tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753650580730707998.post9069913549903157015..comments2023-11-03T04:09:06.577-04:00Comments on Londinium: HAYDN (Part II)Kurt Poterackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13902668564153232842noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753650580730707998.post-58211105626648643282008-11-04T11:53:00.000-05:002008-11-04T11:53:00.000-05:00Yes, it's true, men can be that emotionally needy ...Yes, it's true, men can be that emotionally needy sometimes. Mozart did the very same thing when he was rejected, although the sister was a trained soprano, and it was truly a happy match. (Mozart's father didn't like her, but that is another story).<BR/><BR/>Then there is the phenomenon of musician fathers wanting to marry off their "old maid" daughters. Dietrich Buxtehude made it a part of the job contract that his successor would have to marry his daughter. I believe both Bach and Handel balked at the idea.<BR/><BR/>I am not sure if anyone took the job. (Talk about a well meaning father who put his daughter in an awkward position - although this was not an unheard of practice at the time.)Kurt Poterackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13902668564153232842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753650580730707998.post-16265773795740284672008-11-04T11:29:00.000-05:002008-11-04T11:29:00.000-05:00Yeah, that shows some lack of (at the very least) ...Yeah, that shows some lack of (at the very least) prudence on Haydn's part. Still I can't help feeling sorry for him. How unpleasant to be married to a person like that! And especially how terrible to be stuck in a marriage where your spouse has no respect or appreciation for who you are.lover of beautyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07227393137837167217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753650580730707998.post-72638959779054090022008-11-04T08:32:00.000-05:002008-11-04T08:32:00.000-05:00Do men get too upset to think straight and then ru...Do men get too upset to think straight and then rush off and marry people's sisters? I guess so... :)Sylviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06221464682706193091noreply@blogger.com