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Marks, 21M011
grisha@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (grisha@ATHENA.MIT.EDU)
Tue May 3 00:16:31 1994
(sorry, this is long :)
A hymn for the staff and students of 21M011
With lyrics by Prof. Martin Marks
Marks: 21M011's consummation
Reaches its climax with this transformation.
What an idea -- rewrite an old song!
Corny? You bet, but at least it's not long!
Ruckert: Each Monday Martin Marks lectures and lectures
Ambush: And lectures and lectures and lectures and lectures
Ruckert: Oh well, at least he plays tape or CD --
Ambush: Or brings on performers and acts as emcee.
M & R: Pamela Ambush is our favorite diva,
Her ravishing vocals are hard to believe-a:
She brings so much of our music to life:
From Purcell to Mozart, from Schoenberg to Reich!
A & R: So too does David Deveau at the keyboard;
Each time he plays, utter pleasure's our reward!
Thanks for your solos and "accompaning"
Deveau (sprechstimme): You're welcome! I'd much rather sit here than sing!
A & M: Praise be due also to "Rajah" George Ruckert:
On the sarod he's a masterful plucker;
Likewise he plunks gospel piano with style;
Marks: And whether it's singing --
Ambush: Or collating handouts --
Marks: Or moving equipment --
M & A: He's there with a smile!
M & A & R: Finest of all are the students before us
What a great pleasure, to lead such a chorus!
You make each class what it is, good or great,
So please join in loudly as we consummate:
Everyone: 21M011, what a number!
And what a HASS-D, where we listena and slumber!
Comes the exam, we awake with a start
Trying to tell all the pieces apart.
Some people tell us we're "clapping for credit";
(duh) our reply to them all is: "You said it!"
Try clapping any good music in time
And you'll discover the rhytm's sublime!
(change to major)
We've had a short and fast ride through much music
From Bernart to Bach and from Haydn to Who's-It,
Now the ride's ending, but one thing stays clear:
Music gets better the more that we hear.
Though the course is
Almost over,
We do not feel sad:
We'll always remember our favorite tunes
And all the good times we've had!
(David Deveau, George Ruckert and Pamela Ambush are recitation instructors
for the course)
