Well, that makes me think of the Italian way to solve things , which is in Italy you cannot play music in a concert in a church if it is not tuned in with spirituality etc. Not sure if it changed in the last few years, but I happened to have a concert and we had the song "Madonna mia pietà" and "Greensleeves". The first one was appreciated as it contained the word "Madonna", a sure sign for "Our Lady", - of course the meaning is different, it is about a lover asking for mercy- the second one is about prostitutes, as everybody knows on this list, but it had an English neutral title, so it was ok as well. On another occasion I sang in a choir at a marriage, and as the people in question were quite well to do and the choir director did not want to lose the money, though the repertoire was not yet complete, he had us sing "Selig sind die Toten" ( Blessed are the Dead), with great success, the song people liked best, they congratulated and said they were moved by it, of course none of them spoke German.
Italian inventive, I guess... Donatella ----Messaggio originale---- Da: [email protected] Data: 13/03/2012 17.01 A: "Lute Net"<[email protected]> Ogg: [LUTE] Nazi rules for jazz performers Dear Gary, Thank you for letting us see this extraordinary list of dos and don'ts compiled by a Nazi Gauleiter with regard to jazz. State interference in the performance of music is a sure sign that something is seriously wrong. In Great Britain you are not allowed to play sacred music at a civil wedding ceremony. On one occasion, when the bride was very late arriving, we musicians had to keep playing for a long time to keep everyone entertained. When I announced that we would next play Bach's Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring, the registrar stepped forward and told us that we were not allowed to play it, because it was sacred music. On another occasion, in a different part of the country, I was required to submit details of all music to played at a civil ceremony weeks beforehand, so that the registrar could vet the music, and ensure that the programme did not include any sacred pieces. A couple getting married at a civil ceremony cannot request music with sacred connotations, whatever reason they may have for wanting it played. Ironically, the Anglican Church allows any music, sacred or not, to be played during wedding ceremonies. Best wishes, Stewart McCoy. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Gary Digman Sent: 13 March 2012 08:38 To: [email protected]. edu Subject: [LUTE] Re: Nazi rules for jazz performers 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." To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute- admin/index.html E' nata indoona: chiama, videochiama e messaggia Gratis. Scarica indoona per iPhone, Android e PC: http://www.indoona.com/ To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
