A Case of The Shakes!
A Case of The Shakes!
It's
hard to appreciate some of the problems of playing in an orchestra, especially
if you're not a musician. While the orchestra is busy playing, all kinds of
things are going on. Recently, my friend John, a horn player, told me about his
experiences playing with the Philharmonic. One day, without even whispering a
word, he got up in the middle of a performance of “The Marriage of Figaro” and
moved to another seat. After the performance, the drummer, who played behind
him, insisted on finding out why John had moved. John said that he didn't
object to sitting in front of the drummer: he was used to sitting in this
position, but often, after a loud burst on the drums, he couldn't prevent his
teeth from rattling and couldn't play the horn!
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