Cello Song

Schools start up again today. I'm so excited to learn about Contemporary Opera, I could sing! (Although it wouldn't be pretty.)
For those of you who are not about to embark on such a fascinating term - I thought it might be nice to have "HUMOR" as the order of the day.

Thing One:
The Well-Tempered Limerick (1979) by Virginia C. Albedi
(A set of 141 limericks on the subject of string quartets.)

Quartetto Loquacio

Some ladies decided for fun
To play Opus Eighteen, Number one.
But they talked and sipped sherry,
Became wondrous merry,
And never got past the first run.


Note to a Maestro

The string section sends its regrets.
We're tired of your raving and threats.
Rehearsal's a chore
And a tedious bore.
We're off to play Haydn quartets.


Geriatric Special

In the scherzo we thought we had made it,
But Mrs. Brown's discords delayed it.
Inside of her eye
A speck floated by
Which she thought was a run, and she played it.


(oh so many more!, courtesy of Chamber Musicians of Northern California)