The runners up were Bookworm Room's Ayers' life was just a joyous, misunderstood frolic ... Council speak 12/15/2008…

The council has spoken. The winning entry this week was JoshuaPundit’s The message of Mumbai about the need for India to confront its potential internal threat. The runners up were Bookworm Room’s Ayers’ life was just a joyous, misunderstood frolic …

]]> By: Charles Martel http://www.bookwormroom.com/2008/12/20/the-cheap-seats/comment-page-1/#comment-40129 Charles Martel Sun, 21 Dec 2008 04:57:47 +0000 http://www.bookwormroom.com/?p=4991#comment-40129 I am a musical dunce, so forgive me for how I describe this. I heard a Schickele piece once where he was toodling along on the piano and you could tell he was getting near the end. He tried to bring it in, but couldn't quite figure out what notes to play to come to a finale, so he pulled back and tried it again. Actually, he tried to bring it home seven times and by the fourth the audience was helplessly in stitches. I, a total musical ignoramus, was too. Schickele ended the piece at last and the audience was clapping, screaming and laughing in glee. Me, too. Jewel, I agree that the man really knew how to make a lasting musical point. I am a musical dunce, so forgive me for how I describe this.

I heard a Schickele piece once where he was toodling along on the piano and you could tell he was getting near the end. He tried to bring it in, but couldn’t quite figure out what notes to play to come to a finale, so he pulled back and tried it again.

Actually, he tried to bring it home seven times and by the fourth the audience was helplessly in stitches. I, a total musical ignoramus, was too.

Schickele ended the piece at last and the audience was clapping, screaming and laughing in glee. Me, too.

Jewel, I agree that the man really knew how to make a lasting musical point.

]]> By: Jewel http://www.bookwormroom.com/2008/12/20/the-cheap-seats/comment-page-1/#comment-40125 Jewel Sun, 21 Dec 2008 03:41:51 +0000 http://www.bookwormroom.com/?p=4991#comment-40125 Yeah, I agree. But I will say this for the man. When I tried to explain the necessity of a conductor to my husband, it went in one ear and out the other. I even played symphonies directed by different conductors i.e. Szell vs. Mehta just to demonstrate the importance of the conductor for setting the tone for the way a piece of music was played by the group. To no avail. Then, one morning, we listened to Peter Schickele give HIS explanation for the origin of the conductor, and by golly, the man got it! That was one of Schickele's funniest episodes. Yeah, I agree. But I will say this for the man. When I tried to explain the necessity of a conductor to my husband, it went in one ear and out the other. I even played symphonies directed by different conductors i.e. Szell vs. Mehta just to demonstrate the importance of the conductor for setting the tone for the way a piece of music was played by the group. To no avail. Then, one morning, we listened to Peter Schickele give HIS explanation for the origin of the conductor, and by golly, the man got it! That was one of Schickele’s funniest episodes.

]]> By: Ymarsakar http://www.bookwormroom.com/2008/12/20/the-cheap-seats/comment-page-1/#comment-40124 Ymarsakar Sun, 21 Dec 2008 02:59:34 +0000 http://www.bookwormroom.com/?p=4991#comment-40124 You brought the kids too? You brought the kids too?

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