Mozart in the Jungle

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1. #001

   New York City tenant laws allow musicians to practice their chosen instrument from morning until 10:00 p.m. Sometimes the musicians' union is called in to help its members enforce their right to practice at home.

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2. #002

   Preparing an orchestra concert costs more than ticket sales, even a sellout. Donors are therefore always critical for orchestras trying to make up the difference.

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3. #003

   Orchestras traveling on tour usually store their instruments in large shipping containers that they pack and send themselves. Today, traveling musicians face the fear that an overzealous customs officer will destroy an antique bow or instrument on the spot for containing banned materials such as ivory.

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4. #004

   In a study conducted in the 1990s, a psychology professor from Harvard University found that orchestra musicians' job satisfaction was, on average, slightly lower than that of federal prison guards.

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5. #005

   The modern American orchestra is generally tuned to the "A" pitch set at 440 Hz and played by the oboe. In 1936 the U.S. time and frequency station WWVH began broadcasting a 440 Hz signal during the first minute of every hour to help orchestras fine-tune. It continues to this day.

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6. #006

   Lola Kirke, who plays Hailey, learned to play the oboe for the role. Saffron Burrows, who plays Cynthia, also took up the cello.

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7. #007

   The song usually featured as the intro and at random points throughout episodes is actually "Lisztomania" in various instrumental versions by Phoenix. The song's title refers to the emotional frenzy caused by the music of 19th-century Hungarian composer Franz Liszt. Audiences would weep, faint, fall into hysteria and even tear at clothing such as scarves and gloves, much like later audiences of Elvis Presley and The Beatles.

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8. #008

   Conductors sometimes accidentally let their batons fly from their hands, but these days few conductors throw them at their musicians. Some conductors, such as Michael Tilson Thomas, are known to throw cough drops at audience members who clear their throats too loudly during concerts.

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9. #009

   Modern violin strings are made with steel cores or synthetic cores, but some people, especially those playing early music, still prefer gut-core strings. Gut strings, made from sheep or goat intestine in the center of the string, are considered the most natural and human-sounding of strings.

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10. #010

    Whatever their power or influence, no conductor has yet managed to negotiate a contract giving them the authority to fire a guest conductor.

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11. #011

    Jason Schwartzman, one of the series' creators and producers, appears in several episodes as podcast host and amateur documentary filmmaker Bradford Sharp.

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12. #012

    Most conductors still wear traditional tuxedos while working, but recently the trend has shifted toward more contemporary fashion. Gustavo Dudamel wears an Armani tuxedo, while Christoph Eschenbach wears a famous Nehru jacket.

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13. #013

    The episode in which Hailey (Lola Kirke) is the conductor is directed by Gael García Bernal (Rodrigo).

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14. #014

    Gustavo Dudamel, the great Venezuelan conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, appears as a backstage manager in Season 2, Episode 1.

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15. #015

    In Season 2, Episode 1, Edward Brown mentions that Maestro Rodrigo nicknamed him "Che Guevara." Gael García Bernal played Ernesto 'Che' Guevara in the films The Motorcycle Diaries (2004) and Fidel (2002).

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16. #016

    Professional orchestra softball teams include the Philadelphia Orchestra Firebirds, the San Francisco Symphomaniacs and the New York Philharmonic Penguins.

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17. #017

    Blair Tindall, author of the memoir that inspired the series, was briefly married to television personality Bill Nye.

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18. #018

    Saffron Burrows and Malcolm McDowell had previously appeared together in Gangster No. 1 (2000).

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