rubl
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Post by rubl on Aug 30, 2020 17:15:09 GMT 7
Well the movie "Amadeus" should have prepared you a but, ehm, a bit that is  "Cor Vivaldi - Leck mir den Arsch fein recht schön sauber - W A Mozart - 5/14" "W. A. Mozart "LECK MICH IM ARSCH" Official Lyrics & Meaning | Historically Verified" |
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Post by AyG on Aug 30, 2020 18:40:50 GMT 7
Reminds me of a Baroque work. When I first heard it in college it was misattributed. I think it's now believed to be by John Eccles (1668-1735). (Did he also invent the cakes?) Anyway, the lyrics go:
It is, of course, about replacing the head of a broom.
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Post by AyG on Aug 31, 2020 10:13:52 GMT 7
"My man John" is, of course, a catch (a musical form in which two or more voices repeatedly sing the same melody, beginning at different times). It reminded me that Purcell composed catches, some of which are rather risqué. One feature of bawdy catches is that sometimes one singer will sing the first syllable, whilst a second singer completes the word. Individually, the singers don't sing anything inappropriate. One example of this is Purcell's "Once, twice, thrice I Julia try'd". Nobody sings "arse", but you will hear it:
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