17 memes you’ll understand if you love-to-hate being a classical musician
3 September 2020, 17:16 | Updated: 6 May 2021, 17:49
Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring, played by a toy orchestra
It fills our body with euphoria, consumes our mind with fear, and fills our feeds with memes. It must be classical music.
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It’s never stressful
Marcus. Picture: me.me -
It earns you plenty of money
Music degrees meme. Picture: Reddit / NikolaiCello05 -
And means you can afford really nice things
Normal people versus pianists. Picture: Reddit / wangludio -
Composers never try to confuse you
Picture: Ben Dawson/Twitter -
And un-harmonious noises never cause you anxiety.
Change my mind. Picture: Reddit / rjs_314 -
Your instrument always works with you, never against you
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Composers always make it super-easy for you
Rachmaninov. Picture: Social media -
Motivation is never a problem
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Really, never...
Old and tired. Picture: me.me -
This has never happened to you
When you realised your shoulder rest is still lying on the table after you’ve closed your violin case 🙄
— TwoSet Violin (@TwoSetViolin) July 30, 2020 -
You always get to play the best passages in orchestra
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The world is always well-catered to your needs
Picture: Classic FM -
Practice is just totally fine
When I practice. Picture: Tumblr / you-had-me-at-e-flat-major -
And you’ve got loads of time to see friends
Practice. Picture: Instagram -
But when the jokes are this top-notch
Reddit question. Picture: Reddit -
And the memes this strong...
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... it’s all worth it.
Listening. Picture: Classic FM/ Getty
