Ya know, if they made better swords or worse buttons, you never would have heard the greatest 4 minutes in music. Seems a guy played harpsichord in the orchestra. Needed to be out of town for a bit. Got his friend, young Mr Handel, to sub. When the original player returned, he wanted his job back. By this time, Handel thought of the job as his. They took honor pretty seriously in those days. A duel was fought. A thrust was made which was meant to turn Handel into a kabob. Instead of piercing his heart, the sword broke on a button. They took honor seriously in those days. Rather than press his advantage, the duel ended. I dont know who played harpsichord after that. But it turns out Handel did go on to write some music.
Posted on: Wed, 24 Dec 2014 22:42:29 +0000
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