okay, so it’s tomorrow’s, but I’m leaving early in the morning for a weekend in paradise. (Jasper, Alberta)
Tomorrow is Mozart’s 250th birthday! I think it would be nice if we could all wish one of the greatest composers who ever lived a [bday] [:D]
Benjamin Frankilin’s Brithday was on the 17th of this month as well.
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If you listen to NPR and enjoy classical music as I do, then you know that this month is a big deal in the classical music field. There is much happening across the pond where Mozart was born. It is a really big thing over there.
Happy Birthday Mozart (well belated [;)] [:o)] [:D] )
And You too Ben.
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Bravo Amadeus! Let’s all have “Eine Kleine Nacht Musik”.
My “regular” radio station has three staff members in Salzburg to cover, record, and/or broadcast the festivities. They’ve been playing plenty of Mozart all month in anticipation of the big day tomorrow (during which I’m sure they’ll play nothing but Mozart!).
Eastside, I think someone from WQXR is over there with the gang from 'FMT!
Surprisingly, I don’t think I’ve heard Eine Kleine Nachtmusik yet this month!
(Today, the 26th, is the 101st anniversary of Maria Von Trapp’s birth. How do you solve a problem like that?)
[bday] MOZART!!! [:D]
As for ol’ Ben, Mozart wrote at least one composition for “Glass Harmonica”, the invention of which is credited to the esteemed Mr. Franklin.
Mozart’s name at birth . . . Johann Chrysostom Wolfgang Theophilus Mozart.
Now that is certainly a name. [:D]
Having grown up in Chicago, I really miss WFMT. On this Friday, WQXR has just finished broadcasting the Mozart Gala Concert, announced by Jeff Spurgeon and Martin Goldsmith of XM Radio.
I decided that I would be a stickler for protocol and wait until the actual day to wish Wolfgang a very[bday].
[:P]News Item:
Firefighters are mopping up the last of an enormous blaze caused by the lighting of all 250 candles on Mozart’s birthday cake…
Juuuuuusssssssssttttttttttttt Kidding…
One wonders what the great composers of the day could have done given today’s technology…
Actually, I’m working the college’s Mozart Festival tonight, so if any of you near Palatine or willing to make the trip would like to come you are more than welcome! There will be solo piano, a couple of duets, a trio, and and eight piece wind ensemble performing. There is a small cost but the performers are all quite proficient. It should be excellent!
Bring on the music or as Falco would say, “Rock me Amadeus!”[:p] (Sorry, couldn’t resist that one!)
Mike
Our church choir (1st tenor here) is beginning to practice Mozart’s Requiem for a big concert in May. Talk about difficult singing music… my wife had me order a CD of it for her to try and pick out her part (she’s soprano).
Brian,
Done it twice myself (baritone/bass here although you’d never know it from my speaking voice). Lovely piece of music, but you are right, it is very difficult. The only thing I’ve had more difficulty with is Beethoven’s 9th (all 4 movements). It was easy to tell he was deaf by then.[:p]
Mike
Sure he wrote great music,but could he play a fiddle or a steel guitar[C):-)]?
If you’re gonna’ play in Texas,you’ve gotta’ have a fiddle in the band[C):-)][:)]!