To my brother Jeff who played double bass behind me but never poked me in the back with his bow
One I love Tchaikovsky I know that’s a bit dorky Okay it’s supremely dorky that my favorite tunes were written by a Russian guy in the 1800s I know I should say that my favorite music is by Katy Perry Or Lady Gaga Or One Direction Believe it or not we play their music too But let’s face it Teenage Dream and Born This Way don’t sound all that exciting when they’re played by a youth orchestra And the cello parts are usually lame Sometimes I wish I played one of the cool instru ments Trumpet Saxophone Even violins get to play the lead parts But nobody writes pop songs for the cello But Tchaikovsky He knew how to write a line of cello music The best one is Marche Slave 1
