Pair cannons with Tchaikovsky’s “1812 Overture” and strange things happen. Babies cry, the ground trembles, strings bounce, instruments fly, musicians are overcome by giggles as places are ...
Over the past 145 years, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s “1812 Overture” has been used to celebrate July 4th, sell cereal and astound movie audiences. It’s been sampled and spoofed, with popping balloons ...