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Folks: Here is what I think is an interesting anecdote received from
TipWorld.com this morning. I hope some of you enjoy it:
Debussy's "La Mer" ("The Sea"), a series of three connected symphonic
poems, stirred up controversy after its composition in 1904. During
one performance by the Orchestre Colonne (it is not certain whether
this was a rehearsal or a performance; for the sake of storytelling,
we hope for the latter), the music so agitated the musicians that
they contrived silliness to take their minds off it. One of the
orchestra's musicians crafted a small boat made of music paper and
navigated it across the floor with his foot. Other musicians passed
it with their feet through the sections. Before long, a fleet of
paper boats was winding between feet and music stands all over the
orchestra as it continued to play "La Mer."
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