John Chambers:
>Some years ago I saw a work which included a descending viola
>line with a diminuendo, which ended on a low Bb marked "pensando".
>That's about how a violist would have to play it, of course.
Laurie Griffiths:
>Yes, that was one of the works of P.D.Q. Bach, discovered by
>Peter Shickeley (not sure of his spelling).
Schickele. He has another one called "Wachet Arf" ("Let Sleeping Dogs
Lie") for dog ("houndentenor," PS in a costume) and orchestra. At one
point the first violin plays an ascending scale that goes so high it
becomes inaudible, but the dog wakes up with a start.
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