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| Beethoven's Sympathy No. 3 |
It’s pretty much impossible to listen to Beethoven whilst at
work…
My boss: “Can you turn that down please?”
Me: “OK, sorry”
My boss: “You didn’t have to turn it off.”
Me: “I didn’t; it’s a quiet section.”
My boss: “Well you can turn it up a bit.”
Me: “It’s ok like this.”
My boss: “Wow! Turn it down; you’ve turned it up too high.”
Me: “I didn’t change it; it’s a loud section.”
My boss: “Well it wasn’t that loud before, turn it down.”
Me: “OK.”
My boss: “Now I can’t hear it at all.”
Me: “It’s quiet now - piano.”
My boss: “Piano? I can’t hear one. What’s with the posh
voice all of a sudden?”
Me: “Piano means quiet.”
My boss: “Right. Why does it keep going loud then quiet?
Is it a bad recording?”
Me: “Dynamics. It’s supposed to make it more textured and
interesting.”
My boss: “Textured and interesting? It just makes me
jump.”
Me: “That’s another reason too. To keep the audience
awake.”
My boss: “Well I don’t want to be kept awake. I’m at
work.”
Me: “OK I’ll turn it off. Sorry.”
Roll over Beethoven.
Made me smile!
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