michael sam wild Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 (edited) Lovely tune , lovely playing thanks. Oliver Sacks in Musicophilia(2008) uses the earworm or brainworm analogy for a tune that bores its way in like a maggot in an apple.p 44 et seq.(I'm not convinced) Edited November 8, 2009 by michael sam wild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Mansfield Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 The basic arrangement is here. Thanks for posting that, I shall enjoy making a right old racket until I get the hang of it (unless the family confiscate the Wheatstone first ). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimLucas Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 Lovely tune , lovely playing thanks. Oliver Sacks in Musicophilia(2008) uses the earworm or brainworm analogy for a tune that bores its way in like a maggot in an apple.p 44 et seq.(I'm not convinced) It sounds as if Sacks is using the non-musical definition of "maggot" to create an analogy or a new usage, not even close to giving a definition or explanation of the word "maggot" as used in the names of tunes centuries before he was born. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Mansfield Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 (edited) Lovely tune , lovely playing thanks. Oliver Sacks in Musicophilia(2008) uses the earworm or brainworm analogy for a tune that bores its way in like a maggot in an apple.p 44 et seq.(I'm not convinced) It sounds as if Sacks is using the non-musical definition of "maggot" to create an analogy or a new usage, not even close to giving a definition or explanation of the word "maggot" as used in the names of tunes centuries before he was born. I don't know if this definition from AnswerBag adds clarity or just more confusion .... (edited to korect a tyo) Edited November 8, 2009 by Steve Mansfield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimLucas Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 I don't know if this definition from AnswerBag adds clarity or just more confusion .... Interesting. And weren't parasitic infections much more common in those days? So there might even have been some truth to it. Dunno about Swift's contention that a hexagonal bite produces poetry, though. More likely a mechanical innovation. Happened to CW, and look what we got. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael sam wild Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 Sounds good to me but I'm still interested in any etymological link. Isn't the -ot a diminutive in French? Or Major - big as opposed to Minuet -little. To describe steps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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