«Music makes us feel as though we are almost human...»
Pineapples not included.
Several attempts have been made to play this, the Faerie's Aire and Death Waltz by John Stump, with varying results; all of which were hilarious, and, of course, completely atrocious.
«It was a sheet of music for a work entitled “Faerie’s Aire and Death Waltz (from ‘A Tribute to Zdenko G. Fibich’)” that John had put together, obviously as an unplayable and satirical parody. The notations on the score included absurd directions such as “release the penguins” and “Like a Dirigible” and “Gong duet.” It was an incredibly creative, erudite and rigorous act of nonsense, which felt completely consistent with other creations I had seen from my uncle. He was famous in our family for his non-sequiturs (sending a sympathy card from a fictitious professor to me on Christmas), artwork, and his fascination with music. He had worked in the field of “music engraving” for most of his life, beginning in 1967, and I remember looking with fascination at his “music typewriter” in his office in my grandmother’s garage, so it didn’t surprise me that Uncle John would have created something like this fake musical piece.»
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Quite apart from the aesthetic awefulness, you can't help but feel that this was a piece never meant to be played - and to do so, even in the name of comedy, is to miss the point entirely.
Several attempts have been made to play this, the Faerie's Aire and Death Waltz by John Stump, with varying results; all of which were hilarious, and, of course, completely atrocious.
«It was a sheet of music for a work entitled “Faerie’s Aire and Death Waltz (from ‘A Tribute to Zdenko G. Fibich’)” that John had put together, obviously as an unplayable and satirical parody. The notations on the score included absurd directions such as “release the penguins” and “Like a Dirigible” and “Gong duet.” It was an incredibly creative, erudite and rigorous act of nonsense, which felt completely consistent with other creations I had seen from my uncle. He was famous in our family for his non-sequiturs (sending a sympathy card from a fictitious professor to me on Christmas), artwork, and his fascination with music. He had worked in the field of “music engraving” for most of his life, beginning in 1967, and I remember looking with fascination at his “music typewriter” in his office in my grandmother’s garage, so it didn’t surprise me that Uncle John would have created something like this fake musical piece.»
➢ www.lostinthecloudblog.com
Quite apart from the aesthetic awefulness, you can't help but feel that this was a piece never meant to be played - and to do so, even in the name of comedy, is to miss the point entirely.