Grice plays the Pavane

-- i.e. the turkey.

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In 1930 Grice regaled the parents of the Clifton (end of year Christmas concert) with "La Pavane" by Ravel.


PARENT: I loved you Pavane!

GRICE: Thanks.

-- (pause)

------- (Grice continues): "It's for a 'defunct infant', you see. Hence my lugubre rendition.

PARENT: I thought it had a turkey-spirit to it.

GRICE: Well, there are variants.

PARENT: Variants? Of interpretation?

GRICE: No. Of Etymythology. Some think 'pavane' is from 'turkey'; some think it's from Pava, in Veneto, la bella Italia.

PARENT: You are a bright young fellow, Grice, and you know it.