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Thread #65241   Message #1072809
Posted By: *daylia*
15-Dec-03 - 08:46 AM
Thread Name: BS: Is Life Shite?
Subject: RE: BS: Is Life Shite?
Ok, I'm curious .... does "shite" rhyme with "white"?

OR, perhaps with "pretty"??

Hmm, could even be "flighty" ....

Speaking of which ... when my piano students perform at festivals, recitals etc. they are expected to announce to the audience the name of their piece and who composed it. There are at least 2 composers whose names present a bit of a challenge --- J. Schytte and R. Fuchs.

Certain renditions of these names are especially popular with pre-pubescent boys. Precious minutes out of half-hour lessons are often wasted, never to be retrieved, as they collapse on the piano bench howling, just considering the possibilities. It's fun, but it does make for a rather shite lesson (at least from my point of view)

At the risk of drifting off-topic on this oh-so-serious thread, I'm wondering ... do any of you multi-national Catters know the correct pronunciation of those names?

Thanks, daylia