7 posts tagged “piano”

Victor Borge on Wikipedia

A true comic and musical genius. Even non-musicians will get the jokes.

Quotes:

A smile is the shortest distance between two people.
I only know two pieces; one is "Clair de Lune" and the other one isn't.
Laughter is the closest distance between two people.
The difference between a violin and a viola is that a viola burns longer.

 

1. For piano & 3 cell phones (configured with irritating ring tones, preferably bad pop tunes)
   
2. 2 audience members are cohorts; first cohort near back row; second near first row
   
3. Begin piece; soon after, first cohort phone rings; I get annoyed, flustered
   
4. At climax of piece, other cohort phone rings. I stop, wait for silence, then start over from the beginning
   
5. Seconds later, my phone rings (next to me on bench away from audience); I answer, making small talk,  "...I'm not doing much...", and walk off stage, still talking
   
6. After a minute or so, I return with a sign "The End" and a jar of broken cell phone parts.
   
7. Take bow if applause

Egon Petri and the Petriots by Michaele Benedict