20 pitch-perfect tweets to delight your inner classical music nerd

1 August 2019, 17:06 | Updated: 10 July 2020, 14:14

Kanye thinks classical music is tight yo.

1. ba-dum-tis

   computer: choose a password
   
   me: hi-hat
   
   computer: password cannot contain symbols

   — kie (@kieransofar) June 14, 2020

2. Can’t breathe

   can't believe they canceled Vivaldi after just four seasons

   — Mowgli (@Holy_Mowgli) July 11, 2018

3. Eric went there

   Oh yes I did. pic.twitter.com/b40wkb7Z

   — Eric Whitacre (@EricWhitacre) December 24, 2012

4. And yes, yes he is.

   Eric Whitacre is Prince Charming from Shrek.. pic.twitter.com/6zrn2twDmu

   — Rach (@rachelprkr1) April 20, 2017

5. It’s a scientific fact

   What the black hole photo really is. pic.twitter.com/hrpZIri8Vm

   — TwoSet Violin (@TwoSetViolin) April 14, 2019

6. Most moving piece of all time, you heard it here first

   We’re at a piano bar and someone requested John Cage’s 4’33” and this is the most incredible experience of my life

   — Cat Manning (@catacalypto) June 17, 2019

7. Did it really?

   4.33 by John Cage really needed to be 4.53https://t.co/27yiwahBJC

   — Andrew Otis Weiss (@ThatWeissGuy) June 8, 2019

8. Yes. Yes it is, Yeezy.

   

9. A downright entertaining way to start your morning

   I need this as an alarm. pic.twitter.com/FzDL4Qtt0s

   — тнe nιgнт мonĸey (@BarkyBoogz) October 14, 2018

10. A deflating joke

    Me: My tire's making a whistling sound
    
    Mechanic: Sounds like a flat
    
    Me: Actually it's more like f sharp

    — Ayn Randy (@ItsAndyRyan) July 7, 2020

11. Just call me Herbie Hancock and we can all go home

    [jazz appreciation class]
    PROF: *plays jazz tune* how do you feel about this one
    ME: I...appreciate it
    PROF: damn right *hands me diploma*

    — dreamghoul (@TheDreamGhoul) March 20, 2015

12. NO CHELSEA YOU’RE WRONG

    All classical music sounds like the score to a mouse traversing a variety of terrain

    — Chelsea Peretti (@chelseaperetti) November 22, 2013

13. Show this to a musician and make a friend for life

    

14. This very handy visual aid...

    Bach pic.twitter.com/KF38FwmO2V

    — Nico Muhly (@nicomuhly) February 17, 2017

15. Genius

    Duh! Just figured out the pedal at the bottom of the can opens the lid. I just thought it was for sustain. pic.twitter.com/Lpnqn4t7O5

    — Michael McKean (@MJMcKean) June 10, 2019

16. Me after playing two scales

    "play how you feel" pic.twitter.com/vLU5GlYmaU

    — Amanda (@MandiSolomon) January 20, 2017

17. Ugh

    For every bass player who's ever complained about Pachelbel. pic.twitter.com/dn9h4lYXAg

    — Douglas Ipson (@DougIpson) March 11, 2019

18. Scales vs SCALES

    

19. A top tier meme

    

20. Eric is the realest.

    This is the reason I compose music. https://t.co/RsGkD5aYY3

    — Eric Whitacre (@EricWhitacre) July 18, 2019