How to play Mahler's 1st Symphony
Gacked via tyrell from here.
"David Pesetsky, the Ferrari P. Ward Professor of Modern Languages and Linguistics at MIT, is also the principal second violin in the New Philharmonia Orchestra of Massachusetts. For their 4/1/2009 rehearsal, he provided English translations for the sometimes-confusing performance instructions in Mahler's 1st Symphony."
Even if you have only the most passing familiarity with orchestras it's hilarious. Read the full translation (2 pages pdf) here.
"David Pesetsky, the Ferrari P. Ward Professor of Modern Languages and Linguistics at MIT, is also the principal second violin in the New Philharmonia Orchestra of Massachusetts. For their 4/1/2009 rehearsal, he provided English translations for the sometimes-confusing performance instructions in Mahler's 1st Symphony."
Even if you have only the most passing familiarity with orchestras it's hilarious. Read the full translation (2 pages pdf) here.