Yes, We Have None (Signifying Nothing)

[jheti]

Quickly, on Britten's "Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra", and on "classical" (1943? XD) noisemaking in general.



I remain, entirely, inordinately, and almost pathologically, PLEASED with the kettledrums. Like whenever they're on. No matter what else is happening I'm all "EEEEE KETTLEDRUMS".

Sophisticated listeners call them tympani. I associate that word with eardrums (formally known as the tympanic membrane) and thus think sophisticated listeners are silly.

I cannot stand piccolos. I HATE THEM SO MUCH. They're squeaky. They make my hair stand on end. Filth! Nastiness!

Harps are still like water, harps make all manner of blue and bright turquoise sounds.

Clarinets are easy to spot because they're cleaner sounding than the oboes. We love them both, yes we do.

I'm sorry, but I still prefer trombones to trumpets. Teach is apparently a trumpet player and all happy over the difficult job the trumpets have in this piece, and I'm like, "I'm not gonna tell him the trombones just outclassed his trumpets, because he'll get mad." XD

I still knew the violins, but anyone who watches movies knows violins, because that's basically all film scores EVER USE, is violins. Lol.