(urth) The Soundtrack
Batrinque at aol.com
Batrinque at aol.com
Tue Apr 10 03:20:50 PDT 2007
In a message dated 4/9/2007 8:33:11 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
recursive_loop at yahoo.com writes:
Thinking on it, I probably listen to music less with Wolfe than some other
authors.
I seldom listen to music when reading. I know I have occasionally listened
to some period music -- Bach, Corelli, and so forth -- while reading O'Brian,
but perhaps more because my tastes run in that direction than to provide a
relevant "soundtrack". And I think music might be a distraction when reading
Wolfe, who demands more of my attention than any other author of my
acquaintance. The only recordings that I can think of that might tempt me as Wolfian
background music are the solo piano improvisations of Keith Jarrett, being
appropriately both solitary and intricate.
And the one soundtrack that I totally have cut out is television. I cannot
read and have a
television in the room. If my wife or daughter watches something, I leave
the room. It irks my
wife, somewhat, but I tell her I need less intrusive noise when I am
reading!
I find that I can/do seldom watch TV without a book at hand (although,
usually something less demanding than Wolfe), the book providing relief from the
television rather than the TV disrupting my reading.
Bruce Trinque
Amston, CT
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