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Re: Homage to M.R.

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Subject: Re: Homage to M.R.
From: Tim Morgan <tim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 20 Mar 1998 13:51:12 +0000
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In message <Pine.SUN.3.91.980319135737.199A-100000@jesus>, Cameron Mabon
<cmabon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes
>I think this is a mis-translation from the original French. The real 
>title is "Pavane pour un enfante defunte" (sp.?) and it is translated as 
>"Pavane for a Child Princess". If Alastair were on line, I'm sure he 
>could tell you more - we played the piece with our brass quintet, 
>Fundamental Brass, a few months ago.

Actually, enfante defunte means dead princess...you would think it had
someting to do with 'child' but it doesn't.  The correct translation is,
I think, Pavane for a Dead Princess.
-- 
Tim Morgan, Bass Trombone, Woolley Pritchard Sovereign Brass.
http://www.fylde.demon.co.uk/sov/sov.htm


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