Editing 586: Mission to Culture
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[[Cueball]] wants to take [[Megan]] out for his idea of a cultural experience; a {{w|symphony}}. The inference is that Megan's culturally impoverished because "all she ever listens to is {{w|techno}}". After much griping on various levels, for instance complaining that all the other attendees are above sixty years old, she starts to get into the experience β sort of. The big 'cultural lesson' she (mis)gleans from the experience is similar to what a sporting aficionado would gain from watching a sports event. So it could be said that Cueball's ''mission to culture'' was a mission impossible in Megan's case. | [[Cueball]] wants to take [[Megan]] out for his idea of a cultural experience; a {{w|symphony}}. The inference is that Megan's culturally impoverished because "all she ever listens to is {{w|techno}}". After much griping on various levels, for instance complaining that all the other attendees are above sixty years old, she starts to get into the experience β sort of. The big 'cultural lesson' she (mis)gleans from the experience is similar to what a sporting aficionado would gain from watching a sports event. So it could be said that Cueball's ''mission to culture'' was a mission impossible in Megan's case. | ||
β | Her observation regards the seating configuration of a typical modern {{w|orchestra}}, in which the {{w|Violin|violinists}} all sit audience-left, while the {{w|Viola|violists}}, {{w|Cello|cellists}} and {{w|bassists}}, with clearly larger instruments, are on the right. But it is not the size of an instrument that determines the payroll of a musician. | + | Her observation regards the seating configuration of a typical modern {{w|orchestra}}, in which the {{w|Violin|violinists}} all sit audience-left, while the {{w|Viola|violists}}, {{w|Cello|cellists}} and {{w|bassists}}, with clearly larger instruments, are on the right. But it is not the size of an instrument that determines the payroll of a musician. |
The title text is just icing on the cake. A {{w|sampler (musical instrument)|sampler}} is an instrument frequently used in techno music that samples other sounds and plays them back, usually electronically altered. {{w|Remix|Remixing}} is a process, also often used in techno, of editing recorded music to get a different sound. Many classical pieces have had success as techno remixes. One example is Pachelbel's Canon in D major, referred to in the title text of [[339: Classic]]. | The title text is just icing on the cake. A {{w|sampler (musical instrument)|sampler}} is an instrument frequently used in techno music that samples other sounds and plays them back, usually electronically altered. {{w|Remix|Remixing}} is a process, also often used in techno, of editing recorded music to get a different sound. Many classical pieces have had success as techno remixes. One example is Pachelbel's Canon in D major, referred to in the title text of [[339: Classic]]. |