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k-krack 04.19.2008 09:55 AM

Most Unwanted Song
 
Found at: http://www.artsjournal.com/quickstud.../04/yo_yo.html

Quote: The most unwanted music is over 25 minutes long, veers wildly between loud and quiet sections, between fast and slow tempos, and features timbres of extremely high and low pitch, with each dichotomy presented in abrupt transition. The most unwanted orchestra was determined to be large, and features the accordion and bagpipe (which tie at 13% as the most unwanted instrument), banjo, flute, tuba, harp, organ, synthesizer (the only instrument that appears in both the most wanted and most unwanted ensembles). An operatic soprano raps and sings atonal music, advertising jingles, political slogans, and "elevator" music, and a children's choir sings jingles and holiday songs. The most unwanted subjects for lyrics are cowboys and holidays, and the most unwanted listening circumstances are involuntary exposure to commercials and elevator music. Therefore, it can be shown that if there is no covariance--someone who dislikes bagpipes is as likely to hate elevator music as someone who despises the organ, for example--fewer than 200 individuals of the world's total population would enjoy this piece.



You can find it here: http://ubu.artmob.ca/sound/komar_mel...wantedSong.mp3

nicfit 04.19.2008 09:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by k-krack
Quote: The most unwanted music is over 25 minutes long, veers wildly between loud and quiet sections, between fast and slow tempos, and features timbres of extremely high and low pitch, with each dichotomy presented in abrupt transition.


the diamond sea?

!@#$%! 04.19.2008 10:13 AM

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Originally Posted by k-krack
The most unwanted subjects for lyrics are cowboys and holidays


fucking fuck i could not agree more.

Glice 04.19.2008 10:26 AM

This is good comedy. The fact that accordion and bagpipe are the most disliked instruments is concrete proof that the world really doesn't deserve ears.

Childrens choirs do get my goat a lot of the time, but there are instances of them being used well.

!@#$%! 04.19.2008 10:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Glice
This is good comedy. The fact that accordion and bagpipe are the most disliked instruments is concrete proof that the world really doesn't deserve ears.

Childrens choirs do get my goat a lot of the time, but there are instances of them being used well.


what happened to children being seen & not heard?


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