Myeeeh!

[doing-it-for-debussy]

a compilation of some of my favourite composer quotes:

“Too many pieces of music finish too long after the end.”  - Igor Stravinsky

“I am sure my music has a taste of codfish in it.” - Edvard Grieg 

“Never look at the trombones. It only encourages them.” - Richard Strauss

“He’d be better off shovelling snow than scribbling on manuscript paper.” - Richard Strauss on Schoenberg

“I liked your opera. I think I will set it to music.” - Ludvig van Beethoven

“I have written a chorale both sober and suitable. In it I have put everything I know about boredom. I dedicate this to those who do not like me.” - Erik Satie

“ Mr. Wagner has beautiful moments but bad quarters of an hour.” - Gioacchino Rossini

“What a good thing this isn’t music.” - Gioacchino Rossini on Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique 

“Oh how wonderful, really wonderful opera would be if there were no singers!” - Gioacchino Rossini

“In opera there is always too much singing.” - Claude Debussy

“Bring me coffee before I turn into a goat!” - Johann Sebastian Bach

“Listening to the 5th Symphony of Ralph Vaughan Williams is like staring at a cow for 45 minutes.” - Aaron Copland 

“The audience expected something big, something colossal, but they were served instead with some agitated water in a saucer.” - Louis Schnieder on Debussy’s La Mer

“He gives me the impression of being a spoilt child.” - Clara Schumann on Liszt 

“What a giftless bastard!” - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky on Brahms

“Handel is only fourth rate. He is not even interesting.” - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

“Bach on the wrong notes” -  Sergei Prokofiev on Stravinsky 

And, saving the best for last…

“Lick my ass up and down” -Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 

Feel free to add more! (Also please don’t think that I agree with all of these, I am a huge fan of Symphonie Fantastique and La Mer!!)

[jsbach-official]

Ok I’m finally starting to note how bad my coffee addiction was…

[bidoof]

this is my grasp of how football works: two teams of men want the ball very badly but are incapable of sharing it. one team attempts to deliver the ball to their holy ground while the other attempts to prevent this. occasionally an evil man will appear and speak curses to the men, causing them grief and dishonor

[icebrrg2000-blog]

I've been in marching band for five years and this is pretty much all I know about the actual sport it's said we support

Things overheard in the music building:

“1/4? Really? Who writes a measure of ¼. WHY would you write a measure of ¼?”  “Because fuck you that’s why.”  “I will literally trade you my sandwich for that practice room.”  “Dude you should eat your lunch.”  “I won’t be able to eat it if my teacher decapitates me for not practicing JUST TAKE IT.” “I always wanted to look inside the percussion room. It’s like Narnia, but noisier.”  “Satan created piccolos to punish the trumpets for their pride.”  “I’m thinking about dropping music history.”  “But why, don’t you need that class?” “Yes but half of it is non-music majors and two people were having a discussion about why there were hashtags at the beginning of the music.” “So my teacher convinced me to take the History of Rock and Roll over the Summer but it was an online course and he found the webcam filters and inevitably the first unit ended up being taught by a talking dinosaur on my webcam. This man teaches college theory.” “SHH. Don’t say the theory teacher’s name. He’s like Beetlejuice. If you say it three times he’ll appear behind you and fuck your shit up.” “I found out Mozart had a butt fetish and I’m never going to be able to stop calling him Mozfart.”  “If I see a drink within 100 feet of that Steinway I will track you down and beat you with my harpsichord.”  

[teukiewookie]

“Theres no way a tuba can fit in that tiny ass locker.” “Not with that attitude.”

~somebody accidentally slams the piano keys with the backpack~ “Same.”

“It’s just simple stomps and claps.” “I’m a SINGER. If I could stomp and clap don’t you think I’d be SOMETHING ELSE?!”

“It’s a simple repetition.” “You’re a simple repetition.” “Shut the fuck up.”

[revanchistsuperstar]

Me (drunk in a practice room at 3am because I wanted to see how it felt to play trombone when I can’t feel my face. Also, I’m slamming the piano keys with my forearms): FUCK YOU I’M HENRY COWELL

[lizawithazed]

“I think the actors have been shortcutting through here again; I smell booze”

“what the fuck even is 5/4?″ “Mission: The Impossible Theme”

“radio feedback is absolutely a valid instrument” “spoken like a composition major”

[thegreatweissshark]

“Help my fist is stuck in the tuba!”

And my personal favourite:

-Awful noise-

“What was that!?” “My hopes and dreams of making it in the industry.”

[thecosmosknowsitself]

@caithes-blossom relatable

[alchemyalice]

*in full operatic soprano, vibrato turned up to maximum* 

“APPLE BOTTOM JEANS, JEANS!

 BOOTS WITH THE FUR, WITH THE FUUUUURR!!!!!”

[lpbestiary]

The Fresno Nightcrawlers are cryptids believed to be extraterrestrial in origin. Appearing as white, wishbone-shaped creatures, they have been spotted in Fresno, California and Yosemite National Park.

Certain Native Americans in the surrounding area say that the Nightcrawlers have lived on Earth for many years, having come from a planet of swampland. They have come to Earth to help manking reconnect with nature.

Sceptics claim that photographs and footage of the Nightcralwers are hoaxes, being people in costume or puppets.

Image source.

Monster master list.

Suggest a spook.

[thedailycryptid]

Cryptid: The Dover Demon

The Dover Demon

Other witnesses have claimed the creature had green eyes and seemingly smooth, chalky gray toned skin, three feet tall, and made a bloodcurdling noise, similar to a hawk’s screech combined with a snake’s hiss. But all witnesses say it had no ears, mouth, nose, or known sex.

The challenge for me, on this one, was making sure I didn’t just replicate the sketch on its wiki-page while still accurately adhering to the descriptions in the wiki page. I had a lot of fun doing its little limb tangle…thing.

[1st-1]

Me: *winks at the sky* for the aliens

[lamour1322]

I never thought about that before

[loveofmellophones]

[icebrrg2000-blog]

This is so pretty I love it

[vivid-melodies-deactivated20210]

NEW 2016 uniforms now available for purchase in my Etsy shop!

Featured are the Blue Devils, Blue Knights, Blue Stars, and The Cavaliers. For the Labor Day weekend, you can use code “SEPTEMBER” for 10% off your total purchase! Custom orders are open especially for the marching band season!Be sure to follow my Instagram @bowmelodies for updates on new products, promo codes, and future giveaways! 

[icebrrg2000-blog]

If anyone were to buy me anything, it would be like any/all of the Cavaliers bows and bowties

[miss-lizard]

THE DOVER DEMON

A 15-year-old named John Baxter sighted the Dover Demon while walking home from his girlfriend’s house, at first mistaking it for a very short friend of his (accounts state that the creature was less than 4 feet tall). Baxter, being braver than I, got a good look at it (I would have run screaming into the night) for a few minutes. It had long toes and fingers that it wrapped around a tree trunk and rocks as it stood, perhaps observing Baxter in return. Despite seeing it for a longer period of time, it was late at night, and his best sighting was of the creature momentarily silhouetted against a field.

More testimonies: http://www.theironskeptic.com/articles/dover/dover.htm

[icebrrg2000-blog]

THIS IS MY FAVORITE CRYPTID TAKE NOTE, PEOPLE

[dotted-half-note]

Directory of Composers (11th Update 3/15/16)

Follow them all for maximum fun!

Medieval:

Hildegard von Bingen 1098-1179 German @hildegardvonbingen-official

Renaissance:

Josquin des Prez 1450/55-1521 Franco-Flemish @josquin-official

John Dowland 1563-1626 English @johndowland-official

Baroque:

Lucrezia Orsina Vizzana 1590-1662 Italian @lucreziaorsinavizzana-official

Barbara Strozzi 1619-1677 Italian @barbarastrozzi-official

Dieterich Buxtehude 1637-1707 Danish-German @buxtehude-official

Johann Pachelbel 1653-1706 German @tacobell-pachelbel-official

Arcangelo Corelli 1653-1713 Italian @arcangelocorelli-official

Antonio Vivaldi 1678-1741 Italian @antoniovivaldi-official

Johann Sebastian Bach 1685-1750 German @jsbach-official @papabach

George Frideric Handel 1685-1759 German/British @georg-fred-handel-official

Classical:

Joseph Haydn 1732-1809 Austrian @josephhaydn-official

Antonio Salieri 1750-1825 Italian @official-antoniosalieri @antoniosalieri-official

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756-1791 Austrian @wolfgangamadeusmozart-official

Domenico Dragonetti 1763-1846 Italian @domenicodragonetti-official

Ludwig van Beethoven 1770-1827 German @vanbeethoven-official

Johann Nepomuk Hummel 1778-1837 Austrian @johannhummel-official

Franz Schubert 1797-1828 Austrian @franzschubert-official

Romantic:

Carl Maria von Weber 1786-1826 German @cmvonweber-official

Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel 1805-1847 German @fannyhensel-official

Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy 1809-1847 German @felixmendelssohn-official

Frederic Chopin 1810-1849 Polish @fredericchopin-official @fryderykchopin-official

Robert Schumann 1810-1856 German @robertschumann-official

Franz Liszt 1811-1886 Hungarian @franzliszt-official

Richard Wagner 1813-1883 German @richardwagner-official

Clara Schumann 1819-1896 German @claraschumann-official @official-claraschumann

Anton Bruckner 1824-1896 Austrian @official-anton-bruckner

Alexander Borodin 1833-1887 Georgian @alexanderborodin-official

Johannes Brahms 1833-1897 German @johannesbrahms-official

Camille Saint-Saëns 1835-1921 French @saint-saens-official

Modest Mussorgsky 1839-1881 Russian @modestmussorgsky-official @mussorsky-official

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky 1840-1893 Russian @tchaikovsky-official @pyotrtchaikovsky-official

Antonín Dvořák 1841-1904 Czech @antonindvorak-official

Edvard Grieg 1843-1907 Norwegian @edvardgrieg-official

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov 1844-1908 Russian @rimsky-korsakov-official

John Philip Sousa 1854-1932 American @johnphilipsousa-official

Cécile Chaminade 1857-1944 French @cecilechaminade-official

Giacomo Puccini 1858-1924 Italian @puccini-official

Gustav Mahler 1860-1911 Austrian @mahler-official

Richard Strauss 1864-1949 German @official-richardstrauss

Vladimi Rebikov 1866-1920 Russian @vladimirrebikov-official

Sergei Rachmaninoff 1873-1943 Russian @sergeirachmaninoff-official

Ottorino Respighi 1879-1936 Italian @ottorinorespighi-official

20th-Century:

Claude Debussy 1862-1918 French @claudedebussy-official

Erik Satie 1866-1925 French @eriksatie-official

Ralph Vaughan Williams 1872-1958 English @ralphvaughanwilliams-official

Alexander Scriabin 1872-1915 Russian @alexanderscriabin-official @scriabin-official

Arnold Schoenberg 1874-1951 Austrian @schoenberg-official

Gustav Holst 1874-1934 English @gustavholst-official

Maurice Ravel 1875-1937 French @maurice-ravel-official

Béla Bartók 1881-1945 Hungarian @belabartok-official

Igor Stravinsky 1882-1971 Russian @igorstravinsky-official

Alban Berg 1885-1935 Austrian @albanberg-official

Rebecca Clarke 1886-1979 English @rebeccaclarke-official

Sergei Prokofiev 1891-1953 Russian @sergeiprokofiev-official

Leo Ornstein 1893-2002 American @leoornstein-official

Paul Hindemith 1895-1963 German @paul-hindemith-official

George Gershwin 1898-1937 American @georgegerschwin-official @gershwin-official @georgegershwin-official

William Walton 1902-1983 English @williamwalton-official

Aram Khachaturian 1903-1978 Soviet Armenian @aramkhachaturian-official

Dmitri Shostakovich 1906-1975 Soviet @dmitrishostakovich-official

Olivier Messiaen 1908-1992 French @oliviermessiaen-official

John Cage 1912-1992 American @johncage-official

Benjamin Britten 1913-1976 English @benji-britten-official

Leonard Bernstein 1918-1990 American @bernstein-official

John Williams 1932-present American @johnwilliams-official

Steve Reich 1936-present American @stevereich-official

Philip Glass 1937-present American @philipglass-official

Please reblog from the source for the latest update!

[marchingartsphotos]

Body by Drum Corps 2016 edition

From spring training rehearsals to the final days of the DCI Summer Tour, drum corps members undergo incredible transformations.

Body by Drum Corps, 2016 edition.

[odorono-deactivated20110520-dea]

why does everyone always associate satan with heavy metal

for all we know satan could like smooth jazz

[trumpet-jesus]

Satan likes jazz Saxophones are in jazz SAXOPHONES = SATAN WAKE UP AMERICA

[icebrrg2000-blog]

Yeah but like trumpets are in jazz too

[realdonaldtrumpet-blog]

But Saxophones begin with an S. Know what else begins with an S? Satan. I rest my case.

[trumpet-jesus]

Saxophones 123456789. 9 letters. 9÷3 is 3. There are 2 parts to the saxophone. 3×2 is 6. My jazz band consists of 3 types of saxophones. 6 6 6. 666= Satan’s number. Saxophones = satan

[realdonaldtrumpet-blog]

I think you’re on to something here. I support this.

[in-the-key-of-f-major]

24 Of The Most Overlooked Composers In History

Who run the music world? Girls.

Found this while going through my bookmarks and thought I’d share this.

[obamyself]

Does anyone know where that gif of the crown member in 13 going to the wrong spot?

[timpanoe]

This one?

[obamyself]

YES

[trashchute-of-essence]

do u ever just

[odorono-deactivated20110520-dea]

why does everyone always associate satan with heavy metal

for all we know satan could like smooth jazz

[trumpet-jesus]

Satan likes jazz Saxophones are in jazz SAXOPHONES = SATAN WAKE UP AMERICA

[icebrrg2000-blog]

Yeah but like trumpets are in jazz too

[official-tuba]

Even wikipedia calls me a trumpet :/

[official-sousaphone]

*hiss*

[you-had-me-at-e-flat-major]

don’t you mean buzz

[trumpet-jesus]

E V E R Y T H I N G I S A T R U M P E T

[icebrrg2000-blog]

OUR ENTIRE LIVES ARE TRUMPETS