carnes@gargoyle.UUCP (Richard Carnes) (09/14/85)
And then there's the theme of the Scherzo of Schumann's D minor Symphony: There was a young lady of Lynn Who sat on the point of a pin... and the rest of the theme is self-explanatory. Richard Carnes
simon@gargoyle.UUCP (Janos Simon) (09/14/85)
There's a little book by Jezufa(??) Heifetz (published by Penguin) with the atrocious title "From Bach to Verse" that contains nothing but such silliness. Some favorites: Beethoven's Fifth starts with Take out the trash! Don't let it splash! and goes on for half a page. Brahms' Fourth Symphony begins with They sel- dom play In ju- nior proms The mu- sic of Jo- hannes Brahms. Before you know, the seriousness of a whole lot of music will be gone forever. js
smb@ulysses.UUCP (Steven Bellovin) (09/14/85)
And don't forget this theme from Beethoven's Fifth Symphony: Step on the ants, step the ants, step on the ants, step on the ants...