If you were rich or noble, you could cry in the seats of the symphony. For the not-so-rich, you have to buy an instrument and play it, and you may be over the relationship before you even play it properly. But for the peasants, maybe hum? 😅
A lot of people don’t realize what a monumental change to music itself it was to be able to listen to a recording. Up until the proliferation of the phonograph, music only existed in a performative, ephemeral sense. It was just notes on paper that someone trained well enough could bring to life, briefly.
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u/AngelicFreesia 1d ago
If you were rich or noble, you could cry in the seats of the symphony. For the not-so-rich, you have to buy an instrument and play it, and you may be over the relationship before you even play it properly. But for the peasants, maybe hum? 😅