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Author: JimV
Date: 2004-02-17 01:34
Hey, GBK, for a little fun have you heard about these Musical Terms?
Musical Terms for Those Without Music Degrees
Obbligato - being forced to practice
Con Moto - yeah baby, I have a car
Allegro - a little car
Metronome - short, city musician who can fit into a Honda Civic
Lento - the days leading up to Easto
Largo - beer brewed in Germany or the Florida Keys
Piu Animato - clean out the cat's litter box
Interval - time to meet the other players at the bar
Perfect Interval - when the drinks are on the house
Cantabile - singing while drunk
Con Spirito - drunk again
Colla Voce - this shirt is so tight I can't sing
Improvisation - what you do when the music falls down
Prelude - warm-up before the clever stuff
Flats - English apartments
Chords - things organists play with one finger
Dischords - things that organists play with two fingers
Suspended Chords - useful for lynching the vocalist
Syncopation - bowel condition brought on by an overdose of jazz
Time Signatures - things for drummers to ignore
Virtuoso - a person who can work wonders with easy-play music
Professional - anyone who can't hold down a steady job
Melody - an ancient, now almost completely extinct art in songwriting
Hope this puts some smiles on faces!
Jim V
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Author: Bob A
Date: 2004-02-17 02:17
Jim V. Wonderful, LOL
How about posting it on sax-on-the-web?
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Author: GBK
Date: 2004-02-17 03:57
JimV...
A few of my favorites to add to your list:
1. Klavierstück - A term used by German furniture movers attempting to get a piano through a narrow doorway.
2. Music stand - An intricate device used to hold music. It comes in two sizes - too high or too low - and always broken.
3. Aria - The product of multiplying a soprano's length by her width.
4. Tonic - A medicinal drink consumed in great quantities before a performance, and in greater quantities after a performance.
5. Dominant - What parents must be if they expect their children to practice.
6. Concert Hall - A place where large audiences gather, for the sole purpose of removing the paper wrappings from their candy...GBK
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Author: jim lande
Date: 2004-02-17 04:15
Soto voco - singing while drunk
Agogic - playing high enough on an oboe to make the eyes bulge
Cadenza - slapping noise on office furniture
Estompé - proper technique for playing an accordion
Fandango - grabbing the pull chain on the ceiling fan
Homophone - harping about gay marriage
Prima volta - jump start with a battery
Quattro - spreadsheet music
Refrain - proper technique for playing bagpipes
Schietto - the junior high band
Smorzando - with melted chocolate & marshmallows
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Author: Don Berger
Date: 2004-02-17 15:18
Vunderbahr !! TKS for this great edification. Beyond me quickly! Don
Thanx, Mark, Don
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Author: Don Berger
Date: 2004-02-17 15:30
Did get around to looking-up my big word, I believe it could mean "Building OUR Tower of Babel" Don
Thanx, Mark, Don
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Author: Henry
Date: 2004-02-17 16:59
Here are some (of many) musical terms that are rarely seen but would be quite useful IMHO.
Liberace......You're on your own! (I.e., improvise!)
Contorte......With a lot of "weaving".
Exhalerato....With audible breathing.
Alpocata......Like a dog's bark.
Miserabile....With the worst tone you can possibly muster.
Pizzacata.....Crisp.
Linguini......Laid back.
Prostituto....Don't worry, you'll get paid!
It's just a start.
Henry
Post Edited (2004-02-18 13:29)
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Author: JimV
Date: 2004-02-17 22:07
You guys do have a funny bone!
GBK, liked your "Concert Hall - A place where large audiences gather, for the sole purpose of removing the paper wrappings from their candy"...GBK
Henry, very funny stuff!
Jim Lande, loved your list!
Now I think we had better do one of GBKs - "Dominant - What parents must be if they expect their children to practice", before Mark gets upset, so lets all practice (more)!
I think this thread got some giggles out of a few.
Thanks
Jim V
Post Edited (2004-02-17 22:12)
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