Answer — Exercise 7
4B - The sound of silence·English File Advanced - Student's Book
Frage
Watch again. Why does Evelyn Glennie mention these things?
Antwort
- She had to target composers because there was very little repertoire for solo percussion, and she needed them to write music for her.
- She wanted to move percussion from the back of the orchestra, where percussionists usually are, to the front of the orchestra - to make it a solo instrument, and to give it greater importance.
- These are some of the different kinds of artists that she's worked with.
- She compares choosing a favourite instrument to choosing a favourite child - it's impossible.
- Most of the music that she writes is for films, radio, and television.
- How close you are to your neighbours is something to consider if you're thinking of taking up a percussion instrument.
- This was the first workshop she gave, and it gave her an amazing feeling.
- She says that listening is 'the glue that binds us together' - it helps us to live with and understand each other.
- If someone has dementia and doesn't speak, it's still possible to listen to them by being with them.