" I wonder how the nazis felt about notes inegale." ...The same way they felt about most matters French....
Also check this out... http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-music-survives-degenerate-music-music-suppressed-by-the-third-reich-w54283/review On Mar 13, 2012, at 1:37 AM, Gary Digman wrote: > Famed Czech radical Josef Skvorecky recently died at 87 in his adopted > land of Canada. > In the Atlantic, JJ Gould remembers Skvorecky through his memoirs, > including a detailed list of the rules for jazz performers during the > Nazi occupation. The Reich's Gauleiter for the Nazi Protectorate of > Bohemia and Moravia issued a 10-point regulation that Gould calls "the > single most remarkable example of 20th-century totalitarian invective > against jazz." > 1 Pieces in foxtrot rhythm (so-called swing) are not to exceed 20% of > the repertoires of light orchestras and dance bands; > 2 In this so-called jazz type repertoire, preference is to be given to > compositions in a major key and to lyrics expressing joy in life rather > than Jewishly gloomy lyrics; > 3 As to tempo, preference is also to be given to brisk compositions > over slow ones so-called blues); however, the pace must not exceed a > certain degree of allegro, commensurate with the Aryan sense of > discipline and moderation. On no account will Negroid excesses in tempo > (so-called hot jazz) or in solo performances (so-called breaks) be > tolerated; > 4 So-called jazz compositions may contain at most 10% syncopation; the > remainder must consist of a natural legato movement devoid of the > hysterical rhythmic reverses characteristic of the barbarian races and > conductive to dark instincts alien to the German people (so-called > riffs); > 5 Strictly prohibited is the use of instruments alien to the German > spirit (so-called cowbells, flexatone, brushes, etc.) as well as all > mutes which turn the noble sound of wind and brass instruments into a > Jewish-Freemasonic yowl (so-called wa-wa, hat, etc.); > 6 Also prohibited are so-called drum breaks longer than half a bar in > four-quarter beat (except in stylized military marches); > 7 The double bass must be played solely with the bow in so-called jazz > compositions; > 8 Plucking of the strings is prohibited, since it is damaging to the > instrument and detrimental to Aryan musicality; if a so-called > pizzicato effect is absolutely desirable for the character of the > composition, strict care must be taken lest the string be allowed to > patter on the sordine, which is henceforth forbidden; > 9 Musicians are likewise forbidden to make vocal improvisations > (so-called scat); > 10 All light orchestras and dance bands are advised to restrict the use > of saxophones of all keys and to substitute for them the violin-cello, > the viola or possibly a suitable folk instrument. > I wonder how the nazis felt about notes inegale. > Gary > > -- > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
