Comments on: Jane Austen in Bath: The Sydney Garden Galas (1) Music http://austenonly.com/2010/03/12/jane-austen-in-bath-the-sydney-garden-galas-1-music/ Jane Austen's life, times and works explained and discussed Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:43:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: jfwakefield http://austenonly.com/2010/03/12/jane-austen-in-bath-the-sydney-garden-galas-1-music/#comment-1055 Sat, 13 Mar 2010 10:32:30 +0000 http://austenonly.com/?p=2028#comment-1055 Let’s hope a publisher take us up on our hint *coughs* Faber and Faber*coughs*

]]> By: Jane Odiwe http://austenonly.com/2010/03/12/jane-austen-in-bath-the-sydney-garden-galas-1-music/#comment-1054 Sat, 13 Mar 2010 10:29:15 +0000 http://austenonly.com/?p=2028#comment-1054 Yes, a book would be wonderful!

]]> By: jfwakefield http://austenonly.com/2010/03/12/jane-austen-in-bath-the-sydney-garden-galas-1-music/#comment-1053 Sat, 13 Mar 2010 10:15:33 +0000 http://austenonly.com/?p=2028#comment-1053 I do agree: their life stories are marvellous illustrations of how the arts and sciences were not as terribly separated then as they are today. And I forgot to put the link in the body of the post yesterday -so thank you Jane for adding it here on the anniversay of the day he discovered Uranus. Why the Herscels have not been the subject of a major best selling book I’ll never know: perhaps Jenny Uglow might be tempted to write it one day (she said hopefully)

]]> By: Jane Odiwe http://austenonly.com/2010/03/12/jane-austen-in-bath-the-sydney-garden-galas-1-music/#comment-1052 Sat, 13 Mar 2010 10:08:16 +0000 http://austenonly.com/?p=2028#comment-1052 The Herschel Museum in New King Street is well worth a visit – it really feels like a home and you can see some of the astronomical instruments that William and his sister Caroline used.

http://www.bath-preservation-trust.org.uk/

]]> By: jfwakefield http://austenonly.com/2010/03/12/jane-austen-in-bath-the-sydney-garden-galas-1-music/#comment-1051 Sat, 13 Mar 2010 10:04:38 +0000 http://austenonly.com/?p=2028#comment-1051 LOL
I think she used her regular early morning music practising time at Chawton (when she was excused household duties) as a time for thinking:I think she played ,as one can if you know the piece well enough-semi automatically :her finers were miving correctly over the pianoforte keys, but her mind was on plots and devices.

Her avoidance of the music is almost comical: I wonder if it was an Austen family in-joke-beacsue Elizabeth ,Edward’s wife seems to have been in on the plan and she was undoubtedly musical, for Jane Austen copied some of elizabeth ‘s sheet music not her own manuscript music books.

]]> By: Cathy Allen http://austenonly.com/2010/03/12/jane-austen-in-bath-the-sydney-garden-galas-1-music/#comment-1050 Sat, 13 Mar 2010 01:13:50 +0000 http://austenonly.com/?p=2028#comment-1050 How very interesting that Jane Austen avoided the musical part of the King’s party. I’ve read that she diligently practiced her own music daily, so I’d think she’d love it! I’d think that such a place, and such an occasion would bring out the best musicians, but you’ve shown us that was not so… And the other comments in her letter to CEA — how puzzling! As you said, I guess we’ll never know, but as a singer myself, it’s quite piqued my curiosity. Very interesting…

YAY fireworks next; thanks, Julie,
CEA
I just get the biggest kick out of using my — and Cassandra’s — initials here. You know what they say: Simple mind, simple pleasures! ;-)

]]> By: jfwakefield http://austenonly.com/2010/03/12/jane-austen-in-bath-the-sydney-garden-galas-1-music/#comment-1049 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:08:19 +0000 http://austenonly.com/?p=2028#comment-1049 Ah, I can be much more detailed,much more myself here ;-) Im so glad you are enjoying it :-)

]]> By: caitlin http://austenonly.com/2010/03/12/jane-austen-in-bath-the-sydney-garden-galas-1-music/#comment-1048 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:04:06 +0000 http://austenonly.com/?p=2028#comment-1048 Julie, this series has been very interesting. I enjoyed it very much, and picked up a few things that got by me when we did the letters GR of this period in her life. Thank you so much!

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