# The Typewriter Orchestra

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-typewriter-orchestra/668256
**Category:** Cafe Society
**Created:** [September 7, 2013, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-typewriter-orchestra/668256 "2013-09-07T16:24:34Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author: ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)
#### Post date: [September 7, 2013, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-typewriter-orchestra/668256/1 "2013-09-07T16:24:34Z")

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[![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZCh4EY_kug)

Performed in a June 12 (my birthday!), 2011 concert by members of the National Orchestra and Chorus of Spain in Madrid.

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### Author: ![johnpost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f17d59/32.png) [@johnpost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnpost)
#### Post date: [September 7, 2013, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-typewriter-orchestra/668256/2 "2013-09-07T17:23:53Z")

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that was composed by Leroy Anderson in 1950, The Typewriter.

he did lots of light classical work that got lots of play also in tv and radio.

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### Author: ![Fluffy\_PickleSniffer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/77aa72/32.png) [@Fluffy\_PickleSniffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fluffy_PickleSniffer)
#### Post date: [September 7, 2013, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-typewriter-orchestra/668256/3 "2013-09-07T17:37:04Z")

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Okay that was fun! Thanks for sharing! 🙂

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### Author: ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)
#### Post date: [September 7, 2013, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-typewriter-orchestra/668256/4 "2013-09-07T17:41:36Z")

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Jerry Lewis

[![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fxm0TN5WDQI)

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### Author: ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)
#### Post date: [September 7, 2013, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-typewriter-orchestra/668256/5 "2013-09-07T18:15:17Z")

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Huh, that was actually composed for typewriter? I thought they were just arranging the typewriter part into an existing piece.

And was he actually typing, or was it just “djdjdjdjdjdjdjdjdjdjdjdj”?