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	Difficulty: Advanced <br/>		Difficulty: Advanced <br/>

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	Difficulty: Advanced <br/>		Difficulty: Advanced <br/>

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	== Instrumentation ==		== Instrumentation ==
	Player 1: Mezzo Soprano & [[Ratchet]] & [[Slide Whistle]] & [[Acme Siren]] & [[Flexatone]] & [[Train Whistle]] & [[Opera Gong]] & Bike Horn & Party Blower & 10-hole Harmonica in Bb Major & Metal mixing bowl with several ounces of water		Player 1: Mezzo Soprano & [[Ratchet]] & [[Slide Whistle]] & [[Acme Siren]] & [[Flexatone]] & [[Train Whistle]] & [[Opera Gong]] & Bike Horn & Party Blower & 10-hole Harmonica in Bb Major & Metal mixing bowl with several ounces of water <br/>
	Player 2: [[Xylophone]] & [[Vibraphone]] & Concert [[Snare Drum]] & 4 Concert [[Tom Tom]]s & [[Finger Cymbal]] (Mounted) & [[Splash Cymbal]] (Splash) & [[Sizzle Cymbal]] & [[Hi Hat]] & [[Temple Blocks]] & [[Mark Tree]]		Player 2: [[Xylophone]] & [[Vibraphone]] & Concert [[Snare Drum]] & 4 Concert [[Tom Tom]]s & [[Finger Cymbal]] (Mounted) & [[Splash Cymbal]] (Splash) & [[Sizzle Cymbal]] & [[Hi Hat]] & [[Temple Blocks]] & [[Mark Tree]] <br/>
	Player 3: [[Marimba]] & [[Crotales]] & Large Concert [[Tom Tom]] & Concert [[Bass Drum]] & [[Bongos]] & [[Congas]] & [[Sizzle Cymbal]] & [[Tam Tam]] & [[Wood Block]] & Headless [[Tambourine]] (Mounted)		Player 3: [[Marimba]] & [[Crotales]] & Large Concert [[Tom Tom]] & Concert [[Bass Drum]] & [[Bongos]] & [[Congas]] & [[Sizzle Cymbal]] & [[Tam Tam]] & [[Wood Block]] & Headless [[Tambourine]] (Mounted) <br/>

	== Description ==		== Description ==

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	== Movements ==		== Movements ==
	1. The Revolving Door		1. The Revolving Door <br/>
	2. 58 States		2. 58 States <br/>
	3. Save the Screens		3. Save the Screens <br/>
	4. The 90's		4. The 90's <br/>
	5. United E-Mail Parcel Service (UEPS)		5. United E-Mail Parcel Service (UEPS) <br/>

	== Instrumentation ==		== Instrumentation ==
	Player 1: Mezzo Soprano & [[Ratchet]] & [[Slide Whistle]] & [[Acme Siren]] & [[Flexatone]] & [[Train Whistle]] & [[Opera Gong]] & Bike Horn & Party Blower & 10-hole Harmonica in Bb Major & Metal mixing bowl with several ounces of water		Player 1: Mezzo Soprano & [[Ratchet]] & [[Slide Whistle]] & [[Acme Siren]] & [[Flexatone]] & [[Train Whistle]] & [[Opera Gong]] & Bike Horn & Party Blower & 10-hole Harmonica in Bb Major & Metal mixing bowl with several ounces of water

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General Info

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	== General Info ==		== General Info ==
	Year of Published: 2014		Year of Published: 2014 <br/>
	Publisher: [[Tapspace Publications]]		Publisher: [[Tapspace Publications]] <br/>
	Difficulty: Advanced		Difficulty: Advanced <br/>
	Duration: 00:07:20		Duration: 00:07:20 <br/>
	Cost: $33.00		Cost: $33.00 <br/>

	== Movements ==		== Movements ==

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[[John Max McFarland]]
== General Info ==
Year of Published: 2014
Publisher: [[Tapspace Publications]]
Difficulty: Advanced
Duration: 00:07:20
Cost: $33.00

== Movements ==
1. The Revolving Door
2. 58 States
3. Save the Screens
4. The 90's
5. United E-Mail Parcel Service (UEPS)
== Instrumentation ==
Player 1: Mezzo Soprano & [[Ratchet]] & [[Slide Whistle]] & [[Acme Siren]] & [[Flexatone]] & [[Train Whistle]] & [[Opera Gong]] & Bike Horn & Party Blower & 10-hole Harmonica in Bb Major & Metal mixing bowl with several ounces of water
Player 2: [[Xylophone]] & [[Vibraphone]] & Concert [[Snare Drum]] & 4 Concert [[Tom Tom]]s & [[Finger Cymbal]] (Mounted) & [[Splash Cymbal]] (Splash) & [[Sizzle Cymbal]] & [[Hi Hat]] & [[Temple Blocks]] & [[Mark Tree]]
Player 3: [[Marimba]] & [[Crotales]] & Large Concert [[Tom Tom]] & Concert [[Bass Drum]] & [[Bongos]] & [[Congas]] & [[Sizzle Cymbal]] & [[Tam Tam]] & [[Wood Block]] & Headless [[Tambourine]] (Mounted)

== Description ==
In this work for two percussionists and mezzo-soprano, John Max McFarland sets five of his favorites from his The 365 Stupidest Things Ever Said Page-A-Day Calendar. Each of the songs in 5 Songs in the Age of Stupidity is a setting of a complete quote. Some are quite short (11 words), while others are a few sentences. The musical means are contemporary in nature, with a programmatic quality enhanced by a wide array of percussion instruments, noise makers, and toys (literally...start sucking up to your older sister so you can borrow her kid’s Tickle Me Elmo), some of which are played by the mezzo-soprano. And just as she has to stretch beyond her comfort zone, the two percussionists will have to bring more theatricality than is often required on the concert stage in this moderately difficult song cycle.

== Recent Performance ==
<embedvideo service="youtube"> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHtJG14GdOI </embedvideo>

==Works for Percussion by this Composer==
{{McFarland, John Max Works}}

== Reference ==

[[Category: Percussion Ensemble Works]]
[[Category: Percussion Trio Works]]
[[Category: Voice Works]]