Here is that world famous 3 note viola solo from Fiddler on the Roof. About 12 songs into the show, i get my 6 seconds of fame as I dazzle the audience with my near perfect antiphonal response to Topols laments in what has to be the most illustrious and infamous D flat in all of violadom.
It was hilarious, at the first pit rehearsal, we all had to be sound checked individually, so naturally everyone played bits from their parts, usually the tune etc. I don’t have ANY recognizable tune in the entire 3 hours of the production. All i have is off beat cha-cha's and the occasional doubling of the winds, which makes it a really simple gig, but really boring too. I mean, even the percussionist has the tune at one point and all I get is that 3 bar, 3 note solo. Anyway, the sound checking, when it came around to me, i had to pretty much play the first thing that came into my mind, which was "happy birthday", and by pure co-incidence it was the oboe-ists birthday, the entire pit burst into song and they loved my little finishing pizzicato chord. I am pretty certain I will be hired again.
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A good Grade 8 education always comes in useful for viola players!
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