Which American composer, of Swedish descent, wrote a piece for a typewriter?

BRY2K

Leroy Anderson Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts to Swedish parents, Leroy Anderson was given his first piano lessons by his mother, who was an organist. He continued studying piano with Henry Gideon at the New England Conservatory of Music, and he also took double bass lessons from Gaston Dufresne in Boston. Anderson's musical style, heavily influenced by George Gershwin and folk music of various lands, employs creative instrumental effects and occasionally makes use of sound-generating items such as typewriters and sandpaper. (Krzysztof Penderecki also uses a typewriter in his orchestral music, in "Fluorescences", but with a decidedly less humorous effect.) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leroy_Anderson Jun 25 08, 8:29 PM

queproblema

I associate Leroy Anderson with "The Syncopated Clock," but among many other pieces, including "Sleigh Ride," he also wrote "'The Typewriter,' 1950, a famous piece in which an actual typewriter is the solo 'instrument.' It continues to be used as a theme on radio, usually for news broadcasts." http://www.leroyanderson.com/html/hearthemusic.htm Do click the link--it has audio clips. Jun 26 08, 12:02 AM

zbeckabee

Here's a video of the number: http://youtube.com/watch?v=sW6kPM9zlAQ&feature=related Jun 26 08, 5:00 AM