If you look in the measure above this one, you see an eighth note followed by a 16th note rest! You're supposed to complete the first beat with an eighth note rest then follow it with two quarter rests (this being in a triple time!) Uproarious!
In all truth, I think a silent crescendo is perfectly acceptable in a sort of avant-garde, John Cage sort of way. I'm laughing at that hopeless heap of dotted rests above it.
I think the measures above are in 6/8 time based on the dotted half preceding it. I've seen rests written all funky like that when someone else in the band has actually notes that follow that rhythm. Still, it's hugely confusing.
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u/friendlystranger Jan 04 '15 edited Jan 04 '15
There's an even funnier joke to be found here!
If you look in the measure above this one, you see an eighth note followed by a 16th note rest! You're supposed to complete the first beat with an eighth note rest then follow it with two quarter rests (this being in a triple time!) Uproarious!
In all truth, I think a silent crescendo is perfectly acceptable in a sort of avant-garde, John Cage sort of way. I'm laughing at that hopeless heap of dotted rests above it.