Handel With Care

For every orchestra member there is on tumblr. strings welcomed, as well as concert woodwinds, brass, and percussion. Every once in a while, we check the tag #fuckyeahorchestra so feel free to tag us if you'd like to show us something! This blog is a hate-free zone so play nice! like what we do here?

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the idea of reeds is so wild to me. like y’all out here depending on thin wood for good sounds. and if you mess up, you end up honking. the only two options: audible art or geese. wild.

[the-legend-orpheus]

This is why I play the viola

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who needs swag when you have class

…ical music

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I THINK I LOST A FOLLOWER FOR THIS

THE FUCK DO YOU HAVE AGAINST CLASSICAL MUSIC I’LL RAM MY TROMBONE SO FAR UP YOUR HOOHAH WHEN SOMEONE EATS YOU OUT THEY’LL BE ABLE TO PLAY THE SOLO FROM SIBELIUS’S SYMPHONY IN C

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Antonio Stradivari

Italian luthier and crafter of string instruments Antonio Stradivari died on this day in 1737.

Stradivari is considered to be the greatest artisan in the field, and his patterns and craftsmanship are still favoured by many string instrument players today. Stradivari produced an estimated 1,116 instruments ofwhich only 650 survived, including ‘The Messiah’ which you can see on display in our Music and Tapestry gallery.

‘The Messiah’ was made at the height of Stradivari’s career, and represents the pinnacle of string instrument craft. Despite being built in 1716, the violin is almost unworn with carving is as crisp as the day it was made and the painted edge-work on the scroll intact. The violin owes its condition to the fact that it has always been a collectors piece. It earned its name from a collector in Piedmont who kept it in its case, but often boasted of it to his friends - like the Messiah, it was eagerly awaited but did not appear.

See it on display in gallery 39.

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[yellowcellow]

cello mood board, revised

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In the rain please. Always.

[tyrannyoftheurgent]

My whole entire heart. I adore this so much.

[orphayeus]

music theory student rates clefs

bass clef: simple and very easy to draw. not hard to understand how music works in it at all. an easy clef to read and to write in. 10/10.

treble clef: equally as easy to understand the musical layout of this clef. first one i learned. however, trying to draw one is impossible. i know exacty what it is supposed to look like but i can’t replicate it for the life of me. fairly easy clef to read and to write in, at least if you’re using a computer or manuscript paper with pre-printed clefs, but if you’re writing manually, good luck trying to actuallu draw the clef. 8.5/10.

do clef: helpful when you don’t have a specific key. points to do. nice. 6/10.

rhythm clef: nice. simple. good for percussion or for laying out rhythms, but doesn’t do much else. fairly simple. not a bad clef. 4/10.

alto/tenor clef: what the fuck??? this clef is fairly easy to draw, just looks like a B. nice. but trying to read or write in this clef??? good luck fam! very confusing. how does it- what??? what the fuck?? no wonder it’s rarely used anymore. just. what the fuck. what the actual fuck. 0/10.

[sopranoandthealtoclef]

I WILL DEFEND ALTO CLEF WITH MY LIFE

[theycallmeachemistrynerd]

But middle c is literally in the middle of the staff! And the middle of the clef symbol points you to exactly where that is in case you’re still struggling to find it!

[sopranoandthealtoclef]

[mordodirosa]

i… alto clef… is a B?

[un-fondo]

~Fondo #317 ☆Si la usas dale me gusta o reebloguea.

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[met-musical-instruments]

Viola da Braccio, Musical Instruments

Medium: Spruce and bird’s-eye maple

The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/501557

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[symphonicseauxl]

Proud Family (violin)

One of my favorite theme songs of all time. I miss this show so much.

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[westafricanbaby]

AMAZINGGG

[symphonicseauxl]

❤❤❤Thank you!!

[moneybaggmontanay-blog]

I love this ❤️ 😍

[symphonicseauxl]

😁😁Thank you!

[mypreciousgirl]

& his hair is beautiful

[symphonicseauxl]

Thank you! 😁

[lel3poo]

Go ahead young king !!!

[symphonicseauxl]

❤❤❤!!!!

[met-musical-instruments]

Quinton d'Amore by Jean Colin, Musical Instruments

Medium: Wood, ebony, bone

Purchase, Clara Mertens Bequest, in memory of André Mertens, 1990 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/505738

[the-flute-jesus]

[official-coloratura-soprano]

The guy next to me just whispered “I hate mozart” and honestly Mood

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11:35 PM

[barcarole]

Manuscript of the draft of Carl Maria von Weber’s First Symphony, dated December 1806 - January 1807, with his revisions from 1810.