Musical Humor
Joke of the Month – Submitted by Lilli Marlene Hilz
A symphony orchestra was performing “Beethoven’s Ninth”.
In the piece, there’s a long passage, (about 20 minutes) during which the bass violinists have nothing to do.
Rather than sitting around- looking stupid, a few bassists decided to sneak-off to the tavern next door for a couple of beers.
After slamming several beers in quick succession, one of them looked at his watch and said,
“Hey! We gotta GO!”
“No rush, really,” said another,
“I tied the last few pages of the conductor’s score together with string, just in case we needed more time. It’ll take him a few minutes to get it untangled.”
After slamming another beer, they staggered back to the concert hall and quietly took their seats.
About this time, an audience member nudged her husband, noting that the conductor seemed a bit on-edge.
“Of course he’s stressed, don’t you see…
It’s the bottom of the Ninth,
The score is tied,
AND the bassists are loaded.”
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