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DetlefK

(16,423 posts) Wed Jul 24, 2019, 07:50 AM Jul 2019

Classical music and a mechanical typewriter. (This is good.)

"The Typewriter", composed by Leroy Anderson in 1950.

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Classical music and a mechanical typewriter. (This is good.) (Original Post) DetlefK Jul 2019 OP

Mr Anderson was a very prolific composer of popular music... malthaussen Jul 2019 #1

always enjoyable NJCher Jul 2019 #2

Was this used for the theme music for a fifties morning news/talk show? Brother Buzz Jul 2019 #3

I love LeRoy Anderson yellowdogintexas Jul 2019 #4

malthaussen

(17,216 posts)

1. Mr Anderson was a very prolific composer of popular music...

Reply to DetlefK (Original post)

Wed Jul 24, 2019, 12:28 PM

Jul 2019

... "Sleigh Ride" being probably his best known side. I have a great fondness for "Bugler's Holiday" as well.

-- Mal

NJCher

(35,729 posts)

2. always enjoyable

Reply to DetlefK (Original post)

Wed Jul 24, 2019, 01:19 PM

Jul 2019

Brother Buzz

(36,463 posts)

3. Was this used for the theme music for a fifties morning news/talk show?

Reply to DetlefK (Original post)

Wed Jul 24, 2019, 01:57 PM

Jul 2019

I seem to remember hearing it a million times as a kid. Anyone remember hearing it, or am I just hallucinating?

yellowdogintexas

(22,270 posts)

4. I love LeRoy Anderson

Reply to DetlefK (Original post)

Thu Jul 25, 2019, 05:07 PM

Jul 2019

We have two CDs of his. One is greatest hits which has a number of songs you will recognize and the other has his concerto (not the typewriter one; it is on the greatest hits CD)

Sleigh Ride, Syncopated Clock, Blue Waltz.....

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