Florence Jenkins massacres Mozart

This was the clip our conductor showed us. We had a good time laughing at Florence Jenkins and her absolute lack of pitch/rhythm/tone/overall singing ability. It is awful.

I did warn you… According to wikipedia, “From her recordings, it is apparent that Jenkins had little sense of pitch and rhythm and was barely capable of sustaining a note. Her accompanist can be heard making adjustments to compensate for her tempo variations and rhythmic mistakes. Her dubious diction, especially in foreign language songs, is also noteworthy. Nonetheless, she became tremendously popular in her unconventional way. Her audiences apparently loved her for the amusement she provided rather than her musical ability. Critics often described her work in a backhanded way that may have served to pique public curiosity.”

Oh dear…

~ by philocrazy on August 24, 2008.