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25 Nov 05 - 07:44 PM (#1613860) Subject: Musical Oddities From: The Fooles Troupe OK - I'll start. Charles Ives - American pioneer of music rich in dissonances was married to a woman called Harmony, and lived in Concord. Robin |
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26 Nov 05 - 01:26 AM (#1613970) Subject: RE: Musical Oddities From: mack/misophist And, IIRC, sold life insurance. |
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26 Nov 05 - 01:57 AM (#1613980) Subject: RE: Musical Oddities From: The Fooles Troupe He was told "to get a proper job selling insurance cause music won't give you a living". Started his own company apparently. Became a millionaire, and then wrote the music he liked. |
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26 Nov 05 - 04:06 AM (#1613998) Subject: RE: Musical Oddities From: JohnInKansas Igor Stravinsky, also noted for dissonances, was approached by Ringling Bros to compose music for the entrance of the elephants in the grand parade (at the circus, of course). Igor declined on grounds that elephants were too ugly. Ringling Bros replied "we'll only use rather small elephants and we'll pay $10,000," or something to that effect. Igor relented. At the premier performance, the band struck up the piece just as the elephants began their entrance. The elephants bolted, and refused to return to the arena. The elephants didn't like the piece much better than I did, although I participated in several public performances of it back in the early '60s. (Much to my personal shame). John |