The greatest, most modern musical piece ever conceived

[Josquin des Prez]

Ferneyhough, eat your heart out.  (click on view image to see the enlarged version) *release the penguins*

[Opus106]

Some of the indications are very funny, pointing to a parody of some sort, but one can never be sure with the music of the past few decades. Is this work for real?

[Valentino]

I've seen a performance on Youtube.

[Wanderer]

"A tribute to Zdenko G. Fibich" - isn't it Zdeněk?

[Dax]

Is this work for real?

No, it's the kind of juvenile jolly jape dreamt up by those who scoff at "modern" music. There's more at
http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2007/02/we-dare-you-to-play-these-scores.html
mixed in with the occasional example from real pieces.

[DavidW]

That was funny!   I especially liked "release the penguins" , must be a Stockhausen piece.

[Opus106]

No, it's the kind of juvenile jolly jape dreamt up by those who scoff at "modern" music. There's more at
http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2007/02/we-dare-you-to-play-these-scores.html
mixed in with the occasional example from real pieces.

Great! Thanks.

[ChamberNut]

Very funny!!    I like the one with the musical notes in various sex poses. 

[Brian]

No, it's the kind of juvenile jolly jape dreamt up by those who scoff at "modern" music. There's more at
http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2007/02/we-dare-you-to-play-these-scores.html
mixed in with the occasional example from real pieces.

That page was hilarious. 

[Josquin des Prez]

No, it's the kind of juvenile jolly jape dreamt up by those who scoff at "modern" music.

Modernist zealots appear to have no humor.

[Egebedieff]

Modernist zealots appear to have no humor.

Zealots appear to have no humor,'

[Cato]

"Conceived" = " 'I' before 'E' except after 'C' ."

And where are the microtones anyway?   0:)

[karlhenning]

That was funny!   I especially liked "release the penguins" , must be a Stockhausen piece.

Astral-projected fifteen-foot tall penguins from Aldebaran!

[karlhenning]

Modernist zealots appear to have no humor.

LOL

[karlhenning]

"Conceived" = " 'I' before 'E' except after 'C' ."

And where are the microtones anyway?   0:)

Busted! 

[ChamberNut]

"Conceived" = " 'I' before 'E' except after 'C' ."

And where are the microtones anyway?   0:)

.....or when sounding like 'a' as in neighbour or weigh.

I was going to comment too, but in the Grumble thread. 

[karlhenning]

My favorite exception to this rule: weird.

[Opus106]

My favorite exception to this rule: weird.

Weird is weird.

[greg]

Nice page. 
I have to say, that face was totally unexpected.

[Joe Barron]

Modernist zealots appear to have no humor.

What, and you do?