From Out of the Pens of Babes

  • An opera is a song of bigly size. In the last scene of Pagliacci, Canio stabs Nedda who is the one he really loves. Pretty soon Silvio gets stabbed also, and they all live happily ever after.

  • Music sung by two people at the same time is called a duel.

  • I know what a sextet is, but I'd rather not say.

  • Caruso was at first an Italian. Then someone heard his voice and said he would go a long way. And so he came to America.

  • Most authorities agree that music of antiquity was written long ago.

  • Probably the most marvelous fugue was the one between the Hatfields and the McCoys.

  • My favorite composer is opus.

  • A harp is a nude piano.

  • My very best liked piece is the Bronze Lullaby.

Contributed by Cathie Campbell