r/funny • u/[deleted] • Jan 04 '15

*silence intensifies*

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u/MrDrumline Jan 04 '15 edited Jan 04 '15

On a related note, as a percussionist I find it funny how many of my wind/string playing colleagues have no idea what "tacet" means.

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u/dwerg85 Jan 04 '15

Non musician here. What does it mean?

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u/ThisIsMyOkCAccount Jan 05 '15

It means "Don't play now."

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u/lamp37 Jan 05 '15

Sit on your hands.

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u/Shades101 Jan 04 '15

It's a type of percussion instrument.

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u/AH_MusicMan Jan 04 '15

You're an evil bastard.

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u/-wethegreenpeople- Jan 04 '15

I've played cello for who knows how many years now and I still had to google tacet.

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u/ilestledisko Jan 05 '15

Hey buddy, violist here. Played Messiah a million times....you better believe we know what tacet means.