Musical puns, jokes, and teasers

[HullandHellandHalifax]

Excellent work Timtin, perhaps alfor has an alternative toeing for you, you do have the regulation five toes on each foot I hope!
Unfortunately the present toeing is useless for me seeing as I have six toes on my right foot and your toeing just confuses me.
regards
Brian

[Timtin]

Dear Triple H,

Sorry to learn about the problem with your right foot.
Apart from anything else, it gives you a 10% higher
probability of getting an in-growing toe-nail. This can
be a awfully painful condition, as I can testify from
personal experience in the past.

(My own virtuoso career as a foot pianist has been
slightly hampered by a minor problem, also with the
right foot - the 2nd. and 3rd. toes are partially webbed.)

Watch this space for my next project - toed editions
of the complete piano works of Sorabji, with alternative
toeing suggestions for anyone such as your good self who
has extra toes.

Regards, Tim.

[fredbucket]

Watch this space for my next project - toed editions
of the complete piano works of Sorabji, with alternative
toeing suggestions for anyone such as your good self who
has extra toes.

I look forward to your collaboration with HHH on the Bombardo-Carillon in B-flat major for pedal duet (four feet + an indeterminate number of toes) (1872) by Alkan. I imagine your toes are twitching to get hold of that one...

Regards
Fred

[Timtin]

I imagine your toes are twitching to get hold of that one...

Regards
Fred

Dear Fred,

They are indeed!

Three things I'd like to add. Firstly, Buy a Broom was the the first piece I ever learnt to play,
and it's still the only piece I can play (and sing) from memory. Secondly, for simplicity
of toeing, toes 7, 8, and 9 in the above toed edition can, at the performer's discretion,
be replaced by the use of toe 6 (the big toe) throughout. Thirdly, the Arabs call the toes
'foot fingers', although there is an equal argument for calling the fingers 'hand toes'.

Regards, Tim.

[HullandHellandHalifax]

(My own virtuoso career as a foot pianist has been
slightly hampered by a minor problem, also with the
right foot - the 2nd. and 3rd. toes are partially webbed.)

I have the same problem but have found transcriptions of Henry Cowell work very well for Right Foot only versions, clusters are very easy.
As for the Bombardo-Carillon, do we know each other well enough to risk sitting in such close proximity, for Ganz that was a problem with his female pupil.
regards
Brian
PS I would have thought fredbucket as a platypus co-dweller would be good at feet only transcriptions

[Timtin]

...do we know each other well enough to risk sitting in such close proximity...
regards
Brian

True - and as risky as continuing this line of discussion.

Regards, Tim.

PS Monotremes rock imo!

[Timtin]

A starry hype! Many wrap merchandise. (5, 9, 3, 1, 5, 3, 4)

[Nogbert]

A starry hype! Many wrap merchandise. (5, 9, 3, 1, 5, 3, 4)

And the same to you, and all PP members!

Regards
Jo

[Timtin]

Thank you Jo!
(Of course, the solution to the anagram is
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.)
Sorry that the flow of quizzes has dried up -
currently too much else happening in my life.
Regards, Tim.

[Timtin]

Happy New Year to Pianophiliacs/Pianophilians/Pianophilists/Pianophilites/Pianophiles
(whichever is the most suitable word) everywhere!