Sonata Specialist Gifts

Sergey Rahmaninov

Harpist

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Felix Mendelssohn

Concert Pianist.

"Eventually the instrument becomes an extension of your body."

Pianist carrying his instrument.

Say cheese!

Maestro

'Pretend you don't notice him.'

"Hibernate sounds better than binge watch."

Daredevil. No. But it's been months now. I wanna talk about it. Well, I haven't watched the last couple episodes yet. Blasphemy! You have one job as a modern American consumer of Netflixian entertainment: and that's to binge-watch every episode the day the series is released. Sorry, little buddy. Some of us have lives. What's that supposed to mean?! Careful what you say around seniors. You'd never be man enough to handle a good Price is Right marathon! You distract it while I make my escape.

Jean Sibelius.

'Oh, yes, you will get off!'

'Didn't I tell you to take up some hobby other than opera?'

"Let's see him get out of this sonata."

"You're dragging the beat."

'You like that? Okay, ONE MORE TIME! The wheels on the bus go round and round!...'

They said he couldn't have a two-liter soda, and he just went crazy!

Spider harpist.

"I had writer's block for a decade and couldn't make any progress on my novel. The creative process was at a standstill, although there was some consolation in churning out three Grammy winning jazz albums."

Beethoven's 10th

The Moonlight Sonata

School of Music. If you need perseverance to be a musician, what's all this I hear about unfinished symphonies?

"Nobody ever illegally downloaded my recordings of the Beethoven Sonatas, either."

Fritz Kreisler.

"Tonight I shall be humming Chopin's Sonata..."

"Aha! I found the bug! The company that makes this herbalized soda has been stealing my recipes!"

'With experience, you'll be able to identify, from a long way away, the subtle sound of a can opener...'

'No-one can avoid cuts!'

"Just a heads-up...binge watching Netflix together is not considered quality time."

"It doesn't look too promising."

'We hope you don't mind, David is particular about his lumbar support.'

"Well, I'm sorry, but I just can't help mindlessly humming the corn ball tunes I pick up from the elevator."

'A shoddy piece of work.'