tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6644918126688721788.post941729237560888954..comments2024-03-28T07:13:10.797+00:00Comments on TONE DEAF: Is music for nerds? Yes or No?Roderick Robinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16828395545197001637noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6644918126688721788.post-48878482468153176712012-01-26T17:30:10.142+00:002012-01-26T17:30:10.142+00:00I'm not sure it's the moment in my life fo...I'm not sure it's the moment in my life for such an investment... <br /><br />My C-R (fifth edition) doesn't feature 'en boucle' either. BTW it might be worth looking for a second hand one. I bought mine on http://www.priceminister.com/ but I guess you'd have a smiliar postage problem as I'd face with the DVDs.<br /><br />Maybe not L plates but not far off.earlybirdhttp://mangetoutetc.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6644918126688721788.post-11520692568719365072012-01-26T16:05:02.124+00:002012-01-26T16:05:02.124+00:00EB: My big Collins-Robert, Fifth Edition, publishe...EB: My big Collins-Robert, Fifth Edition, published 2000, doesn't have <em>en boucle</em> and I was reduced to Googling it. Seems there's some dispute over the meaning: "over and over" being the best shot. Whatever, it's time to replace C-R and you've jogged my elbow.<br /><br />In fact, we're marching in step. With the exception of operas I don't usually prep (Thanks, Julia) music, or I didn't until I launched Tone Deaf and started exposing my ignorance to a wider audience. However, with any new Shakespeare play I always buy the Oxford UP paperback because of its wealth of footnotes. When I have more time to play with I do have a second line of defence - the BBC set of 37 DVDs covering the whole oeuvre. The price has come down drastically since I bought them (then £130, now £69) and I was going to recommend them if you haven't got them, but you'd probably pay much more in p&p costs than buying them in the first place. I have to say that the three-part Henry VI - which is rarely produced and must be even more difficult to organise one's life round - proved a revelation and alone was worth the investment.<br /><br />But there I go, more recommendations, as if I thought you were still carrying literary L-plates. For shame. In fact I tell everyone you caught the worm decades ago.Roderick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16828395545197001637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6644918126688721788.post-44029318562269702922012-01-26T13:21:14.536+00:002012-01-26T13:21:14.536+00:00The few times I go to concerts/operas I definitely...The few times I go to concerts/operas I definitely listen to the music 'en boucle' before. Less selectively than you do, I suspect. I prefer getting to know a piece first rather than meeting it and trying to get to know it all in one go. (Hence my repeated listening to the Brahms - it's going well.)<br /><br /> Likewise, if I'm going to see a play by Shakespeare, I read it first.earlybirdhttp://mangetoutetc.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6644918126688721788.post-8787914358319454182012-01-26T11:29:50.117+00:002012-01-26T11:29:50.117+00:00Julia: I think that's called having your cake ...Julia: I think that's called having your cake and eating it, or, as in the West Riding, having the ha'penny and the toffee.Roderick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16828395545197001637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6644918126688721788.post-67915883041424649002012-01-25T10:48:15.475+00:002012-01-25T10:48:15.475+00:00It is definitely nerdy though!It is definitely nerdy though!Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02381204473168533313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6644918126688721788.post-34595863058639754792012-01-25T10:44:07.072+00:002012-01-25T10:44:07.072+00:00Prepping seems to me both respectful to the musici...Prepping seems to me both respectful to the musicians for the work they've done preparing for the concert, and a good way to maximize the price you've paid and the time you've put in to going to a really good concert. I don't prep for every musical event we go to, but when I'm heading to a concert I suspect I'll put on my life list, I definitely do.Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02381204473168533313noreply@blogger.com