What Can A Concerned Soul Do To Save Pianos From The Scrapyard?

“The emotions evoked by the deaths of used pianos are powerful, and they came flooding in response to a recent article in The New York Times about their frequent disposal and the reasons for it. But when it comes to keeping old pianos alive, owners find that their feelings collide with the reality of expensive repairs and inexpensive, easily available brand-new replacements. Still, a few options exist.”

So What Would Be Good Music To Tie Up Your Lover By?

David Patrick Stearns: “Spem in alium certainly wouldn’t be appropriate. Even for those who can get past the possibly blasphemous sex-and-God nexus of the situation, the piece is only 12 minutes long. How can you get anything done in that short a time? Mahler symphonies are long and provide a good sound shield … but their anguish may be contagious. You don’t want anybody having an existential crisis until after orgasm.”

Composer Marvin Hamlisch, 68

“[He] was one of the most ubiquitous show-business personalities of his generation. … Besides A Chorus Line – one of the most enduring stage musicals of all time – Mr. Hamlisch’s movie portfolio included the inspired revival of Scott Joplin’s jaunty ragtime music for The Sting, the sweepingly romantic theme for The Way We Were and the sensuous ballad ‘Nobody Does It Better’ for the James Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me. He also wrote music for two early Woody Allen comedies and the score for the Holocaust drama Sophie’s Choice.”