Through the Year with Sousa; Excerpts from the Operas, Marches, Miscellaneous Compositions, Novels, Letters, Magazine Articles, Songs, Sayings and Rhymes of John Philip Sousa
Through the Year with Sousa; Excerpts from the Operas, Marches, Miscellaneous Compositions, Novels, Letters, Magazine Articles, Songs, Sayings and Rhymes of John Philip Sousa
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1910 Excerpt: ...in a different time or different key. I shouted, "It's in E flat." The louder I shouted, the louder they played. The singer sang on, trying to appear oblivious to the cacophony that reigned. As soon as the song was finished I turned to the leader, and said: "This is the rottenest orchestra I have ever heard, you do not ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1910 Excerpt: ...in a different time or different key. I shouted, "It's in E flat." The louder I shouted, the louder they played. The singer sang on, trying to appear oblivious to the cacophony that reigned. As soon as the song was finished I turned to the leader, and said: "This is the rottenest orchestra I have ever heard, you do not know one note from another." He looked at me calmly and said: "You are too particular, if you don't like our style of playin', pay us and we'll go." "Pay you?" I cried. "You have not earned a cent." "Well, if you don't like us, give us our money and we will go." I was very much excited, and I shouted: "Give you your money? Not under any circumstances. Pack up your instruments and get out of this theater." "We'll go when we are paid, and not before," said the leader. June 25 Gustave Charpentier. 1860 "I'll see about that," I said, jumping up and walking through the center aisle of the theater, and going to the box office I explained the situation to my manager. He called the manager of the theater over and told him, who said, "All right, just call in the constable and put them out as usual." As the constable walked in to drive out the orchestra, I said to the local manager, "Just think, these men told me they could read anything and when I wanted them to come to rehearsal, they said they never rehearsed in this town." "Yes," said the local manager, "that is true, they never have a rehearsal because if they did they would be discharged before the performance."--In the Days of my Youth: The Circle. June 27 John Pyke Hullah. 1812 Albert Loeschorn. 181g The power that forces the inspiration out of you and me also prepar...
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