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March 30, 2010
Requiem
Angela's excellent 'Drains - and many other things - for Haiti' requiem, took me back to 18th century Vienna. The musicians did charity events then as well, only Mozart wasn't allowed to join in. He would have been a considerable addition to the play list, but it wasn't possible.
Why not? His employer, the Archbishop of Salzburg, wouldn't permit it. To him, Mozart was a valet, a servant, who shouldn't get ideas above his station.
Of course, Mozart was writing his own requiem, unfinished, when he died. His death was unmarked, as was his pauper's grave.
And now we're back in 21st century Haiti.
Posted by Mr Bojangles at March 30, 2010 03:13 AM