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From: rfg@hound.UUCP (R.GRANTGES)
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Subject: Re: Salieri and Mozart; psyco-babble biographies
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Date: Sun, 25-Aug-85 01:34:17 EDT
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Posted: Sun Aug 25 01:34:17 1985
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I agree with everything you say except one thing. Check my
original article. I think I said ... even a Salieri. (emphasis
added now).
I agree that even that was pretentious of me. I can't read music.
I can play chopsticks, "If I were single again," and , if I'm in
good form, maybe part of a simplified, key of C version of Tantum
Ergo I forced myself to memorize once out of a hymnal. ..Let's
see, (EVBDF) this must be , mm d and thatts this white key next to C,
and...(I mean EGBDF, above).
I have been trying to collect recordings of Salieri to bolster my
own feeling that he has been done in. They are damn gew and far
between.  I heard one on the radio the other day - I had forgotten,
you remind me - I must get it. It was about 20 - 25 minutes of variations
on some obscure theme. After a while it was driving me sane! Depending
on how the variation went the theme was unuterrably sad and despondent
or cheery. I must have that recording!!!!! What was its name??

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