Deryk Barker <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >Thus spake Bob Draper ([log in to unmask]) wrote: > >> There is no musical journey of >> the type I have described. Indeed, this is a work that is on a >> cheerfull emotional level throughout. > >You think the Marcia funebre is CHEERFUL? I, for one, do not, but I can tell an amusing little anecdote: The 19th century conductor Julienne always weared white gloves when conducting Beethoven. Someone suggested he should wear black when conducting the Funeral march.:) Mats Norrman [log in to unmask]