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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: Books about the Great Elector: until the death of Luise Henriette
Date: 2022-02-24 01:13 am (UTC)Neat, I've put it on my maybe-someday list. (Too expensive and too far away for the now list.)
(I'll keep calling him the Elector, because, as mentioned previously, "Friedrich Wilhelm" is just too confusing.
YES PLEASE. My #1 (tongue-in-cheek) theory for why Fritz picked Karl Emil as a name was that he secretly wanted some freaking variety. :P
(i.e. no campaigns, sorry, Mildred):
Haha, no worries. I don't expect you guys to be into military history, and I can read my own books if I want to know about his campaigns. (I increasingly can even them in German, which opens whole new doors in a very exciting way!)
Or, campaigns: almost the only thing I *can* read about in German. :P
Küstrin the town was small and deeply provincial
Very. Reminder that this is what it looked like in 1921, and I don't have the impression it was *bigger* than this three hundred years earlier. The idea was you needed a fortress to control the approach to Berlin from the east (this became a thing during the Seven Years' War, and again when the Red Army was invading in 1945, and is why it's in ruins today). Not that you needed a large and happening town there.
Future Elector hated Latin, wasn't a fast learner and had a temper. No prices for guessing these traits will show up further down the bloodline.
Hahaha.
"Was ist ds doch vo ein ding: neutralität? Ich verstehe es nicht".
I quoted this to my wife, whose German is juuust good enough that with context she got it, and we had a good laugh together.
Young Elector: Grrrr. Argh. Okay. Life goals:
1.) Money, 2.) Standing Army, 3.) Respect #HohenzollernPriorities
Lol. I was like, "Now where I have seen that list before?"
I wish I was dead or a farmer, then I could take someone I know, who was to my taste and whom I could love!"
Wow. I join the list of people who are glad not to ever been in this position! Even if it turned out better than expected, still not great.
like grandson FW (but without his temper)
I'm seeing a lot of recurring themes here.
Elector: Hey, I totally should be this kid's guardian and regent! I would run the country for you, I'm just that generous and gifted.
How selfless of you, Elector!
with nine years, Tiny Terror Karl Emil hurt a page with bow and arrow, at Christmas 1668, he threatened a Kammerjunker with a gun, then he beat up his page, and in 1671, Karl Emil threatened a gentleman with a pistol.
...This is putting Tiny Terror FW throwing a chamberlain out the window into the shade!
I still like your theory that Ferdinand accidentally hit one of Fritz's dogs with a makeshift bow and arrow and that was why Fritz decided he was a tiny terror, the worst of the Hohenzollerns.
I also wonder how much Fritz knew about Karl Emil.
F1 burst into tears and write immediately apologetic letters, Karl Emil needed three days until he asked pardon on his knees
Hahaha, yeah, those both sound very in character.
they didn't calm down until Schwerin allowed them to go to Luise Henriette who comforted them, and remained with little F1 till he fell asleep.
I join the chorus of "awwww"s!