tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33159158.post4207662244301677713..comments2024-02-25T20:07:56.114-06:00Comments on Mr. Verb: Linguistics and musicMr. Verbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04048931596146402872noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33159158.post-40042325216504400442010-11-09T14:45:01.766-06:002010-11-09T14:45:01.766-06:00Now I really want to hear Jackendoff's setting...Now I really want to hear Jackendoff's setting of "Fisches Nachtgesang." The poem has a very clear metrical structure, but I'm not sure how I would go about singing or reciting it....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33159158.post-37804887933742302872010-11-09T08:58:31.592-06:002010-11-09T08:58:31.592-06:00So, do we need an official Mr. Verb symbol to add ...So, do we need an official Mr. Verb symbol to add to posts meaning 'this is ironic'?Mr. Verbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04048931596146402872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33159158.post-69627258995411548842010-11-09T08:49:29.378-06:002010-11-09T08:49:29.378-06:00Um, that would be *the* Friedrich Nietzsche, the G...Um, that would be *the* Friedrich Nietzsche, the German philosopher (1844-1900), who was a composer in his youth. He was a classical philologist as well -- a linguist if you will. Too bad the concert organizers' broadminded and historically informed understanding of what makes a "linguist" isn't shared by more people.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com