His compositions
include "an arrangement of the Teddy Bears’ Picnic for 3 bassoons, [...] a concerto for 2 tuning forks", and a Concerto for Motor Horn (the orchestra for the occasion featured "Lord Montagu of Beaulieu [...] brought on stage in a vintage car"). Sadly there is no record of him composing anything specifically for the Loophonium.
There is nothing that could be added to the Loophonium that would conceivably make it even better. All I can do is add things to make it worse.UPDATE:
It is one of those mysteries of history that the electric version of the instrument was never adopted by rock musicians and experimental jazz ensembles in the way they embraced, say, the electric viola.
Apparently Talking Heads planned to take a Fender Electric Loophonium with them on stage for the "Men Pissing on Hotel Furniture" tour but the plan had to be scrapped after an unfortunate incident involving intoxicated roadies.In related news from the Words-Failing Department, Gazoogling g. g. allin cover band returns about 4,290 results, surely a sign of the End Times (see also "immanentising the eshaton").
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I thought I had at least a functional clarity on the device in question until I followed it to it's logical conclusion and arrived at the mouthpiece.
First thought? "Oh gawd. You don't think it's bi-directional, do you?"
Second thought? "Oh". "Ho ho, hoho."
There's obviously a complicated system of filters & traps there. Not to worry!
The link has the beginning of the end of Western Civ nailed down:
In 1963 Fritz left the Phil after a concert of light music in which he got bored and deliberately played a semitone off-key to make it more interesting.
Really, they should have cut off his fingers. Or his lips.
Not everything in that Liverpool Museums webpage can be trusted.
..speaking as the proud parent of a sometime jazz musician whose main instrument is the electric viola, I say "Fie!" (not to mention Fee, and even Fum).
An electric viola is no Casio DH-100.
the plan had to be scrapped after an unfortunate incident involving intoxicated roadies
They must have gotten their hands on some green mulberry sap, 'cos goodness knows the music industry frowns on drug use.
See now I tried to tell Dr. Mrs. fish that I was playing music in the bathroom.
the plan had to be scrapped after an unfortunate incident involving intoxicated roadies
So the safety strings didn't work. Perhaps a mute?
Worst novelty tea pot evah!
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