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And here I thought the theramin was the first electronic instrument.

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[BigEdLB]

And now, virtual instruments allows even a hack like BigEdLB to compose Symphonies and other things:

Symphony #9, 'Clouds', Op 186
Violin Concerto, Op 55
Stonehenge, Complete Ballet, Op 41
The Grizzly Bear, Op 74 (Tone Picture)
Symphony #27, 'Orwell', Op 263
Quiet Night for Brass, Op 129b

And lastly these two, a dig at our fearless leader

Statist March and Adulation (But Little Hope), Op 214
Upon the approach to the Event Horizon, Op 152 (2008)

Thanks for listening