The Sandpaper Ballet

The Sandpaper Ballet

Any orchestral work that uses sandpaper as a musical "instrument" qualifies as weird. But when it's performed by men in tutus, it's even weirder.

Read more about composer Leroy Anderson here.

Posted By: Paul | Date: Mon Jul 06, 2009 | Comments (2)
Category: Music, Tools, 1950's

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