Violists on IMSLP

Post by **Peter** » Mon Aug 04, 2008 2:08 pm

I just noticed that there are more users registered as violist than as violinist on IMSLP. Statistical issues put aside, I think this is very interesting, as there are more violinists than violists. This can only be because violists are more interested in what's on their music stand than violinists. A less cynical explanation could be that they're looking for scores more because the repertoire is so much smaller.

Post by **Peter** » Mon Aug 04, 2008 4:56 pm

Of course, also because they are just much smarter.

Lyle Neff · Post by **Lyle Neff** » Mon Aug 04, 2008 5:19 pm

I used to play viola in 8th grade and college.

But I didn't know that made me smart.

carmar1791 · Post by **carmar1791** » Mon Aug 04, 2008 5:58 pm

May be because whatever you put on a music stand of an average violinist it sound always at the same way.........

I'm a violinist too.....

emeraldimp · Post by **emeraldimp** » Mon Aug 04, 2008 11:52 pm

Or maybe we just log in between the off-beats.

aldona · Post by **aldona** » Mon Aug 04, 2008 11:57 pm

I've heard that a viola is not really bigger than a violin - the violin just looks smaller because the violinist's head is so much bigger.

Is that true?

Aldona

Post by **imslp** » Tue Aug 05, 2008 12:39 am

*grabs some popcorn and watches the fireworks*

Post by **Leonard Vertighel** » Tue Aug 05, 2008 7:57 am

aldona wrote:I've heard that a viola is not really bigger than a violin - the violin just looks smaller because the violinist's head is so much bigger.

Now I'm wondering if that means that cellists are very small people.

Vivaldi · Post by **Vivaldi** » Tue Aug 05, 2008 9:40 am

What about double bass players?

emeraldimp · Post by **emeraldimp** » Wed Aug 06, 2008 2:27 am

Leonard Vertighel wrote:Now I'm wondering if that means that cellists are very small people.

Not in my experience...

Johann Casper Ferdinand F · Wed Aug 06, 2008 4:46 am

Hmm. Violists are an interesting bunch. Perhaps that represents a chamber music (rather than orchestral) bias, where the ratios are closer. Perhaps violists have a more musicological bent. Perhaps they don't practice as much and have more time to upload scores.

carmar1791 · Post by **carmar1791** » Wed Aug 06, 2008 8:01 am

Because Viola does not need to be practiced , it only need to be meditate on...

emeraldimp · Post by **emeraldimp** » Wed Aug 06, 2008 11:24 pm

carmar1791 wrote:Because Viola does not need to be practiced , it only need to be meditate on...

Wouldn't you get splinters in your rear end?

Post by **Peter** » Thu Aug 07, 2008 8:29 am

lol

Vivaldi · Post by **Vivaldi** » Thu Aug 07, 2008 9:59 am

No offense intended, but I always thought that violas are special because they use the alto clef exclusively.

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