January 15, 2005
Double Bar
I finished the short score of Lone Star Polka this morning. I hope it’s not too long. It now clocks in around 9 minutes, 30 seconds.
I’m not sure how I feel about the title. AEJ thinks the piece tells the story of an old west saloon, and I think she’s right. “Lone Star Saloon Polka” doesn’t really roll off the tongue, and I don’t know if anybody wants to play a piece called “Lone Star Saloon” or even “The Saloon Polka.” “The Brothel Polka” is pretty good, but I don’t know if any educational institutions would touch it.
Any suggestions?
To celebrate, I’m going out for brunch.
Comments
Kristy says
Why not just call it Western Polka
Anonymous says
Unless there is a copyright issue, why not use the name of an old saloon in the title - like "Judge Roy Bean's Polka" or some variation of his name. I kind of like "Judge Bean's Polka", myself . . . Good luck!
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