Some Classical Music Jokes

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Ken B

Quote from: EigenUser on February 24, 2014, 04:22:15 PM
Ah, "The Devil's Dictionary". I'm honestly surprised that I remembered that from 11th grade literature.

Two about Stockhausen (from his website!):


HIP, n: Historically informed performance. What to praise when a Stockhausen group plays the right notes.

The Six


North Star

"Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it." - Confucius

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EigenUser

But, what I'd like to know is "Why isn't there as much Brahms' music as there used to be?"
Beethoven's Op. 133 -- A fugue so bad that even Beethoven himself called it "Grosse".

EigenUser

Quote from: EigenUser on February 25, 2014, 02:34:56 PM
But, what I'd like to know is "Why isn't there as much Brahms' music as there used to be?"
...no takers?

Because he's decomposing!
Beethoven's Op. 133 -- A fugue so bad that even Beethoven himself called it "Grosse".


EigenUser

Has anyone seen this? My cousins showed this to me a couple of weeks ago. I think that it is pretty clever, but I'm about 5 years behind (the video was posted in 2009).

http://www.youtube.com/v/zeoT66v4EHg
Beethoven's Op. 133 -- A fugue so bad that even Beethoven himself called it "Grosse".

NJ Joe

You say Carmina
I say Carmana
You say Burina
I say Burana
Carmina, Carmana, Burina, Burana,
Let's Carl the whole thing Orff.
"Music can inspire love, religious ecstasy, cathartic release, social bonding, and a glimpse of another dimension. A sense that there is another time, another space and another, better universe."
-David Byrne

jolt

What's the first thing a Trombonist says when he gets to work in the morning?

"Would you like fries with that?"

EigenUser

Quote from: jolt on June 23, 2015, 05:06:21 PM
What's the first thing a Trombonist says when he gets to work in the morning?

"Would you like fries with that?"
No, no, no! Everyone knows that trombonists all end up being Charlie Brown's teacher!
Beethoven's Op. 133 -- A fugue so bad that even Beethoven himself called it "Grosse".