War on flats
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 21 March 2023
Summary
A lady with a passion for music entered the premises of our famous music publisher Brandus and asked to see the latest and best songs, adding that she was particularly keen on those which were not overloaded with flats. So the shop assistant showed her a romance.
“This is an exquisite piece”, he said, “but unfortunately it’s in a key with four flats.”
“Oh, that’s no problem”, answered the young lady, “if there are more than two, I just scratch them out.”
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- The Musical MadhouseAn English Translation of Berlioz's <i>Les Grotesques de la musique</i>, pp. 79 - 80Publisher: Boydell & BrewerPrint publication year: 2003