tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6118661490825517058.post8493276530346306099..comments2013-04-22T11:02:13.420-05:00Comments on Not Ready for Facebook: Let me introduce myselfRobin Wallacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13833599423363541782noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6118661490825517058.post-74839375901969230302011-01-22T11:16:37.257-06:002011-01-22T11:16:37.257-06:00Thanks for confirming that, Meg. It's still a ...Thanks for confirming that, Meg. It's still a point of contention with some. I've had to struggle with it myself, since my superego still doesn't like it when I split an infinitive. I recently received a review of some chapters of the textbook I'm writing that claimed they were full of split infinitives. I proofread them carefully, and not a single split infinitive could I find. Apparently others continue to hallucinate them even when they're not there.Robin Wallacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13833599423363541782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6118661490825517058.post-15495576418212983622011-01-21T22:37:36.328-06:002011-01-21T22:37:36.328-06:00You're allowed to break the split infinitive r...You're allowed to break the split infinitive rule because it's not a rule anymore. I hope you enjoy your liberation!<br /><br />Meg the editorMeghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547495672034123194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6118661490825517058.post-4307925373714571602011-01-20T21:30:21.468-06:002011-01-20T21:30:21.468-06:00Over the weekend, I promise. No time to do anythin...Over the weekend, I promise. No time to do anything but teach tomorrow.Robin Wallacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13833599423363541782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6118661490825517058.post-67195874603207509142011-01-20T20:20:07.623-06:002011-01-20T20:20:07.623-06:00OK, Robin. Another post. Another theme. This is th...OK, Robin. Another post. Another theme. This is the internet. Short attention span medium. Get with the program.Joelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17387000856873394814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6118661490825517058.post-77823511185300707612011-01-20T11:39:57.033-06:002011-01-20T11:39:57.033-06:00the birds are a nice touch, rw.the birds are a nice touch, rw.Nathan Dicksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01928329624761028625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6118661490825517058.post-47007963893269935992011-01-20T05:32:07.631-06:002011-01-20T05:32:07.631-06:00I couldn't find my copy of Faust Part II. It h...I couldn't find my copy of <i>Faust</i> Part II. It has been a very long time since I read it...Don Plummerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11970765107980643386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6118661490825517058.post-40463444049714272992011-01-19T21:29:23.828-06:002011-01-19T21:29:23.828-06:00Me too. I think our computers have a mind of their...Me too. I think our computers have a mind of their own. I spell things perfectly correctly, hit "post," and find greevus speling airors guhlor that just weren't their when I tiped my post .tRobin Wallacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13833599423363541782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6118661490825517058.post-63349334330246388042011-01-19T21:20:11.829-06:002011-01-19T21:20:11.829-06:00. . . that *I* never . . .
Oy.. . . that *I* never . . .<br /><br />Oy.Joelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17387000856873394814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6118661490825517058.post-34364342845795589232011-01-19T21:11:41.005-06:002011-01-19T21:11:41.005-06:00I'm not *surprised.*
I am surprised that neve...I'm not *surprised.*<br /><br />I am surprised that never can seem to spot spelling errors until they are posted (or printed).Joelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17387000856873394814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6118661490825517058.post-43223977805341693862011-01-19T21:09:55.115-06:002011-01-19T21:09:55.115-06:00You vetoed 'God' in this case. I'm not...You vetoed 'God' in this case. I'm not surprise. God wouldn't have expressed such a sentiment. Das Ewig-Weibliche wouldn't have zeiht Him hinan, methinks.<br /><br />The line I quoted would have tripped most readily off the tongue of Mephistopheles, IMO. But I would have scored the lines for a solo basso profundo in that case.Joelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17387000856873394814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6118661490825517058.post-91026155187811334792011-01-19T20:24:24.567-06:002011-01-19T20:24:24.567-06:00It's called the mystic chorus, or chorus mysti...It's called the mystic chorus, or chorus mysticus. There are a number of different choruses in that final scene, which makes the whole thing a bit surreal. In Boito's opera Mefistofele, the mystic chorus actually does speak some of the lines that Goethe gave to God.Robin Wallacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13833599423363541782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6118661490825517058.post-55639696951088216482011-01-19T19:43:32.013-06:002011-01-19T19:43:32.013-06:00I would have guessed Faust, but I gather it is sun...I would have guessed Faust, but I gather it is sung by a chorus. Who speaks in a multitude of voices?Joelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17387000856873394814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6118661490825517058.post-45437833094585822652011-01-19T17:13:02.563-06:002011-01-19T17:13:02.563-06:00No.No.Robin Wallacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13833599423363541782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6118661490825517058.post-49950508854891784962011-01-19T15:41:09.405-06:002011-01-19T15:41:09.405-06:00Is it God?Is it God?Don Plummerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11970765107980643386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6118661490825517058.post-40096603365475603122011-01-19T15:31:44.010-06:002011-01-19T15:31:44.010-06:00That's one point for Don and one point for Aar...That's one point for Don and one point for Aaron. Here's the tie-breaker: Who is speaking?Robin Wallacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13833599423363541782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6118661490825517058.post-88130883412732120522011-01-19T12:36:24.100-06:002011-01-19T12:36:24.100-06:00The second one is Mahler's Eighth.The second one is Mahler's Eighth.Don Plummerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11970765107980643386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6118661490825517058.post-34571807177342927142011-01-19T12:08:40.940-06:002011-01-19T12:08:40.940-06:00That's one.That's one.Robin Wallacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13833599423363541782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6118661490825517058.post-59453475118736545802011-01-19T09:13:10.484-06:002011-01-19T09:13:10.484-06:00Faust Symphony - Franz LisztFaust Symphony - Franz Lisztblannphinellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11407777722151988701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6118661490825517058.post-79348966784030857812011-01-19T08:32:17.596-06:002011-01-19T08:32:17.596-06:00I'll do that, Jonathan. In fact, let's sta...I'll do that, Jonathan. In fact, let's start now. Name two symphonies by major composers that conclude with a choral setting of the line quoted by Joel above. People who do not hold PhD's in musicology please answer first.Robin Wallacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13833599423363541782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6118661490825517058.post-34389873013521713262011-01-19T06:21:00.700-06:002011-01-19T06:21:00.700-06:00@Robin,
Das Ewig-Weibliche zieht uns hinan.@Robin,<br /><br />Das Ewig-Weibliche zieht uns hinan.Joelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17387000856873394814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6118661490825517058.post-65076594457526576862011-01-18T22:25:24.498-06:002011-01-18T22:25:24.498-06:00Welcome to the blogging world, Dr. Wallace. I look...Welcome to the blogging world, Dr. Wallace. I look forward to reading your posts (as I have on facebook). <br /><br />I want to thank you again for your posts. They are always thought-provoking. While they are very passionate, they have always been polite, in my opinion.Mikihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04954158472298275265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6118661490825517058.post-5350329044082763792011-01-18T22:06:06.691-06:002011-01-18T22:06:06.691-06:00I hope you'll deal with music and musicology o...I hope you'll deal with music and musicology occasionally here, too, Robin--there's a lacuna of that sort of blog.Jonathan Bellmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12850636203431936053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6118661490825517058.post-55390825745251282732011-01-18T20:53:27.118-06:002011-01-18T20:53:27.118-06:00I have a copy of Die Blechtrommel, but its sheer m...I have a copy of Die Blechtrommel, but its sheer mass and the knowledge that I left most of my German in college have prevented me from taking a shot at it.Jamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05475088514784483703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6118661490825517058.post-39504389388685271922011-01-18T20:46:22.108-06:002011-01-18T20:46:22.108-06:00Have you read The Tin Drum? There's a scene at...Have you read The Tin Drum? There's a scene at the beginning where somebody has to buy some stationery from a young female clerk. He insists on referring to it as "virgin" notepaper, and elicits very satisfying blushes.<br /><br />I actually read that in German, where the word is "jungfraeulich." It literally means "young womanly," so it's not a term you would normally use for paper.Robin Wallacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13833599423363541782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6118661490825517058.post-73682642590396914562011-01-18T20:41:09.459-06:002011-01-18T20:41:09.459-06:00OMG! I'm the first to post on this virgin blog...OMG! I'm the first to post on this virgin blog!Joelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17387000856873394814noreply@blogger.com