In 2001 the longest piece of music in the world began, the music will end in the year 2640. Avant-Gard musician, John Cage’s, ORGAN2/ASLSP (ALSP = As SLow aS Possible) is currently being performed in the small town of Halberstadt in Germany. The performance will last for 639 years. A specially made self-playing organ was …
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Luciano was probably the most famous opera singer in the world. But did you know he also liked show-jumping? He even set up his own international show-jumping competition, the Pavarotti International. Source: Pick your brains about… Italy by Jez Matthews
Merchant navy officer Rachel Owens revealed that they play western pop music such as Britney Spears’ chart-toppers ‘Oops! I Did It Again’ and ‘Baby One More Time’ to deter Somali pirates. ‘These guys can’t stand Western culture or music, making Britney’s hits perfect.’
Paul McCartney admitted in an interview in 2018 that neither he nor any of his bandmates were able to read or write music, and they never understood music theory. McCartney said that the music just came to him and it was never written down.
They went: “Scrambled eggs, oh, my baby, how I love your legs…” http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/the-beatles/11680415/Yesterday-the-song-that-started-as-Scrambled-Eggs.html Bonus fact: Paul Mcacrtney dreamed the tune and woke up with it in his head.
