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ALLREGRETTO: When you're 16 measures into the piece and realize you took too fast a tempo.
ANGUS DEI: To play with a divinely beefy tone *
A PATELLA: Accompanied by knee-slapping
APPOLOGGIATURA: A composition that you regret playing
APPROXIMATURA: A series of notes not intended by the composer, yet played with an "I meant to do that" attitude
APPROXIMENTO: A musical entrance that is somewhere in the vicinity of the correct pitch
DILL PICCOLINI: An exceedingly small wind instrument that plays only sour notes
FERMANTRA: A note held over and over and over and over and . . .
FIDDLER CRABS: Grumpy string players
FLUTE FLIES: Those tiny mosquitoes that bother musicians on outdoor gigs
FRUGALHORN: A sensible and inexpensive brass instrument
GAUL BLATTER: A French horn player
GREGORIAN CHAMP: The title bestowed upon the monk who can hold a note the longest
PLACEBO DOMINGO: A faux tenor
SPRITZICATO: An indication to string instruments to produce a bright and bubbly sound
TEMPO TANTRUM: What an elementary school orchestra is having when it's not following the conductor

N.B.
* divinely beefy or divinely sheepish
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Link: http://www.mit.edu/~jcb/other-instrument-jokes.html

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:D:D

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:angel::D:D

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:D:D

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RIPARDANDO:  When the orchestra plays so badly that the conductor starts tearing up his score.

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Lol - a good one; the list needs to be completed.

:D:D:D


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PEW LARGO:  A very bad smell.

MALTO LARGO:  A large malted at a soda fountain.

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@T(h)ink

Lol - Great! :D:D

Your ideas and findings are very welcome for lots of additional chuckles.

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