Mary Esterheld responded to Ed Beach: >>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. I had the same thought. Flash forward to the year 2207. A small, reverent crowd has gathered in a recital room at the Library of the International Congress to hear a rare period instrument performance. As the audience looks on, a curator wheels out a strange-looking mechanical object on a small desk. It's black and primitive-looking, with the cryptic word "Olivetti" written above a crude looking keyboard.... Dave *********************************************** The CLASSICAL mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's HDMail High Deliverability Mailer for reliable, lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html