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2007/02/25 (02:12) from 220.120.22.75' of 220.120.22.75'	Article Number : 145
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홈페이지 bostontypewriterorchestra.com에 갔다가
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BTO: Music for the Seoul!
Original Article: http://columnist.org/ref/2006/060808-1309pe.htm
Translation follows:

Typewriter Music

The first person to use a typewriter as a musical instrument is the American composer Leroy Anderson. The piece 'The Typewriter,' which he published in 1950, is a very cheerful and enjoyable piece. In the piece, the typewriter was used as the main instrument, as though the typewriter were appearing as the singer while the other instruments accompanied it. Anderson also wrote other enjoyable pieces such as 'Bugler's Holiday' and 'The Trumpeter's Lullaby.' You can get a taste of these pieces and 'Typewriter' at http://www.leroy-anderson.com/html/hearthemusic.htm.

Boston has the famous Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO). This summer [2006], the much-smaller "Boston Typewriter Orchestra (BTO)" is quite popular, even to the point of being introduced in the papers in a big way. Six players carry old manual typewriters onto the stage and play as an ensemble.

Young Tim Devin, who is training to be a college librarian, collects old typewriters. One day, in a bar, he was striking to the time of the music on the radio a children's toy typewriter that he had acquired. To the bartender who stormed at him for making noise, he defended himself saying that he was the conductor of the "Boston Typewriter Orchestra." This story that he made up on the spot soon became reality. This was two years ago. (reported in the Boston Globe July 14, 2006)

The orchestra performs well-known pieces such as "Happy Birthday" and "Jingle Bells," but it also plays original pieces such as "QWERTY Waltz." If you're wondering how typewriter ensemble pieces sound, you should visit http://www.bostontypewriterorchestra.com.
Typewriters cannot play melodies; they can only convey rhythms, like percussion instruments. The musical ensemble formed by six young people with different occupations who came together...I wonder if the typewriters can survive their joyous banging.