erica-grace
Senior Member
Do violas ever take center stage in film score music, or are they only there to support the violins? I am not talking about a solo viola that may appear here or there, but the section.
Coming from a rock/jazz background myself, I remember hearing these alto violin jokes as a music student in the 90's and it always made me chuckle how the poor viola players are clearly the "bass players" of the classical world. :DBecause I can’t resist ( and some of these are genuinely funny )
Again, sorry to OP for continuing this derail. Being an upright bass (jazz) player myself, I usually got this from my fellow string player students from the classical department in Conservatory when I was lugging my bass around:Coming from a rock/jazz background myself, I remember hearing these alto violin jokes as a music student in the 90's and it always made me chuckle how the poor viola players are clearly the "bass players" of the classical world. :D
And of course I need to close this by posting one of my favourite bass jokes ever:
What is common between a bass solo and a hurricane?
- Both are predictable, yet impossible to prevent.
Sure. The Jurassic Park theme is a nice example.
Thanks.
Ok, so there is one. And it doesn't even carry the melody for very long
Any others? Or is that the only one?