SEARCH
the Forums & Piano World

This custom search works much better than the built in one and allows searching older posts.
Piano Acc. & Gift Items in
Piano World's Online Store
In PianoSupplies.com ,(a division of Piano World) our online store for piano and music gifts and accessories, party goods, tuning equipment, piano moving equipment and more.


Free Shipping on Jansen Artist Piano Benches
(ad) Pearl River
Pearl River Pianos
(ad 125) Sweetwater
Digital Pianos at Sweetwater
(ad) Pianoteq
New Pianoteq add-on instrument: U4 upright piano
(ad 125) Music Teacher's Helper
Forum Stats
69887 Members
40 Forums
143498 Topics
2076038 Posts

Max Online: 15252 @ 03/21/10 11:39 PM
Quick Links to Useful Stuff
Our Classified Ads
Find Piano Professionals-

*Piano Dealers - Piano Stores
*Piano Tuners
*Piano Teachers
*Piano Movers
*Piano Restorations
*Piano Manufacturers
*Organs

Quick Links:
*Advertise On Piano World
*Free Piano Newsletter
*Online Piano Recitals
*Piano Recitals Index
*Piano Accessories
* Buying a Piano
*Buying A Acoustic Piano
*Buying a Digital Piano
*Pianos for Sale
*Sell Your Piano
*How Old is My Piano?
*Piano Books
*Piano Art, Pictures, & Posters
*Directory/Site Map
*Contest
*Links
*Virtual Piano
*Music Word Search
*Piano Screen Saver
*Piano Videos
*Virtual Piano Chords
New Topics - Multiple Forums
Jon Grier
by Palmpirate
57 minutes 17 seconds ago
New album - Grand Romance
by madrigal
Today at 07:39 PM
3 New Original Classical Piano Songs 20 Year Old Songwriter
by aeisen93
Today at 07:14 PM
Arrangement of Tocatta and Fugue
by Hermanberntzen
Today at 05:04 PM
I'm looking for advanced movie soundtrack sheet music?
by Taryn470
Today at 05:00 PM
Topic Options
#865049 - 03/27/02 11:39 PM Goodbye Dudley
Ringer Offline
Full Member

Registered: 03/26/02
Posts: 200
Loc: Albany, OR
After getting home from work, I found that Dudley Moore passed away today. Mr. Moore, of course, was not only a great actor and comedian, but a wonderful pianist. I'll always remember him in "Arthur", "Crazy People", and when he went on "The Muppet Show" when I was a kid. The world really lost a great talent today... \:\(

I don't know what other memories people have of Dudley Moore, I only knew his later career...
_________________________
"I was thinking of the immortal words of Socrates who said, `I drank what?'"

Ringer

Top
Piano & Music Accessories
#865050 - 03/27/02 11:49 PM Re: Goodbye Dudley
Brendan Online   content
4000 Post Club Member

Registered: 05/26/01
Posts: 4910
Loc: McAllen, TX
Quite a wonderful pianist. I remember seeing a video of him doing the 5th Brandenburg Concerto on harpsichord and being impress on how he could make the instrument sing in spite of its dynamiic limitations. Indeed, bad news. \:\(
_________________________
http://www.BrendanKinsella.com

Top
#865051 - 03/28/02 10:39 AM Re: Goodbye Dudley
Nina Offline
6000 Post Club Member

Registered: 08/13/01
Posts: 6467
Loc: Phoenix, AZ
He was a fabulous musician, and I agree with Brendan's comments. I was most impressed with how easily he could move between classical repertoire and jazz improvisations.

Nina

Top
#865052 - 03/28/02 11:41 AM Re: Goodbye Dudley
wghornsby Offline
Full Member

Registered: 05/26/01
Posts: 201
Loc: KY
I don't know if you were aware of the degenerative loss of muscle control towards his later years. I saw an interview a few years ago where he talked being robbed of the ability to express the music inside of him at the piano. He said it was his greatest loss and you could see the despair in his eyes. Can we not all relate to the enormity of such an illness? I think more than anything that loss broke his soul, as it probably would mine.
_________________________
wgh

Top
#865053 - 03/28/02 04:09 PM Re: Goodbye Dudley
Rich Galassini Online   content
8000 Post Club Member

Registered: 05/28/01
Posts: 8396
Loc: Philadelphia/South Jersey
I always enjoyed Dudley. Good musician who could always entertain!

He will be missed.
_________________________
Rich Galassini
Cunningham Piano Co.
Philadelphia, Pa.
Direct Line (215) 991-0834
rich@cunninghampiano.com
www.cunninghampiano.com
Cunningham Facebook Page - Like Us!

Top
#865054 - 03/31/02 10:40 AM Re: Goodbye Dudley
Nina Offline
6000 Post Club Member

Registered: 08/13/01
Posts: 6467
Loc: Phoenix, AZ
 Quote:
Originally posted by wghornsby:
I don't know if you were aware of the degenerative loss of muscle control towards his later years. I saw an interview a few years ago where he talked being robbed of the ability to express the music inside of him at the piano. He said it was his greatest loss and you could see the despair in his eyes. Can we not all relate to the enormity of such an illness? I think more than anything that loss broke his soul, as it probably would mine.[/b]
Hi, wg:

Yes, I saw that interview too (or a similar one) and had the same impression. It was haunting. It's too easy to think of him as a sort of doofus comedian who appeared in a few goofy movies. In truth I think he was a brilliant comedian (remember "Beyond the Fringe"?) and, as we've said, a wonderful pianist.

Nina

Top



What's Hot!!
Make Music NY Needs 175 Keyboard Players
-------------------
Forums Rules & Help
-------------------
ADVERTISE
on Piano World

The world's most popular piano web site.
-------------------
Piano Books
-------------------
panic


(ad) Dampp Chaser
Piano Lifesaver
(ad) Pitch Improver
Ear training - pitchimprover.com
(ad) HAILUN Pianos
Hailun Pianos - Click for More
Sheet Music
(PW is an affiliate)
Sheet Music Plus Featured Sale
Download & Print Sheet Music Instantly
sheet music search
sheet music search

sheet music search
(ad) P B Guide
Acoustic & Digital Piano Guide
(ad) Estonia Piano
Estonia Piano
Who's Online
160 registered (accordeur, Almaviva, ando, aeisen93, 72 invisible), 1353 Guests and 15 Spiders online.
Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod
(ads by Google)



 
Our Piano Related Classified Ads
| Dealers | Tuners | Lessons | Movers | Restorations | Pianos For Sale | Sell Your Piano |
 
piano supplies piano accessories PianoSupplies.com is a division of Piano World


Advertise on Piano World
| Subscribe | Piano World | PianoSupplies.com | Advertise on Piano World | Donate | Link to Us | Classifieds |
| Del.icio.us |Contact | Privacy | Legal | About Us | Site Map | Free Newsletter | Press Room |


copyright 1997 - 2013 Piano World ® all rights reserved
No part of this site may be reproduced without prior written permission