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Funeral march on the death of a parrot
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Patrick J Barrie
May 7, 1993, 9:26:22 AM5/7/93
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This item is nothing whatsoever to do with Monty Python, but I thought
readers might like to know of the existence of "Marcia Funebre Sulla
Morte d'un Pappagallo" (Funeral March on the Death of a Parrot) written
by the thoroughly eccentric composer Charles-Valentin Alkan (1813-1888).
This is a 10 minute choral work, full of delightful black comedy, the like
of which wasn't equalled until Monty Python came into being. The full lyrics
are somewhat concise; one may presume the parrot's name was Jaco:
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"As tu dejeune Jaco?
Et de quoi?
Ah."
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