From: owner-ammf-digest@smoe.org (alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest) To: ammf-digest@smoe.org Subject: alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest V14 #16862 Reply-To: ammf@fruvous.com Sender: owner-ammf-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-ammf-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest Saturday, November 1 2025 Volume 14 : Number 16862 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Stir Your Drink Without a Spoon ["ThermoStorm Mug" Subject: Stir Your Drink Without a Spoon Stir Your Drink Without a Spoon http://seroburn.ru.com/0KujIRFWcp5qXJrKtn8--jB3zi8ZuFBe1-zJxIPi_pSTTRpZJQ http://seroburn.ru.com/z_XkOtwrC_3690Ufckpahsv75QnJAHtovwkO8kxrxrJn77tWIA ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2025 18:18:32 +0100 From: "Wellness Switch" Subject: The REAL cause of low energy (not what you think) The REAL cause of low energy (not what you think) http://zenovae.sa.com/gUtCYmvdY1XXqrP66d96xhmCVrMc0U_dntp44eeE1KdF-lKIRQ http://zenovae.sa.com/qoVXAH4oj77qoF09cmwbliVaF_oSxd74gJ7pTz_xcTDC1I6bfw ent genre in Paris around 1850. Castil-Blaze's Dictionnaire de la musique moderne claims that this term has a long history and that Mozart was one of the first people to use the word operetta, disparagingly, describing operettas as "certain dramatic abortions, those miniature compositions in which one finds only cold songs and couplets from vaudeville". The definition of operetta has changed over the centuries and ranges depending on each country's history with the genre. It is often used to refer to pieces that resemble the one-act compositions by Offenbach in contrast with his full length compositions, 'opC)ra-bouffe'. Offenbach invented this art form in response to the French government's oppressive laws surrounding the stagings of works that were larger than one act or contained more than four characters. Cover page of Boccaccio, oder Der Prinz von Palermo (Boccaccio, or the Prince of Palermo) by Franz von SuppC) in 1879. An example of early Viennese operetta. History Operetta became recognized as a musical genre around 1850 in Paris. In 1870, the centre for operetta shifted to Vienna when Paris fell to the Prussians. The form of operetta continued to evolve through the First World War. There are some common characteristics among operettas that flourished from the mid-1850s through the early 1900s, beginning with the French opC)ra-bouffe. They contain spoken dialogue interspersed between musical numbers, and often the principal characters, as well as the chor ------------------------------ End of alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest V14 #16862 ***********************************************