I like it, Max. (At the moment, my car is playing host to Coltrane in his
Ole period. No conducting there!) Andrew
On 16 June 2010 23:14, kasper salonen <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> I like the difference between the two experiences that you draw most.
> you've
> captured an elusive contrast in a wonderfully mundane and human way. I'd
> inject a little pizzazz into the vocabulary, but it's a wonderful,
> haiku-like premise you've developed here.
>
> KS
>
> On 16 June 2010 08:24, Max Richards <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> >
> >
> > Snap: Conducting Sibelius
> >
> >
> > Conducting Sibelius while driving,
> > though not recommended, is hard to resist.
> >
> > If the north road rolls ahead to mountains,
> > preferably through dark pine forests,
> >
> > the sky above full of light, though storms
> > are massing on every horizon,
> >
> > both hands may be needed to propel
> > music and vehicle forward into
> >
> > turbulence and out to majestic
> > closure. Nearer home, conduct Mozart,
> >
> > tapping on the steering-wheel, flicking
> > commands to all the traffic lights.
> >
> >
> >
> > Max Richards
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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Andrew
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