Last week we had possibly the most annoying tune in the history of music. Now here’s a candidate for the dullest piece of music ever recorded. It’s essentially just a single five-note chord, held for two minutes. (There’s a bit more to it than that, but not much more.) See what you make of it.
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I am reminded of a liner note I recall from many years ago:”Even more than most baroque composers, Telleman wrote haystacks of appallingly dull music.”
That said, it’s short, and I’m guessing the intent is for the listener to luxuriate in the complex overtones and fluctuating intensity of the various notes. If it had gone on much longer, it would be boring. As it is? Made me want to hear it on a decent sound system just to be sure.