Day 131: Beautiful Burgtheater
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Vienna 1971—A Student Journal
A year of music, study, travel, sightseeing &
friends.
Day 131
— Beautiful Burgtheater
11-December-1971
(Sat.)
TRANSCRIPT
Electronic music day and letter. Still not finished
with the letter. As for our electronic music, it was
extremely difficult getting our desired results in
our methods of patching.
Went to first performance in the Burgtheater, a
beautiful theater. Saw “Veh dem, der lïgt” (Sorry is
the man that lies). Was an excellent production, very
funny and enjoyable. With the help of the program, I
find that I am doing extremely well in following the
German. Not the best, though.
REFLECTIONS
Electronic
music. Still
working in the electronic music lab and class. My
“letter home” is still on my mind. Looking back, I
don’t see why I was so enthralled by this project. I
can guess that I was so proud of my new “electronic
music techniques,” such as splicing, that I wanted to
impress everyone. Really? Not sure. I probably
thought it would be cool. It looks like the class
projects were not as good today. That’s fine. Can’t
be wonderful all the time.
Burgtheater.
I’m glad I
finally made it to the Burgtheater to see some
theater. The Burgtheater (see photo above) is one of
the premiere theaters in Europe. It is absolutely
gorgeous and includes a grand staircase entryway. I
am not entirely certain that I had the title of the
play right in the journal, but I hope it’s close. My
understanding of German, with the help of the
program, seems to be improving. That’s good.
John
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