![]() I am the first person to ever play it, so y’all about to hear what it sounds like for the first time. ![]() Now, I am no fan of this move, but I must say that Lizzo’s humorous romp was utterly tame compared with, say, Miley Cyrus’ version at the 2013 Video Music Awards.īut here’s the part the conservatives omitted from their accounts: Lizzo told her thousands of fans that the flute was: “a gift to James Madison from a French crystal flute designer to celebrate his second term. Lizzo played a few notes and then executed a little winking twerk. What really set off the cons though was what happened at the Capital One Arena the following night, when representatives of the Library of Congress brought Madison’s flute onstage. I wonder how many of the “conservatives” lambasting her would be able to name the excerpts she performed from Paganini’s “Carnival of Venice” and Poulenc’s flute sonata? Or whether they paused to admire her musicianship? As a classical music site noted, it wasn’t easy to play the historical instrument. There are samples of her playing on YouTube. Lizzo, an accomplished flutist, responded with enthusiasm and visited the Library of Congress, dressed in street clothes, where she tried out some of the historic instruments, including a crystal flute that once belonged to James Madison. we would love for you to come see it and even play a couple when you are in DC next week.” It incl Pres James Madison’s 1813 crystal flute. “The has the largest flute collection in the world with more than 1,800. ![]()
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