[Leica] IMG: Composing

[Peter Klein]

Ha!  And thanks!
--Peter

On Thu, Sep 22, 2016 at 4:11 AM, Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote:

> Peter, I'm impressed with your talent. The only notes I have control of
> are in my wallet, and sadly I can barely manage them...
> However, your photo reminded me of this.
>
> A tourist in Vienna is going through a graveyard and all of a sudden he
> hears music. No one is around, so he starts searching for the source.
>
> He finally locates the origin and finds it is coming from a grave with a
> headstone that reads: "Ludwig von Beethoven, 1770-1827". Then he realizes
> that the music is Beethoven's Ninth Symphony and it is being played
> backwards!
>
> Puzzled, he leaves the graveyard and persuades a friend to return with him.
>
> By the time they arrive back at the grave, the music has changed. This time
> it is the Seventh Symphony, but like the previous piece, it is being played
> backwards.
>
> Curious, the men agree to consult a music scholar. When they return with
> the
> expert, the Fifth Symphony is playing, again backwards. The expert notices
> that the symphonies are being played in the reverse order in which they
> were
> composed, the 9th, then the 7th, then the 5th.
>
> By the next day the word has spread, and a crowd has gathered around the
> grave. They are all listening to the Second Symphony being played
> backwards.
> Just then the graveyard's caretaker ambles up to the group.
>
> Someone in the group asks him if he has an explanation for the music.
>
> "I would have thought it was obvious," the caretaker says. "He's
> decomposing."
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Klein" <pklein at threshinc.com>
> To: "lug" <lug at leica-users.org>; <olympus at thomasclausen.net>;
> <leicareflex at freelists.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2016 7:28 AM
> Subject: [Leica] IMG: Composing
>
>
>
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563@N04/29770630846/in/da
>> teposted-public/>
>> Click on photo to enlarge a bit.
>>
>> This photo combines three of my interests: Composing, bassoon playing and
>> photography. I'm re-notating a bassoon duet that I wrote B.C. (Before
>> Computers). It's a great way to learn my new notation program, and the
>> program will generate an electronic performance from score once I'm done.
>>
>> The weird-looking keyboard behind the MIDI piano keyboard is a Kinesis
>> ergonomic keyboard.  I've used this model for years. It really saves wear
>> and tear on the hands.  Leica M Monochrom and Voigtlander 21/4 Skopar.
>> Enjoy!
>>
>> --Peter
>>
>>
>>
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