I never liked Oboes. I guess the solo at the beginning of Danse Bacchanal is fine, but every other time I have to listen to an oboe, my eyes roll.
A bagpipe is a fun version of the oboe.
The violin. Even in the hands of an expert, I find its tones teeth-rattlingly grating. I’ve always thought it was the ultimate sacrifice for a parent to permit its child to learn the thing; now that’s love.
Oddly enough, I don’t mind the fiddle.
With a few exceptions (Clair de Lune, I’m looking at you), I’m not a huge fan of piano in classical music - too rough and clangy for me. OTOH, I love piano in jazz, rock and pop, so I’m not exactly a piano hater.
Huh? It’s only electical in that it has a fan to, you know, amplify the sound and make it louder.
I can’t stand the mouth harp, BTW. It doesn’t change pitch. It’s a sound effect, not music.
Eventually all non-electronic instruments will fall out of favor, and there will be nothing left but the oontz.
I don’t dislike any instrument, they all have their charms. Bagpipes? Great. Banjo? Yes please. Accordion? Cool.
If anything, the human voice is more likely to annoy me than any instrument. There are lots of singing styles that I dislike, but I’ll listen to and enjoy pretty much any kind of instrumental music.
Does Auto Tune count as an instrument? If so, then that. That horrible software is directly responsible for more crimes against music than any other thing that has ever existed.
Harpsichord. First time I heard it on Star Trek was the last time I wanted to hear it. Banjo being a distant second.
Proctoscope.
I and my drummer friends would like to have a word with you outside.
There are very few clarinet players I can listen to. Those who can play really, really well, particularly in a Dixieland-style band, I really enjoy, but when they’re even just adequate, I can’t listen.
This.
Well, mostly this. In ever so slight defense of Auto-Tune, I will say that while it has obviously been overused these last few years to the point of nails-on-a-chalkboard-ness, I still can’t completely hate on it, as I have a deep and abiding love for its spiritual daddy, the vocoder.
And if I was forced to name an instrument that I disliked more than I liked, it might well be the Hammond B3 organ.
The first thing that came into my mind was “synthesizers” - but I mean for patched-in effects like adding orchestral accompaniments (string washes), or that Chariots of Fires, stuck-in-the-80’s keyboard tone…
As for standard instruments, it all depends on the player. Bad Clarinet, for instance, is a unique form of Bad that can far outweigh the beauty of good clarinet. Bagpipes - meh, who can tell? ;)
Hmm. I don’t know what you mean by “fiddle” then. :dubious:
I myself am not a huge fan of kazoos, vuvuzelas (does that even count?) and anything similar. I haven’t heard any pleasant themerin music yet, but I suppose it’s possible.
And less to do with sound and more to do with pretentiousness - the trendyness of cellos and accordions among hipster/indie bands grates on my nerves.
I might have said bagpipes, but then I had the opportunity to see Battlefield Band in concert. They were great, and I now own much of their music.
I also might have answered accordion, but then I had the chance to see Those Darn Accordions cover rock/pop/etc.
So I have no answer.
I might have said accordion, but folk metal has forced me to reconsider.
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I like bagpipes if they’re played well. OTOH, I have had the misfortune of being in the same concrete warehouse space as someone who was tuning their pipes. Painful.
Hate banjos completely. I don’t think I’ve ever heard any banjo being played that didn’t sound like corny faux-patriotic Americana tripe.
The electrical component of the vibes is a motor which turns a shaft. Attached to the shaft are blades in parallel with one another which will cover and uncover the acoustic resonators beneath the metal plates. The motor can be sped up, slowed down or turned off altogether. This gives a shimmering effect as both the tone colour and the volume are affected. It isn’t a true vibrato - the pitch doesn’t change; and it isn’t a true tremolo - the tone colour is altered along with the volume. When played with the motor off, the blades are usually set so that the resonators are as open as possible. Classical composers often use vibes with the motor off in orchestral works.
I owe you a beer for that.
I was in a band that had a banjo, a saxophone, an accordion, and ::shudder:: a harmonica.
I think I OD’ed on all four.
Harp.
Both the sound and style of what they call muzak err music.