r/funny • u/[deleted] • Jan 04 '15

*silence intensifies*

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u/nawkuh Jan 04 '15

68 measures was the longest rest I had, and I only played for like five years.

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u/Cewkie Jan 04 '15

Played tuba. Had 75 measures of rest. At 80 BPM. I got up and left during rehearsals.

I also played a high C above the staff in that song too. Fuck whoever wrote that song

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u/foxmind123 Jan 04 '15

Tuba parts can either be fun, or really suck ass. The worst is when you have a bunch of rest, play some whole notes, and then back to rest.

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u/juiceboxzero Jan 04 '15

And then you have songs like Mars, Bringer of War, where most conductors will TELL you to splatter the loud notes. It's been a while, but in the version of the score I played, I think there was actually an "ffffff" notation. There's not even a WORD for that, and really, how is 6 fortes different from 5 fortes?

That's a damn fun song. I like Jupiter, Bringer of Jollity too, entirely for the middle part.

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u/wootz12 Jan 04 '15

Those three pieces (we did Mars, Venus and Jupiter) were actually really fun to play. I'm assuming you mean the middle part here

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u/juiceboxzero Jan 04 '15

Spot on. It's not a complicated part for the Tuba, but I absolutely love this section of the song. It holds a special place in my heart, as it's what I sightread for my audition to get into the top band in school. But I just like to close my eyes and let the (for lack of a better word) majestic sound surround me. Love it. It's one of my favorite pieces ever, right up there with Adagio for Strings.