GRAND ENCYCLOPEDIA OF VIOLA JOKES - Johnstone-music.com
GRAND ENCYCLOPEDIA OF VIOLA JOKES - Johnstone-music.com
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*SoloistsTHE AUTOGRAPH BOOKA world-famous viola player was once handed an autograph book by a violist fanwhile in the greenroom after a special concert."There's not much room on this page," he said. "What shall I write?"A good violinist friend of the performer, present throughout the performanceand now standing by, offered the following helpful hint:"Why not write your repertoire?" …Actually a famous violist once wrote a book about left-hand viola technique. It isremembered that he was with a friend and said:“Have you read my viola book?”“Yes, I bought it and read it during a weekend” he replied.“Ah … it was … you” … !WHERE IS THE PUBLIC?A cello student noticed an advertisement “World Famous Viola Soloist to give arecital in town”. “Aha, why don’t I go along, and hear her” thought the student.On ringing the box office he asked “What time does the recital start?”The answer came back: “Well, what time can you make it” ! …<strong>VIOLA</strong> CONCERTOSWhat's the most popular recording of the William Walton viola concerto?Music Minus One …What is the longest Viola joke in the world?Harold in Italy …What do you call the cadenza in a Viola concerto?Comic relief …How do you be<strong>com</strong>e a highly-valued <strong>com</strong>mittee member of the newly formed‘Hate-Elgar’ Society?By playing the viola version of the Elgar Cello Concerto …