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@bach-in-black
Director: It's marked as fortissimo
1st Chair Trombone: Fortississimo, there's three 'f's
Director: There's no such thing. Fortissimo is the loudest you can play with good sound. Any more 'f's are just excessive and quite frankly unnecessary.
3rd Chair: Is he calling John Philip Sousa a liar?
Bass Trombone: *whispering to 4th chair* Blastissimo, then?
the 15 ton steamroller seems excessive tbh
no….no it doesn’t
what composer you should fight
Bach - no. just no. one time bach got into a fight with a bassonist over his bassoon part, and, i quote John Elliot Gardiner, “was forced to draw his sword and defend himself.” bassoon rage is terrifying, and bach was able to hold him off even though it was a surprise attack. don’t fight bach. you’ll lose. (plus if by some miracle you won, you’d have 18 children after you to avenge their father. do you really want small bachs chasing you the rest of your days?)
Handel - you could take handel probably. no killer instinct. do not let him get too close - he threatened to throw a singer out of a window once and could probably have carried through. take him down through attrition.
Haydn - you could absolutely take haydn. take him down quickly before he has a chance to trick you.
Mozart - depends. instrumentalists probably possess enough resentment to take him on easy. vocalists…could you really bring yourself to fight mozart? his arias are so nice. so flashy. so singable. go fight haydn instead. unless you’re a contralto. then absolutely fight mozart. fight everyone on this list.
Beethoven - DO NOT FIGHT BEETHOVEN. DO NOT FIGHT BEETHOVEN. DO NOT FIGHT BEETHOVEN. you will lose.
Rossini - absolutely fight rossini. you’ll win. easy.
Schubert - why would you want to fight schubert. he is a precious tiny forest spirit who just wants to compose lovely songs. the only person who is authorized to fight schubert is the accompanist who has just been asked to play erlkonig for the sixth time. and even they will feel bad afterwards. go fight rossini instead.
Berlioz - yes. fight berlioz. absolutely fight berlioz. sure, afterwards you won’t be able to brag that you defeated berlioz since no one outside of music knows who he is, but at least you’ll have a good victory on your hands.
Liszt - tough fight. liszt is 6 feet tall and has massive yaoi hands judging from his music. take him down from afar.
Chopin - please dont fight chopin. you’re better than that. it would be too easy. give yourself more of a challenge.
Brahms - this is a fight that you can win. just tell him you’re from the future and he never lived up to Beethoven’s name. don’t feel bad when he starts to cry. just take him down then and there.
Schumann - don’t do it. the problem is not robert himself, it’s the fact that clara will come after you. and she will beat you. this has nothing to do with you or your fighting abilities - if you fight robert schumann clara will find you and clara will end you.
Wagner - ABSOLUTELY FIGHT WAGNER. PLEASE fight wagner. I will pay literal, actual money to watch someone beat up wagner. you will get lots of help from everyone else in the music world including other composers. even if you have just fought them. everyone wants to see richard “dick” wagner taken down. the only person in the music world more utterly fightable than wagner is andrew lloyd webber.
Verdi - go fight wagner instead.
Stravinsky - do not fight stravinsky. he will fuck you up.
Mahler - the same fight as brahms, except even easier.
Schoenberg - schoenberg has nothing to lose. he will be vicious. he will fight to his last breath. and when you are standing over him, bloodied, he will look up at you. and he will thank you. you will carry a twinge of uneasiness around with you for the rest of your life. occasionally you will hear a tone row in the distance. do not listen, do not investigate, or schoenberg will have won after all.
@official-claraschumann accurate
@you-had-me-at-e-flat-major SEE. I CAN FIGHT MAHLER AND WIN. I AM GOING TO FIGHT MAHLER IT’LL BE SO EASY I’LL JUST REPEATEDLY HIGH C HIM BECAUSE DOES HE KNOW HOW FLUTES WORK
someone asked me what time it was in orchestra and i said ¾
HAPPY INTERNATIONAL TROMBONE WEEK EVERYONE
(I know I'm a day late but oh well)
The life of a tuba player
Okay, what fresh hell is this bullshit???????
Fact- Low brass can smell fear.
not gonna apologize tbh
@aeolianprince this made me think of you
@bassflutes @chopin-demonium
guess who made this
Whoops
GIVE ME MORE SONGS TO DO AIRHORN VERSIONS OF
James Rhodes - Is that not worth exploring?
This made me cry a little. The number of people who tell me they used to play the flute but that they weren’t ‘talented’ enough or they gave it up to, you know, do life… This is just so beautiful.
Usually people get told they are not good enough by insecure music teachers…it’s sad really
the band director wants everyone to try this hot new piece
"please sightread this piece" he said
“no” said the band
“try iiiiit” he said
“no” said the band again, quieter this time
And so the piece was sightread and all the frustration that came with it
Hands + Conductor
We love this! So good you can sense the anticipation.
Reason #5801 Not To Vote For Trump
He writes on music in pen.
Reason #4261 Not To Vote For Trump
He thinks people should clap between movements.
Why does no one talk about the fact that there is litERALLY AN ENTIRE ORCHESTRA UNDER THE STAGE OF EVERY BROADWAY MUSICAL WITH TRAINED MUSICIANS THAT LEARNED EVERY SINGLE SONG AND PLAY THEM EVERY SINGLE NIGHT
ORCHESTRA APPRECIATION POST
YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW LONG I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS
LET ME TELL YOU GUYS A BIT ABOUT THESE AMAZING MUSICIANS
IF IT’S AN OLD THEATER, THE PIT SPACES ARE SO TINY AND ALL THESE MUSICIANS ARE CRAMMED TOGETHER. SOMETIMES THEY CAN’T EVEN SEE THE CONDUCTOR. IN THE NEWSIES PIT, IF YOU’RE SITTING IN THE REED 2 MUSICIAN’S SPOT, THERE IS A GIANT WALL HIDING THE CONDUCTOR FROM VIEW
SOOO… THEY USE MONITORS THAT SHOW THEM A LIVESTREAM OF THE CONDUCTOR, BUT THEY’RE OFTEN A SPLIT SECOND SLOW SO THESE MUSICIANS NEED TO FIGHT THEIR INSTINCTS AND COME IN A SPLIT SECOND EARLY
IT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO GET A GIG AS A PIT MUSICIAN, BECAUSE THEY ALL SUB OUT TO EACH OTHER
THEREFORE THERE IS SO MUCH SELF-NETWORKING INVOLVED THAT IT GIVES ME ANXIETY JUST TO THINK ABOUT
SUBBING MUSICIANS DON’T GET REHEARSALS!!!!! EVER!!!!!!!!!!! MAYBE ONCE. BUT THE POINT IS THAT THEY NEED TO GO HOME AND PRACTICE TWO, MAYBE THREE BOOKS TO ABSOLUTE PERFECTION BECAUSE IF THEY DON’T PLAY UP TO PAR, THEY MAY NOT GET THAT JOB BACK.
THEY NEVER!!! GET!!!! ANY!!! RECOGNITION!!! I SENT THE NEWSIES PIT A LETTER ABOUT HOW MUCH THEY INSPIRED ME AND THEY WERE SO FLATTERED AND IMPRESSED AND GRATEFUL THAT THEY FUCKING LET ME SIT IN ON ONE OF THEIR LAST SHOWS.
THESE JOBS DO NOT PAY WELL, TO MY KNOWLEDGE. MAYBE THE SAME PAY AS A MUSIC TEACHER’S SALARY, IF THEY HAVE A STEADY GIG, WHICH MOST OF THEM DON’T.
IF THE SHOW CLOSES, THEY NEED TO FIND ANOTHER GIG, ASAP, BECAUSE THEIR PAY ISN’T ENOUGH TO SUSTAIN AN UNEMPLOYED PERSON AND THEIR FAMILY FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME.
OH YEAH, AND LUCKY BRASS PLAYERS, YOU ONLY NEED TO BE ABLE TO PLAY ONE INSTRUMENT, TWO AT THE MOST.
BUT THE WOODWIND PLAYERS? LET ME GIVE YOU SOME PERSPECTIVE:
THE REED 2 BOOK AT NEWSIES CONSISTED OF (I THINK) FLUTE, CLARINET, BASS CLARINET, ALTO SAX, BARI SAX, AND…. MAYBE PICCOLO? I FORGET. BUT THE POINT IS, WOODWIND MUSICIANS NEED TO BE ABLE TO MASTER 84379528803436 DIFFERENT INSTRUMENTS.
IN CONCLUSION, BEING A MEMBER OF A PIT ORCHESTRA IS INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT, BUT THEY DO IT BECAUSE THEY LOVE IT AND HAVE A PASSION FOR IT, NOT FOR RECOGNITION OR THE PAY OR BECAUSE IT’S GLAMOROUS.
people have so much time on their hands bye?
conductor: *smashes beer bottle against music stand*
conductor: WOOOOOO let's get this haydn symphony ON HTE ROAD
