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Brandon Sanderson / Elantris *singing* instructions
« on: February 19, 2008, 11:33:42 PM »
I just ordered a personalized copy of Elantris from Brandon's website.
When it came to the singing [sic] instructions, I was torn. I've always been a Rush fan, but never having met Brandon personally, I'm not sure how well he'd be able to perform "A Farewell to Kings".
I'd have asked him to sing "Happy Birthday", but my birthday is a long way off, and that song is probably tied up in more copyright restrictions than the Rush song.
Then I realized, Brandon has probably already composed a song that is even more appropriate for Elantris, so the instrctions they were looking for probably had more to do with tempo and phrasing. So I requested "Andante".
At first I was confused, because I misread "singing instructions" as singeing instructions, and while I do like the permanence of burning a personalization into the book, I'm not sure how well it would hold up to something like that. I'm sure glad I caught my misread in time. I wouldn't want to look silly or anything..
When it came to the singing [sic] instructions, I was torn. I've always been a Rush fan, but never having met Brandon personally, I'm not sure how well he'd be able to perform "A Farewell to Kings".
I'd have asked him to sing "Happy Birthday", but my birthday is a long way off, and that song is probably tied up in more copyright restrictions than the Rush song.
Then I realized, Brandon has probably already composed a song that is even more appropriate for Elantris, so the instrctions they were looking for probably had more to do with tempo and phrasing. So I requested "Andante".
At first I was confused, because I misread "singing instructions" as singeing instructions, and while I do like the permanence of burning a personalization into the book, I'm not sure how well it would hold up to something like that. I'm sure glad I caught my misread in time. I wouldn't want to look silly or anything..