Empty Orchestra Empty Orchestra "Empty Orchestra" is the fourth episode of the third series of the British dark comedy anthology television programme "Inside No. 9". Written by Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith and directed by Guillem Morales, the episode was first shown on 7 March 2017, on BBC Two. "Empty Orchestra" is set in a karaoke booth, and follows a group of work colleagues—Greg (Shearsmith), Fran (Sarah Hadland), Connie (Tamzin Outhwaite), Janet (Emily Howlett) and Duane (Javone Prince)—celebrating the promotion of Roger (Pemberton). Rebekah Hinds also stars. "Empty Orchestra" is close to a musical. The characters sing throughout much of the episode,
Bar form to refer to a particularly artful song – the type one composes in songwriters' guilds. The AAB pattern does, however, describe each stanza in a Meistersinger's "Bar", which is divided into two "Stollen" (A), which are collectively termed the "Aufgesang", followed by an "Abgesang". The musical form thus contains two repetitions of one melody ("Stollen" – 'stanzas') followed by a different melody ("Abgesang" – 'aftersong'). One such tune ("Ton" in Meistersinger terminology) by Hans Folz (c1437–1513) illustrates this: Note that the B section is not necessarily the same length as each A section. The B section can also incorporate parts