I've got a soft spot for collective nouns. Apparently they were all made up by some vicar in the nineteenth century or something, but so what. I like the random yet strangely appropriate feel of things like a pride of lions or a murder of crows. But what of the world of musicians, I hear you ask?* Well, I@m glad you asked.** because I've been wondering about that too. Here's a few possibilities:
An oversubscription of flutes
a mallard of oboes
an intonation of trumpets
a flatulence of trombones
an accelleration of percussionists
a payment of harps
a hubris of first violins
a neurosis of second violins
an oppression of violas
an indulgence of cellos
Any more? I've been concentrating on orchestral sections, but there must be some good ideas out there for drummers too, at least.
* I know you didn't. So what?
** see above.
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Collective nouns for orchestral musicians
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