Re: SUCCESS AT LAST


"Mary" wrote in news:koednQOBKbZeCHPfRVn-oA@xxxxxxxxxx:

> To clear it up, did you and your sister perform all pieces
> on the list? You probably told me already, but I have so many
> messages now I can't find it.

Yes. It's all from the same concert, and we are the only ones
playing.

> Well, unless one has a strong interest in music, the average
> person would only know instruments
> such as violin, piano, etc. I don't personally know anyone who
> plays an instrument.When I was young, we had a piano in Scotland
> and my mother and brother were good at playing it by ear, and
> singing Scottish songs. I tried piano lessons, but didn't have
> enough interest in it to keep going. It would be nice to be able
> to play a musical instrument though.

It sure is, in all kinds of ways. :)

>> You can find clips at
>> http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/tv/monarch/family_archives/index.sht
>> ml
>
> Thanks for the URL.
>
> I had to download Real Player to hear the clips, so I downloaded
> version 7 as version 9 which is the latest version would probably
> have a lot of stuff I don't want or need.

I seem to be causing you to download and install all kinds of things
now. If you're not careful, you might be downloading an adventure
game before the year is over (hopefully). ;)

> Each new version of anything seems to have a lot of extra stuff
> from the one before. I already have Windows media player 7, and it
> said anything from media player 4 and up should be ok, but Media
> player 7 didnt work with it for some reason. But Real player
> worked OK. Some of the film clips didn't sound really clear when
> the characters talked, but most were ok. In Monarch of the Glen,
> looks like there is a mix of English and Scottish actors from what
> I see. Hector, Archie, Killwillie, Stella are all English.
> Justine,Duncan,Katrina and Lexie appear to be Scottish.

Duncan in particular has a charming accent. I think dialects in
general are interesting, but coming from Gotland that's not so
strange. We speak a very special dialect of Swedish, instantly
recognisable (and generally regarded as beautiful).

> These were some of the main characters. It seems more like a soap
> opera with all the love affairs with titles such as "Lexie
> confronts Archie" and "Isobel finds Archie and Lexie in
> situation" - these are not real titles, but along those lines.

That's what it is. Not as soapy as the real American soaps, but it is
all about the relations of the people involved in running the estate.

> It looks like the scenery might have been filmed in Scotland.

It has. http://www.ardverikie.com/

>> British comedy, eh? Two words: Fawlty Towers. :)
>
> I think we get that one weekly on some channel, but for some
> reason, it was not a program I liked that much.

I have not seen any of the shows you've mentioned (besides Mr Bean),
and you don't like Fawlty Towers (John Cleese at his best!). We don't
seem to have much tv-viewing in common.

[and back to music]
> Thats interesting. I did a quick search and it said:
>
> "Words: John El­ler­ton, 1870. Queen Vic­tor­ia chose this hymn to
> be sung at the 60th an­ni­vers­a­ry of her reign in 1897; it was
> al­so sung at the cer­e­mo­ny when Bri­tain re­turned con­trol of
> Hong Kong to Chi­na in 1997.
>
> Music: ?St. Clement,? Cle­ment C. Schole­field, 1874
>
> You can hear the music here:
>
> http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/d/a/daythoug.htm
>
> The site above played the music on a piano, but I think your
> version sounds better :)

:)

> The words of the hymn are quite beautiful.

Yes, it is.

> Mary

Rikard

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