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People have been sharing their four-word classical music horror stories and it’s hilarious
24 August 2021, 12:42
“Tenor Clef: C# Major.”
There are some words in classical music guaranteed to strike fear into even the most steadfast of musical hearts.
And, thanks to this tweet, musicians and music appreciators the world over have been sharing the scariest words out, in ingenious four-word classical music horror stories.
Now – these short vignettes aren’t for the faint of heart. We’ve laughed. We’ve cried. And we’ve gasped at the sheer terror contained in these words.
But it’s only fair we share. So without further ado – here’s what the internet has been saying about snapped strings, unexpected clefs and failed page turns in their hilarious and terrifying four-word classical music horror stories.
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Page-turning fail, feat. a roll of sellotape
Ruh-roh.
Concert starts, wrong charts 😬
— Demirhan Baylan (@demirhanbaylan) August 17, 2021
You missed the rehearsal.
— gh//ee | 陈韦丞's LOL! supremacist™ 🎸 (@gkadishakti) August 17, 2021
We're playing that concerto?
— Sascha Kelly (@kelly_sascha) August 17, 2021
Every cellist’s nightmare...
Entering sight-read city.
— Clare (@ClareELowe) August 17, 2021
Wagner percussion FAIL!
everyone's strings break sinultaneously
— ❀ (@DulcieTorrans) August 17, 2021
Cello on luggage carousel.
— Steve lovell (@Stevelo27481202) August 17, 2021
Nobody signed up for that:
Debussy, arranged for bagpipes.
— Paul Howard (@PaulHoward5) August 17, 2021
😂😂😂
Raises baton.....breaks wind
— Angus (@minstrelsinging) August 17, 2021
This from LSO’s principal flautist, Gareth Davies, is just devastating.
Concert ends. Bar shut.
— Gareth Davies (@Flutelicious) August 17, 2021
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Touching down on the Russia leg of the tour like:
Playing Tchaikovsky, drinking vodka!!!
— Indika de Silva (@saintgif) August 17, 2021
No thanks.
Too soon. 😢
'A global pandemic arrives'
— Daniel Ross (@danielsjross) August 17, 2021
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Gutted.
string breaks mid movement
— Charlie! 🏳️⚧️🔸 (@CharliesNovella) August 17, 2021
Quiet but suddenly *COUGHS*
— Narumi / なるみ (@NARUMIcomposer) August 17, 2021
Casta Diva breaks glass
— Zirmot (@Zirmot) August 17, 2021
Timpani mallets flew away.
— Naoko Anatevka (@NAnatevka) August 17, 2021
Clang.
read dynamic marking wrong
— Charlie! 🏳️⚧️🔸 (@CharliesNovella) August 17, 2021
Double clang.
cymbal drops on floor
— Charlie! 🏳️⚧️🔸 (@CharliesNovella) August 17, 2021
Classical music meets typewriter in hilarious and wonderful performance
Heh heh.
The Ring…on kazoos
— Greg Harradine (@GregHarradine) August 17, 2021
Dress rips mid concerto (happened 😂)
— Ailbhe McDonagh (@ailbhemcdonagh) August 17, 2021
We’ve been there…
epic fail page turning
— 🎹🎶💊🗒️ (@Opus3No4) August 17, 2021
😂🦈
Eb D Eb C
— Charlie! 🏳️⚧️🔸 (@CharliesNovella) August 17, 2021
Violas are people too.
Beware the viola solo 😬
— NWU School of Music (@NWUMusic) August 17, 2021
*covers ears*
Tenor Clef: C# Major
— Mr. Tyler Larson (@MrTylerLarson) August 17, 2021
Devastating. 💔
"Pianist Lang Lang retires" 😢
— Pianist magazine (@pianistmagazine) August 17, 2021
Improvise for ten minutes
— Steven Griffin (@mrgriffmusic) August 17, 2021
Out of Tune Orchestra
— Yorkshire Santa *Vax and mask up, even now!* (@Storyguy666) August 17, 2021
Classical music in 2021:
forgot to charge iPad.
— Lotte Betts-Dean (@lottebettsdean) August 17, 2021
iPadOS 14.7: Software Update…
— George Xiaoyuan Fu (@eyepitydafu) August 17, 2021
