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springrite

Eisler: Fourteen Ways to Describe the Rain

SpringRite: Fantasy of an Incompetent Composer in B flat for Unaccomplished Pianists

ChamberNut

Corkin:  String Quartet # 1

karlhenning


BachQ

D Minor Piano Concerto

Quote from: ChamberNut on May 01, 2008, 10:25:19 AM
Corkin:  String Quartet # 1

Corky's Dorky Worky

karlhenning

"The Jazz Party Discharge Hats"

karlhenning

Capt Beefheart, "Old Fart at Play"

Dancing Divertimentian

The In the Little Jelly Doughnut Woods polka by Johann Strauss.




Veit Bach-a baker who found his greatest pleasure in a little cittern which he took with him even into the mill and played while the grinding was going on. In this way he had a chance to have the rhythm drilled into him. And this was the beginning of a musical inclination in his descendants. JS Bach

Kullervo

Solage - Fumeux Fume par Fumee ("Smokers Smoke with Smoke", IIRC)

Monsieur Croche

Are these real titles?

Wow, I just realized there are so many composers out there that I know nothing about... and I thought Satie is as bad as you can go when it comes to this...

Sean

Rossini piano music-

Peches de vieillesse bk.4, Four Mendiants et Four Hours d'oeuvres (all)- Le Beurre
Les Amandes
Les Anchois
Les Cornichons
Les Figures seches
Les Noisettes
Les Radis
Les Raisins

Symphonien

Then of course there is John Stump's String Quartet No. 556(b) for Strings In A Minor (Motoring Accident). However, it exists only in score form. ;D

pjme

#31
Darius Milhaud :

Machines agricoles, Op. 56, for voice and 7 instruments, with texts taken out of a catalogue for agricultural machines (1919)
Catalogue de fleurs, Op.60, for voice and 7 instruments (1920) ( idem)

We cannot forget Mauricio Kagel :
Rrrrrrr
Saint Bach's Passion for solo voices, choirs and large orchestra
Rossignols enrhumés ( Nightingales with a cold) for organ ( from 8 pieces for organ)
Fremde Töne und Widerhall ('Foreign Notes and Echo') for orchestra
Quasi niente for closed mouths ( Almost nothing for closed mouths)

Arthur Meulemans : Meteorological institute for orchestra (1951)

Pierre Henry : Variations pour une porte et un soupir ( Variations for a door and a sigh) 1963

Leonard Bernstein : I hate music







Walt

Streichquartett für Bläserquintett ;D