HIeronymus Bosch: Hear Music Straight from the Devil’s Hindquarters

HIeronymus Bosch: Hear Music Straight from the Devil’s Hindquarters

Or the hindquarters of somebody being tormented by a devil, anyway:

Another mark in the “why the Internet rules” column: an Oklahoma college student named Amelia has transcribed the music written on the ass of a figure from the “Hell” panel of Hieronymus Bosch’s famous triptych painting The Garden of Earthly Delights, and posted a recording of it to her Tumblr.

Listen to it here.

It’s not the most mind-blowing music you’ll hear in your life, I know, but it’s still wonderful that this was done.

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