Silent "Farewell" Symphony Symphony No. 45 in F-sharp minor

Symphony No. 45 in F-sharp minor, known as the "Farewell" Symphony (in German: Abschieds-Symphonie), was composed by Joseph Haydn in 1772.

It was written for Haydn's patron, Prince Nikolaus Esterházy, while he, Haydn and the court orchestra were at the Prince's summer palace in Eszterhaza. The stay there had been longer than expected, and most of the musicians had been forced to leave their wives back at home in Eisenstadt, so in the last movement of the symphony, Haydn subtly hinted to his patron that perhaps he might like to allow the musicians to return home: during the final adagio each musician stops playing, snuffs out the candle on his music stand, and leaves in turn, so that at the end, there are just two muted violins left (played by Haydn himself and the concertmaster, Alois Luigi Tomasini). Esterházy seems to have understood the message: the court returned to Eisenstadt the day following the performance.

British Columbias arts and culture sector is being decimated by a government that is clearly contemptuous of one of the provinces most productive economic sectors.
Arts funding has and is being cut despite recent headlines telling us it has been restored - This is only for a few and only temporarily. Despite what we are being told, the figures we have at present tell us that our sector will be cut by up to 92% by the end of this governments mandate. This while their own studies show that for every $1 they invest, they receive a return of $1.38 in taxes.

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Our world would be a gray place without our art and culture. Art is not a frill. Culture matters.

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[toreador3013]

There are no "tax credits for churches" in the US. The tax credits are for donations to non-profit organizations. This includes donations to Greenpeace, ACORN, the NAACP, PBS, and NOW as well as to churches, synagouges, mosques and to American Atheists.

After all the arts the Church has patronized over the CENTURIES (from the Dark Ages to the Industrial Age) ... this is your thanks?

[freezinghand]

@Commando1001s Are you against public radio?

[eweturnmeon]

So Condom1001.5 What is your profession?

[wooooooooooka]

way to squeek, violins....

[freezinghand]

I would love to hear your opinion on tax credits for donations to churches...

What else is a priviledge in your view?