Thursday, November 29, 2012

Music has charms to soothe a savage breast.



William Congreve (1670 – 1729) was an English playwright and poet.
 Two of Congreve's turns of phrase from The Mourning Bride (1697) have become famous, albeit frequently in misquotation:
  • "Music has charms to soothe a savage breast," which is the first line of the play, spoken by Almeria in Act I, Scene 1. (The word "breast" is often misquoted as "beast", and "has" sometimes appears as "hath".)
  • "Heaven has no rage like love to hatred turned, Nor hell a fury like a woman scorned," spoken by Zara in Act III, Scene VIII.[1] (This is usually paraphrased as "Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned")
 Kenneth Bruce Gorelick (born 1956), better known by his stage name
Kenny G, is an American adult contemporary and smooth jazz saxophonist. His fourth album, Duotones, brought him breakthrough success in 1986. Kenny G is the biggest-selling instrumental musician of the modern era, with global sales totaling more than 75 million albums.
 He was born in Seattle, Washington (his mother was originally from Saskatchewan, Canada) and grew up in the city's Seward Park neighborhood. He came into contact with a saxophone when he heard someone performing with one on The Ed Sullivan Show.
In 1997, Kenny G earned a place in the Guinness Book of World Records for playing the longest note ever recorded on a saxophone. Using circular breathing, Kenny G held an E-flat for 45 minutes and 47 seconds at J&R Music World in New York City.
He is an avid golfer and has a handicap of +0.6.

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