Humor Under The Keyboard

The piano is the symbol of that which is stiff, proper and elegant. It does not have faults, it’s ideal. Pianists are the most perfectionist people in the entire world. They can’t make mistakes especially when performing and shouldn’t. That’s how I viewed the piano and the pianists. But I discovered I had been wrong. A couple of kinds of research and I’ve once again proven that appearances can be deceiving.

The pianists seem to be the stars on this point. They hold the breath of all the viewers and the energy. They can look the atmosphere of arrogance and intimidating and of course that the power. They may be captivating.

However, before we forget, these pianists are human. And errors are made by people. The majority of these mistakes could be miserable and frustrating. But some errors may be humorous and are funny. It reveals how interesting can be inserted in the suitable and most stuffy occasion.

Here are some examples:

A few musicians and audio fans have some replies when asked for their definition of a piano:

· For David W. Barber (The Musician’s Dictionary), a piano is a clumsy piece of furniture found in many houses, where enjoying it ensures the premature death of guests.

· Piano (n.) is a parlor utensil for subduing the impertinent visitor. It’s operated by depressing the keys of the machine and the spirits of the crowd, based on Ambrose Bierce, an American journalist (The Devil’s Dictionary).

A piano has rearranged the furniture, a person employed to enter the house and frighten the cat. The tuner’s purpose is to determine the point of the strings of the piano.

You can’t ever overlook the ironies Although these definitions may seem funny. Coming from individuals who breathe and live the piano, these definitions appear odd.

Here is more — you would be surprised by how easy their secrets related, and can be if asked in playing.

· Australian pianist Artur Schnabel stated, “I always ensure the lid on the keyboard is available before I begin to play with”.

·”Nothing soothes me more after a long and maddening course of pianoforte recitals than to sit and have my teeth drilled”, said George Bernard Shaw, a writer, and a music writer.

Artur Schnabel secret and I concur! I wonder why George found it relaxing to have his teeth drilled after hearing the recitals. Check out more of the humorous side of this piano:

· Bob Hope, an American comic commented on fellow comedian Phyllis Diller on her playing the piano: “When she began to play, Steinway himself came down personally and rubbed his name off the piano”

· A group instructor remembered the name of the tune”Claire de Lune” played by a pupil as”Claire de Loonie”.

· The audiences were appalled when a telephone rang just off stage. Without missing a note, the soloist glanced toward the wings and called, “If that’s my agent, tell him I’m working!”

Let’s check some famous questions and replies in the piano’s world:

What do you get when you drop a piano down a mine shaft? A flat minor

What do you get when you drop a piano on an army base? A flat major

Is the 11-foot concert grand better than a studio upright? Since it creates a much bigger kaboom when dropped over a cliff.

Why was the piano invented? So the musician could have a place.

Did they state that the pianist had fingers like lightning? They struck the same area.

What did they see when Beethoven’s tomb was awakened by them? He had been decomposing.

Why did Mozart kill his chicken? Because they always ran around going, “Bach! Bach! Bach!”

· Picture a piano player, a singer, a bass player and a drummer sitting round the table. If you let them know they are free to accept it and shed an invoice right, who is getting it? The piano player. Such as the winger it cashes Since the bass is too slow and the drummer did not get the mission.

Now that we have seen the comedy the pianists and the piano aren’t as evasive as they appear to be. Like finding a new kind of music it is. The pianist and the movie may take not the breath from these viewers but also the laughter because of the music but humor. Having fun is what life is all about.