Henning's Headquarters

[Luke]

Although I jest - in fact toy piano and shakuhachi are genuinely two of my favourite instruments. Plus, Cage would have approved!

[Karl Henning]

Yes, and James will glower off in the distance.

It's a great bit of luck, that Charles has studied and plays shakuhachi.  I don't think I've tried to make a sound, or I have, and failed dismally.

[jochanaan]

And for your bemusement and consideration, the twain versions:

https://www.youtube.com/v/jGkVt7TQfl0

https://www.youtube.com/v/V-KeuEdIL4U

They both have a Les Six feel.

[Monsieur Croche]

Only a bagatelle.  When at Charles's house for the 9^th Ear meeting Wednesday, his toy piano was on the dining room table, and I thought, Why not write a piece for shakuhachi and toy piano?[/i]

But What A Fantastic Timbrel Palette!

[Karl Henning]

They both have a Les Six feel.

Musiques d'ameublement? 

I've adapted version 2 for flute, shall I send? 

[Karl Henning]

But What A Fantastic Timbrel Palette!

I must have picked the idea up, rather than invented it on my own.  Which means I can call it a great idea, with no immodesty.

[Monsieur Croche]

I must have picked the idea up, rather than invented it on my own.  Which means I can call it a great idea, with no immodesty.

Ha! Seeing a toy piano and then "seeing a Shakuhachi with it" is from the outside,
"Guy looks at toy piano, thinks, "Hmmmm, Shakuhachi."

It is identical to seeing the postman's bicycle, noticing the seat, then seeing the handlebars and thinking, "Hmmmm, Bull's Head!"

Now, about the actual writing of the piece, that's another story 

[Cato]

In fact, a toy piano can give us Beethoven:

[jochanaan]

Musiques d'ameublement? 

I've adapted version 2 for flute, shall I send? 

Mais oui.

[Karl Henning]

Done!

[Karl Henning]

Just got a wicked textual idea, too . . . .

And have now begun acting upon the idea, yea, even unto an initial draft . . . .

[Cato]

And have now begun acting upon the idea, yea, even unto an initial draft . . . .

I am hoping that the Lord Ganesh will not become jealous because of this!   0:)

[Sergeant Rock]

Catone in Ashtabula

What??? A long lost opera by P.D.Q. Bach?    I read forward and backwards from that post but could find nothing that makes sense of that. Explain please.

I was once trapped in Ashtabula for several weeks in 1977. It was my first post as an Army recruiter. But before permanently settling in, I was transferred to the Cuyahoga Falls recruiting station. Thank god.

Sarge

[Karl Henning]

I don't know as any proper sense can be made of it, Sarge! Just a fleeting (and municipally erroneous) reference to our Cato being a Buckeye.

[Sergeant Rock]

I don't know as any proper sense can be made of it, Sarge! Just a fleeting (and municipally erroneous) reference to our Cato being a Buckeye.

I thought it must have some reference to Cato (our Cato), like perhaps you knew he was visiting the city. Anyway, just reading those three words made me laugh, so...good job!

Sarge

[Karl Henning]

It's a town whose recollection makes me a little sad, as a classmate from Wooster who was native to Ashtabula is no longer with us.

[Karl Henning]

Oh, and thanks for giving Things Like Bliss a test drive!

[Sergeant Rock]

Oh, and thanks for giving Things Like Bliss a test drive!

A splendid vehicle. It's good enough to buy!

Sarge

[Karl Henning]

I am hoping that the Lord Ganesh will not become jealous because of this!   0:)

Well, a trusted colleague and old friend has cautioned me that he feels a parody text in this case would be particularly ill advised.

[Cato]

I don't know as any proper sense can be made of it, Sarge! Just a fleeting (and municipally erroneous) reference to our Cato being a Buckeye.

Ashtabula sounds Latin-ish...sort of!   0:)

In fact we visited the town two years ago: we rather liked it, so it must have improved in the last c. 40 years since Sarge lived there!   0:)