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Mozart's birthday

Posted: 04 Feb 2010, 18:24
by nigelb
I am sure you are all aware that 27 January 1756 was Mozart's birthday. Not to worry. :lol:

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

Re: Mozart's birthday

Posted: 04 Feb 2010, 18:27
by Rick Piper
He's a De-Composer these days mate :lol: :lol: :lol:

Have to Beat Garry to that one :thumbsup:

Regards
Rick

Re: Mozart's birthday

Posted: 04 Feb 2010, 20:37
by Nigel H-J
:lol: :lol: :lol:

Nigel.

Re: Mozart's birthday

Posted: 04 Feb 2010, 23:14
by Garry Russell
Rick Piper wrote:He's a De-Composer these days mate :lol: :lol: :lol:

Have to Beat Garry to that one :thumbsup:

Regards
Rick
:thumbsup: :thumbsup:

:lol: :lol:

Re: Mozart's birthday

Posted: 05 Feb 2010, 06:30
by airboatr
........he never had the nickname "pack" huh? ...or packy *-)

Re: Mozart's birthday

Posted: 05 Feb 2010, 12:47
by 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...
nigelb wrote: 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

Re: Mozart's birthday

Posted: 05 Feb 2010, 13:43
by 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 :)

Re: Mozart's birthday

Posted: 05 Feb 2010, 18:18
by TobyV
Could be worse, you could work for the Donaudampfschifffahrtselektrizitätenhauptbetriebswerkbauunterbeamtengesellschaft ;)

- And that is actually Austrian

Re: Mozart's birthday

Posted: 05 Feb 2010, 21:17
by airboatr
Not Me Toby
it's a dead end job.. ... cause in the end, you'll get the schaft
TobyV wrote:Donaudampfschifffahrtselektrizitätenhauptbetriebswerkbauunterbeamtengesellschaft ;)

Re: Mozart's birthday

Posted: 05 Feb 2010, 23:52
by TobyV
IIRC, all words in German that end "schaft" are feminine :lol: