I seem to recall having read a quote attributed to Berlioz to the effect
that, "There is no sound worse than the sound of fifty guitars playing the
same note at the same time." Was not Berlioz a guitarist?
Gary Digman
P.S: What's the definition of a minor second? Two guitarists playing the
same note at the same time.
What's the definition of counterpont? Two guitarists playing the
same line at the same time.
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Subject: Re: OT: Mozart for guitar
> The quotation that the guitar is like a miniature orchestra is NOT from
Mozart. The quotation is NOT from Beethoven. The quotation is in an essay
about the guitar that BERLIOZ wrote for an obscure Parisian journal of the
arts, _Debats_ (8 June 1855).
>
> While we're on the subject, there is no evidence that Chopin declared that
the only sound lovelier than one guitar is two. That seems to be a
paraphrase of something Mozart also did NOT say, "The only thing worse than
one flute, is two."
>
> Beethoven is sometimes said to have attended a guitar recital by Giuliani.
If he did, of course, he heard nothing! He even wrote a little note to one
of his Viennese publishers, asking "please give my regards to Giuliani." Of
course, the publisher's Giuliani might be the guy who polished up the brass
on the big front door. The guitarist Giuliani played 'cello in the first
performance of the Seventh Symphony, but I imagine Beethoven didn't hear him
that time, either. He wasn't asked back to play in the Eighth. The point?
There's no factual basis for the belief common in the guitar world that
Giuliani influenced Beethoven. They may never even have spoken to one
another.
>
> Oh yes, I also doubt that Schubert had a guitar hanging on the wall above
his bed.
>
> This should end Guitar Mythology 101 for tonite.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Jon Murphy
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>
> Also OT,
>
> In my aging memory there is a quote from Mozart (probably apochryphal).
"The
> guitar is an orchestra unto itself". I have no idea where I saw it, or
heard
> it, but it was many years ago so I have lost the context. If the quote
is
> accurate then it might imply that Mozart might have had guitar sounds in
> mind when writing for piano.
>
> Best, Jon
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