Edgar Beach <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>What was used to make the sound effects of a typewriter in Leroy Anderson's
>Typewriter?  Was it actually a typewriter?  If so, what a talented typist
>that was.

I remember seeing it played years ago with a real typewriter - center
stage - as soloist.  I suspect it was a percussionist just hitting the
keys - not really 'typing'.  But today, few people even know what a
typewriter is.

Mary Esterheld
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