Although rare, a composer will sometimes write notation for cannonballs to be loaded into the cannons before discharged, like in Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture. In some countries, however, the practice of using metal cannonballs is illegal. Cannonists (person who plays the cannon) have gotten around this law, however, by loading their cannons with other objects, like huge plastic balls (which often melt) or, as with the Mongolian National Khan Orchstra, human skulls. The Catholic Church has also recently considered canonizing Mother Theresa, or shooting her out of a giant cannon to signify that
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