stackyFACTSWe currently sit in absolute, terrifying silence at classical recitals, but in the eighteenth century, symphonies were basically bar music. Aristocrats would loudly talk, eat, and play cards while the orchestra played, treating profound masterpieces like a coffee shop playlist.
Keep exploring facts in this topic.
Culture & entertainment →STACKY FOR IPHONEKeep discovering with Stacky. Interesting facts in an app that is always within reach.
Adolphe Sax invented his iconic hybrid to perfectly bridge the gap between woodwinds and brass. Instead of embracing it, classical purists fiercely rejected…
Discover more
The phrase tickling the ivories is brutally literal. Before plastics were invented, the white keys on pianos were sliced directly from elephant tusks, meaning…
Discover more
The ophicleide was an early brass instrument that sounded notoriously terrible and was incredibly hard to play. The modern tuba was specifically engineered as…
Discover more
Early iterations of the instrument couldn't hold out a ringing chord. If a composer wanted a sustained, dramatic sound, they were forced to relentlessly trill…
Discover more
Long before children were furiously clicking through blurry 3D snapshots of dinosaurs, this contraption was designed for adults. Debuting at the 1939 World's…
Discover more
Musical genius is apparently just 90% alcohol and 10% competitive ego. David Bowie dropped by Queen's studio in Switzerland for a casual visit, which rapidly…
Discover more