Practicing cello-piano duets.
  • Robert: [stops mid-phrase to erase an old marking in his music] I’ve decided against portato bowing there.
  • Me: Well, it’s like the song says, “You say Portato, I say Portayto…”
  • Robert: No, no. It’s “You say Portato, I say Louré!”
  • Me: Let’s call the whole thing off!