I was asked to play in my (young) brother's funeral. I considered playing de Visee's theorbo pieces made to the funeral of his daughters. But I could not even think of playing in that occasion - too emotional. Anyhow he - my gone brother - played his bassoon a couple of years earlier in the funeral of our grandmother. Very well. And just in the same church.
Good luck David! Playing one hour and half is very much for any of us. Just repeat the repertoire with different speeds and intonations several times... ;-) Arto On Fri, 9 Oct 2009 20:34:15 +0100, Rob MacKillop <[email protected]> wrote: > I have played at a funeral before. In fact, the lady discussed with me > the repertoire I would play at her funeral only a week before. > > > > Rob MacKillop > > 2009/10/9 David Rastall <[1][email protected]> > > Have any of you ever been hired to play at a "viewing"? As in where > the deceased is lying in an open casket, to be viewed by family and > friends...? I was hired yesterday to play at one on Monday. An > hour > and a half's worth of lute music. This is unique in my experience: > I've never even seen a dead body before, let alone provided ambient > music for such an occasion. It's gonna be interesting... > Best, > David Rastall > [2][email protected] > [3]www.rastallmusic.com > -- > To get on or off this list see list information at > [4]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > > -- > > References > > 1. mailto:[email protected] > 2. mailto:[email protected] > 3. http://www.rastallmusic.com/ > 4. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
