Take Me Out to the Ball Game (arr. 1998)

“A bench-clearing brawl for 4 violins or 4 violas.” A comedic theater piece that includes various silly quotations. Performers dress like three baseball players and one umpire; foam rubber baseballs are hit with an instrument; the 4th viola is eventually thrown out of the concert for protesting the umpire's call of three wrong notes in a row. Not for anyone who thinks such things should be formal. Available from Alfred Music here (violin version) and here (viola version). Link to a terrific video here.

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