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Excellent sunday postings dudes....

you all know I love to bring you something new from little known folk.....

check this lass out, she plays cello and sings and I fell in love with this number...
what do you think....

(unlike bowies new single it didnt need to grow on me!)

Not bad Rossy

I remembered!

Taking a brief interval from my unbelieveble new toy - I have played almost my entire repertoire in the last two days and played more from sight than at any time in my (not brief) life!


Under the French King Louis XIV, the Sun King, there were several official state musicians in a variety of ensembles. The most famous and prestigious at the time were the 24 violons du roi, 6 violins, four each of three groups of violas divided into three registers and six basses de violons - somewhere between a modern 'cello and double bass. These were known as the Grande Bande and performed at all the important state functions.

Some time before 1656 Lully took over a smaller ensemble, 16 string players, the Petite Bande, and schooled them so well that they soon rose to prominence and the Grande Bande fell from grace.

A decade later the two bandes were reconciled and under Lully's direction performed together for grand occasions.

This was probably Lully's greatest achievement and its repercussion were to influence not only the make up of orchestras and ensembles in the future but also their style and the way music was written for them.

He later formed a partnership with the French playwright, Molière. They became known as 'les deux grands Baptistes' as they shared the same forenames (like the two Ronnies in the UK ).

Molière had sought a joint combination of music, dance and drama but under Lully's powers the drama paled into insignificance.

This is an excerpt from their most famous offering in the new comedie-ballet, Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme.



I shall alight,
But do delight
In the coming se'nnight.
Good night!

It's snowing! The view from my window..........
Still work for me though folks, laters

That's clever, Wayne! How did you avoid the bars getting in the picture?

Thats excellent wayne, lovely pics, and all we needed was just the two to be able to triangulate in on your exact position, which means when the party goes mobile we know where to come.!

I know you will host a proper party, cant wait. lol.

Lol @ Richard , Rossy, triangulate away, see you NYE lol

I have just avoided mentioning anything about another thread entitled "masterclass with dick hyman"

I didnt mention the unfortunate name, nor did I mention that I didnt know dick had a hyman, or ever did.

Did I do well to keep shtun?

Hello, I'm back from the client heck hole that lasted six months. Human again.

I've just taken delivery of a harpsichord. It's a William Foster, mid/late 70s. Claim to fame: Anthony Burgess owned and played a William Foster, which is now on display in his Foundation in Manchester. It's mentioned on page 9 of his novel Earthly Powers.

Currently working on some Couperin preludes...

Welcome back, Eglantine!!! You've been missed!! When did your Foster harpsichord arrive? How about showing some photos?

I'm not usually awake at this hour. However, I couldn't get back to sleep and decided to lurk a bit. I'm glad I saw you had just posted. I'm pretty much confined to weekend music postings, however. I don't have as much time for weekday music postings because I'm needing to put more time into piano practice. My teacher is giving me more difficult pieces to work on. I'll certainly not have time to get bored when I retire in June

Right now I'm working on Clair de lune and "Raindrop Prelude."

I must get a bit more sleep now. Be back later!

Where can I post the photo to?

Eglantine !!!!!! brilliant to see you back you have been sorely missed indeed!!

You can post pics up easy at imageshack.com and then copy the direct link whilst you are there and paste that link here ( in full reply screen "non floating images box" at top of screen) If you need help Pm me and I will be delighted to assist)

Magic to see you back girl!!!!

I am so impressed by this , I have made it my song of the month, and have therefore posted it again...

Take a listen dudes and dudettes, my guess is you will be hearing a lot more of this lass in future...

AND, its in C minor my favourite key!!!
[video:youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=NUjODc7uRi0[/video]

Welcome back Eglantine That's almost all of us back, Brill!, just PPP to show up now

SORRY SORRY SORRY, ( dont often say that) I received a PM off PPP , a couple of weeks ago, and he assured me he would be back, apparently he has had the odd peek in here as his busy schedule will allow, but he has been totally busy and immersed in his work, he did mention that he will be back so hopefully it will be soon.

I miss his posts a lot and also the stance he holds on so many issues, he is never afraid to state his case, and his "arguamenties" over at PC are legendary!! Never shy to unmask a potential bigot and usually with direct well written words to boot....

Come on PPP, i have just "bigged you up" lol.

also we need some more guitar dude posts.......

Glad to see you again, Eglantine!

That's great news Rossy , looks like we are all here for the duration, as DireTonic assumed. Love it! <3

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And, what the heck is a "client heck hole" ?
Sounds like a place I don't wish to visit....

Welcome back, Eglantine!

Welcome back, Eglantine! How delightful to hear from you again