Is there any defence against that dirty trick at string quartets of putting the Mozart or Haydn first, and the Beethoven, Schubert, or Dvorak third, and then sticking in some atonal horror or local mediocrity in the middle so you can't escape it by arriving late or leaving early?
(I am aware that there are Bohemian accents missing over the last name cited; blame my typewriter)
Yeah, they're fond of doing that at the Albert Hall Proms. I like to register disapproval by not applauding. Doesn't make a great deal of difference but it makes me feel better. >:(
Have you tried shouting "more Aztecs!!" during a particularly quiet piece ?
IanS
Quote from: goat major on 06 November 2012, 11:11:20 AM
Have you tried shouting "more Aztecs!!" during a particularly quiet piece ?
=O
You might get guys with white coats escort you out......
ianS =O =O =O =O
Go to the bar in the middle of the concert?
Go and listen to some proper music?
Quote from: FierceKitty on 06 November 2012, 08:08:38 AM
Is there any defence against that dirty trick at string quartets of putting the Mozart or Haydn first, and the Beethoven, Schubert, or Dvorak third, and then sticking in some atonal horror or local mediocrity in the middle so you can't escape it by arriving late or leaving early?
(I am aware that there are Bohemian accents missing over the last name cited; blame my typewriter)
There is no defence. I feel your pain. But many others don't, apparently.
Cheers,
Aart
Fierce (if I may call you that?),
You surprise me, Sir! I have always been eternally grateful to the programmers for inserting rubbish in the middle of a concert in order to cover the gentle buzz of my snoring as I take the required mid-performance power nap. I awake refreshed and attentive in time for the grand finale! Doesn't everybody? ;) :-\
Mollinary
Quote from: goat major on 06 November 2012, 11:11:20 AM
Have you tried shouting "more Aztecs!!" during a particularly quiet piece ?
There usually aren't any quiet passages amongst the clacking and bleating of this so-called "music". =)
Quote from: FierceKitty on 06 November 2012, 08:08:38 AM
(I am aware that there are Bohemian accents missing over the last name cited; blame my typewriter)
Typewriter ?
Stroll on...How do you connect
that to your PC ?
And Ray's told us how to do the 'slanty bits' etc already.