As a trumpet player I have the urge to go slaughter those folks for torturing our ears.
Senseinaisays
This is the orchestra that should have played Elvis on stage during the fat years.
lomifehsays
Stanley Kubrick is rolling over in his grave. This is proof of there being no god. If there was he’d be smiting them all over the place for this sin against man, nature, and all that is holy.Edit. My cat just gave me a look of horror and murder after hearing it.
I used to teach middle school students to play clarinet, flute, and saxophone, and was a music performance major up until I changed my major to physics.Hey, let’s look at the positive side here (because you have to if you want to stay sane while teaching these kids) &mdash at least their rhythm was good :P
blahblahheadsays
This sounds like my high school orchestra.
Guestsays
I’m certain that my high school orchestra conductor feels like crying right now, but doesn’t know why.
I think a part of my soul just died a horrible death.
Alison Ealessays
This is the Portsmouth Sinfonia, led by composer Gavin Bryars. His vision for the orchestra was actually rather lovely. Find out more about them here:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P…This might be my favourite thing they did. The first time I heard it I actually cried laughing.
the_Siliconopolitansays
Kubrick? What about fscking Strauss?!
the_Siliconopolitansays
Let me give that a hardy “Fuck you!”.I’m willing to bet those players at least had hella fun doing that.(There was an interesting essay on Radio 3 last night by an author spending a year trying to learn playing the French horn.)
Caitlinsays
Holy hell! I was in band in middle and high school, and played this my sophomore year. That has to be a sixth grade band or something!
John Small Berriessays
Thanks for that link, Alison – sounds an awful lot like Professor Harold Hill’s patented “Think Method”.
Introbulussays
OH GOD STOP KILLING THAT POOR WHALE! DX That was…such…epic…fail.
That video is absolutely priceless, lol. I’ve never heard of the Portsmouth Sinfonia before!If there’s a special place in Hell for those who butcher music this horribly, the Portsmouth Sinfonia is probably there right now, accompanying Florence Foster Jenkins :)
Poor Strauss.I’ve played in some bad orchestras in my time, but this might take the cake.Still, I have to give them credit for trying. Richard Strauss is definitely not the easiest shit to play.
epic FAIL
This MUST be used in Robot Chicken or something…that is unbelievably amazing!
Thank you for giving me nightmares, dammit.That is why music should never be let in the hands of amateurs. It’s for music’s own good.
You just ruined 2001: A Space Odyssey for me
“Thus Scraped Zarathustra”
Zarathustra Wept
As a trumpet player I have the urge to go slaughter those folks for torturing our ears.
This is the orchestra that should have played Elvis on stage during the fat years.
Stanley Kubrick is rolling over in his grave. This is proof of there being no god. If there was he’d be smiting them all over the place for this sin against man, nature, and all that is holy.Edit. My cat just gave me a look of horror and murder after hearing it.
I used to teach middle school students to play clarinet, flute, and saxophone, and was a music performance major up until I changed my major to physics.Hey, let’s look at the positive side here (because you have to if you want to stay sane while teaching these kids) &mdash at least their rhythm was good :P
This sounds like my high school orchestra.
I’m certain that my high school orchestra conductor feels like crying right now, but doesn’t know why.
You misspelled “horror” in the tag/label thing.
I think a part of my soul just died a horrible death.
This is the Portsmouth Sinfonia, led by composer Gavin Bryars. His vision for the orchestra was actually rather lovely. Find out more about them here:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P…This might be my favourite thing they did. The first time I heard it I actually cried laughing.
Kubrick? What about fscking Strauss?!
Let me give that a hardy “Fuck you!”.I’m willing to bet those players at least had hella fun doing that.(There was an interesting essay on Radio 3 last night by an author spending a year trying to learn playing the French horn.)
Holy hell! I was in band in middle and high school, and played this my sophomore year. That has to be a sixth grade band or something!
Thanks for that link, Alison – sounds an awful lot like Professor Harold Hill’s patented “Think Method”.
OH GOD STOP KILLING THAT POOR WHALE! DX That was…such…epic…fail.
Wow! What a fun idea. These are the best.
Wow! Even the tympani were out of tune.
AMAZING.
That video is absolutely priceless, lol. I’ve never heard of the Portsmouth Sinfonia before!If there’s a special place in Hell for those who butcher music this horribly, the Portsmouth Sinfonia is probably there right now, accompanying Florence Foster Jenkins :)
Poor Strauss.I’ve played in some bad orchestras in my time, but this might take the cake.Still, I have to give them credit for trying. Richard Strauss is definitely not the easiest shit to play.