Mozart's birthday

[nigelb]

I am sure you are all aware that 27 January 1756 was Mozart's birthday. Not to worry.

I know it's a bit late, but since he does not frequent this board since he is pretty much dead, I figured it would not matter. Anyway someone with far too much time on their hands has celebrated Mozart's birthday with this rendition of the Overture of "Die Zauberflöte" (The Magic Flute)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhiP4cNgHxs

I wonder what Amadeus would think of that!

As an aside, why do Germans insist on stringing relatively short words together to make a new word with an abominal length such as "Rindfleischetikettierungsüberwachungsaufgabenübertragungsgesetz"?


Nigel²

[Rick Piper]

He's a De-Composer these days mate

Have to Beat Garry to that one

Regards
Rick

[Nigel H-J]

Nigel.

[Garry Russell]

He's a De-Composer these days mate

Have to Beat Garry to that one

Regards
Rick

[airboatr]

........he never had the nickname "pack" huh? ...or packy

[WhisperJet]

If you allow me to point out that Mozart was AUSTRIAN...

(inhale, exhale, inhale, exhale - okay!)

...I recommend before taking on questions like this...

As an aside, why do Germans insist on stringing relatively short words together to make a new word with an abominal length such as "Rindfleischetikettierungsüberwachungsaufgabenübertragungsgesetz"?

...to start with a very basic german problem - three articles:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_t5aEchJVU

Cheers,

Nick

[Garry Russell]

He certainly was Nick

As indeed were many other great musians with Wien being a sort of cultral capital of classic for a time

[TobyV]

Could be worse, you could work for the Donaudampfschifffahrtselektrizitätenhauptbetriebswerkbauunterbeamtengesellschaft

- And that is actually Austrian

[airboatr]

Not Me Toby
it's a dead end job.. ... cause in the end, you'll get the schaft

Donaudampfschifffahrtselektrizitätenhauptbetriebswerkbauunterbeamtengesellschaft

[TobyV]

IIRC, all words in German that end "schaft" are feminine