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| Thread ID: 114678 | 2010-12-13 03:09:00 | For Music Lovers. Only for those who can get a Handel on it. | WalOne (4202) | PC World Chat |
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| 1161326 | 2010-12-13 03:09:00 | On Nov.13 2010 unsuspecting shoppers got a big surprise while enjoying their lunch. Over 100 participants in this awesome Christmas Flash Mob. This is a must see! This flash mob was organized by AlphabetPhotography to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas! Here (www.youtube.com) :D Merry Christmas everybody! |
WalOne (4202) | ||
| 1161327 | 2010-12-13 03:55:00 | Wow, that's how to do a flash-mob. Excellent. Trivial knowledge question. Where was Messiah first performed? |
Richard (739) | ||
| 1161328 | 2010-12-13 05:09:00 | Dublin, 1742 . Later, King George II was to stand during a performance of the Hallelujah Chorus . It was not generally known at the time, but the king was needing an urgent call of nature, and standing was the most appropriate way of holding the water works in as opposed to an unseemly and hasty exit to the gents . (Handel later got his own back on the king by substituting an unexpected performance of the Water Music, another characteristically long and tedious work when it was known the king had imbibed spectacular amounts of hops and barley . The result was an equally spectacular display of the Royal Water Works, which had the court gossiping for years to come, the ladies of the court swooning, and the men to question their own standing) But we digress . Because one would always stand when the king was standing, all the audience duly leaped to its feet and followed suit . And this is the custom since followed by many thousands of music buffs, who felt it the ultimate accolade to be awarded musical genii . Unfortunately, the practice has since expanded to audiences standing, not as a tribute to the composer, but to display to those around, they (the cultural snobs) are familiar with the work to be played, no matter how obscure or lacking in musical excellence it may be . This has been a result of the influence of otherwise culturally deprived North Americans, who sadly lost sight of the fact that a standing ovation was the ultimate accolade . And if you afforded the ultimate accolade to every mediocre performance, when something really came along that exceeded all the standards, what do you do? Simon Powell, Susan Boyle, and Leonard Cohen; take note! :devil So there . You didn't count on this diatribe, did you? :D :D :D |
WalOne (4202) | ||
| 1161329 | 2010-12-13 05:21:00 | On Nov.13 2010 unsuspecting shoppers got a big surprise while enjoying their lunch. Over 100 participants in this awesome Christmas Flash Mob. This is a must see! This flash mob was organized by AlphabetPhotography to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas! Here (www.youtube.com) :D Merry Christmas everybody! Rotarua 1749 |
Cicero (40) | ||
| 1161330 | 2010-12-13 05:38:00 | Londinium 1213 | gary67 (56) | ||
| 1161331 | 2010-12-13 06:42:00 | Correct WalOne. I don't know about the rest of your story though. It is lost to history the exact reason why the King stood at that point, but the most popular explanations include: * He was so moved by the performance that he rose to his feet. * Out of tribute to the composer. * As was and is the custom, one stands in the presence of royalty as a sign of respect. The Hallelujah chorus clearly places Christ as the King of Kings. In standing, King George II accepts that he too is subject to the Lord of Lords. * He had been dozing and woke with a start. According to Wikipedia. Cicero, be sensible, and return to your seat, or you will stay in after school! |
Richard (739) | ||
| 1161332 | 2010-12-13 07:10:00 | Correct WalOne. I don't know about the rest of your story though. Just the result of some late afternoon lubrication ;) |
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