Geoff, At 11:19 PM 3/9/2005, you wrote: >It's been said of many great artists that died young that they had the >dignity to die before they become mundane. Hmmmm....now....let's see...Haydn...nope, never did do much;...Bach...Handel...Stravinsky...probably a bigbuncha other folks I've forgotten...Yup...a whole string of has-beens, too be sure. Cheers! Horace >-- Geoff >Los Angeles > > >-----Original Message----- >From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf >Of Alan >Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2005 8:58 PM >To: 'Pianotech' >Subject: The great ones, was screw-stringers > > >Beethoven, eh? No one put notes together better! > >At least he got to live faily long (albeit deaf) as did Haydn and some >others. > >I always wonder about the ones who died so young--people like Mozart, >Chopin, and Gershwin. Did they give us all they had, or were they just >hitting stride and we've been cheated, so to speak. > >Beethoven spent most of his life composing. Since then, he's mostly been >decomposing. > >Night all ... > >Alan R. Barnard >Salem, MO > > >-----Original Message----- >From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf >Of Nichols >Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2005 10:37 PM >To: mags@magsmusic.net; Pianotech >Subject: Re: screw-stringers > > >At 04:32 PM 3/10/2005 +1300, you wrote: > >BEETHOVEN IS DEAD. > >-mags > >Perhaps, but his music is still very much alive. At least for me. I hope >that it is alive for you, too, for if perchance it is not....... > >Good luck, >Guy > > >_______________________________________________ >pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > >-- >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. >Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.7.1 - Release Date: 03/09/2005 > > >-- >No virus found in this outgoing message. >Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. >Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.7.1 - Release Date: 03/09/2005 > > >_______________________________________________ >pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > >_______________________________________________ >pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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