THE TALK CLASSICAL BALLOON DEBATE
At long last the Balloon Debate has begun. Even in the face of ridicule and derission the six fearless composers were not daunted as they climbed aboard an obilously less than air-worthy dirigeable.
They are:
1. Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (represented by Mark Harwood)
2. Dimitri Shostakovich (represented by World Violist)
3. Giovanni Bottesini (represented by post-minimalist)
4. Alberto Ginastera. (represented by Chi town/Philly)
5. Richard Wagner. (represented by Bach)
6. Gustav Mahler (represented by Handlebar)
THE SCENE AT THE LAUNCH
A millitry/marching band plays as the colourful globe drifts off over the Alps.
Handkercheifs waving and ladies cheering shrink into the distance as our merry band of daring travellers soar to into the stratosphere.
A few minutes earlier, as they boarded, they were handed some brief safety instuctions in the case of loss of air pressure. these are simple: Throw someone overboard!
Unfortunately these instructions will have to be used immediately.
In order to decide of whom to dispose, the composers have turned to the Talk Classical Forum where they will defend themselves in a gentlemanly and civilized manner and then allow the members to chose.
How will this be done?
On this board (Classical music discussion) each composer has been asked to present himself in a few short well chosen words, each in a seperate thread. This should be done by 1st of May.
As these posts arrive here (supposedly by carrier pidgeon!), they will be open for discussion by all members of the Talk Classical Forum. Then on 7th May a poll will be made which is to decide who is least worthy to remain in the basket.
Your choice at the poll should be made primarily on how convincing the participants have been in defending their chosen composer rather than just how much you like the actual composers in question.
On May 14th the hapless soul will be announced and unceremoniously tossed on to the Alps below!
The second round will then follow where the remaining composers will be asked to describe other aspects of their works, lifes and contributions to humanity.
And now....
We await the individual composers threads with baited breath.......
FC (The organizer)
At long last the Balloon Debate has begun. Even in the face of ridicule and derission the six fearless composers were not daunted as they climbed aboard an obilously less than air-worthy dirigeable.
They are:
1. Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (represented by Mark Harwood)
2. Dimitri Shostakovich (represented by World Violist)
3. Giovanni Bottesini (represented by post-minimalist)
4. Alberto Ginastera. (represented by Chi town/Philly)
5. Richard Wagner. (represented by Bach)
6. Gustav Mahler (represented by Handlebar)
THE SCENE AT THE LAUNCH
A millitry/marching band plays as the colourful globe drifts off over the Alps.
Handkercheifs waving and ladies cheering shrink into the distance as our merry band of daring travellers soar to into the stratosphere.
A few minutes earlier, as they boarded, they were handed some brief safety instuctions in the case of loss of air pressure. these are simple: Throw someone overboard!
Unfortunately these instructions will have to be used immediately.
In order to decide of whom to dispose, the composers have turned to the Talk Classical Forum where they will defend themselves in a gentlemanly and civilized manner and then allow the members to chose.
How will this be done?
On this board (Classical music discussion) each composer has been asked to present himself in a few short well chosen words, each in a seperate thread. This should be done by 1st of May.
As these posts arrive here (supposedly by carrier pidgeon!), they will be open for discussion by all members of the Talk Classical Forum. Then on 7th May a poll will be made which is to decide who is least worthy to remain in the basket.
Your choice at the poll should be made primarily on how convincing the participants have been in defending their chosen composer rather than just how much you like the actual composers in question.
On May 14th the hapless soul will be announced and unceremoniously tossed on to the Alps below!
The second round will then follow where the remaining composers will be asked to describe other aspects of their works, lifes and contributions to humanity.
And now....
We await the individual composers threads with baited breath.......
FC (The organizer)