Oh, now Iīm in serious trouble. I managed to listen to this piece all the way through and also enjoyed it in most parts while I canīt even listen to 2 minutes of Crawford butchered Steinmusic....
Markus.
> I read this article and found it hilarious. I also
> thought it sounded like a perfect parody of a Jim Steinman
> song. Check it out!
>
> http://www.artsjournal.com/quickstudy/2008/04/yo_yo.html
>
> "The most unwanted music is over 25 minutes long, veers
> wildly between loud and quiet sections, between fast and
> slow tempos, and features timbres of extremely high and
> low pitch, with each dichotomy presented in abrupt
> transition. The most unwanted orchestra was determined to
> be large, and features the accordion and bagpipe (which
> tie at 13% as the most unwanted instrument), banjo, flute,
> tuba, harp, organ, synthesizer (the only instrument that
> appears in both the most wanted and most unwanted
> ensembles). An operatic soprano raps and sings atonal
> music, advertising jingles, political slogans, and
> "elevator" music, and a children's choir sings jingles and
> holiday songs."
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