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cahnAnd including Emperor Joseph II!
from Derek Beales: Joseph II, Volume 2: Against the World, 1780 - 1790:
Joseph's alleged comment to Mozart about the Entführung, "Too many notes", has been taken as evidence of his ignorance. But he probably said something like, "Too beautiful for our ears, and monstrous many notes." It is always necessary to bear in mind, when appraising the emperor's remarks, his peculiar brand of humor or sarcasm. He was usually getting at someone. And he did not use the royal "we". The ears in question were those of the Viennese audience, whom he was mocking for their limited appreciation of Mozart's elaborate music.
(though not gonna lie, I think it is a LOT of notes)
from Derek Beales: Joseph II, Volume 2: Against the World, 1780 - 1790:
Joseph's alleged comment to Mozart about the Entführung, "Too many notes", has been taken as evidence of his ignorance. But he probably said something like, "Too beautiful for our ears, and monstrous many notes." It is always necessary to bear in mind, when appraising the emperor's remarks, his peculiar brand of humor or sarcasm. He was usually getting at someone. And he did not use the royal "we". The ears in question were those of the Viennese audience, whom he was mocking for their limited appreciation of Mozart's elaborate music.
(though not gonna lie, I think it is a LOT of notes)
Re: AITA, Rokoko Style
Date: 2022-02-11 07:53 am (UTC)Think of them as Chalk Remorse and Cape Stallion, as Mildred does. :) Or by era: one was mainly 7 Years War, the other the ca. fifteen years later.
AHAHAHAHAHA omg Algarotti
These things just happen to you, don't they
Which is why he clearly was impersonated by a time traveller or several. ;) Mind you, milking them for money while flirting with them (and writing at least one poem to them) does not exactly send a clear NO signal.
Voltaire: quite. I'm sure one could do this meme with him and Rousseau as well, but not me, since I'm not interested in Rousseau...