> Doug Henwood wrote:
>
> >> Yeah, it's one step removed from Mantovani. Perfect for lending a
> >> high-toned atmosphere to a boutique or an organic bakery.
>
> Perhaps this is because Mozart's favorite place to compose was
> coffee shops and pool halls.
Justin wrote:
> Probably the majority of Bach's works were composed in coffee shops
> -- the Coffee Cantata is in honor of the shop of his favorite
> hangout. Simmerman's, in Leipzig.
A good thing that, in the says of Bach and Mozart, canned music in coffee houses didn't exist yet. In today's coffee shops and other drinking establishments, it must be nearly impossible for even a most single-minded genius to block out piped-in music and compose her own.
Yoshie Furuhashi <http://montages.blogspot.com> <http://monthlyreview.org> <http://mrzine.org>