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Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom(1953)
Status: Released
Date: 1953-11-10
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Time: 0h 10m
A crash course on the history of Western musical instruments.
Overview:
In this short subject (which mostly represents a departure from Disney's traditional approach to animation), a stuffy owl teacher lectures his feathered flock on the origins of Western musical instruments. Starting with cavepeople, whose crude implements could only "toot, whistle, plunk and boom," the owl explains how these beginnings led to the development of the four basic types of Western musical instruments: brass, woodwinds, strings, and percussion.
Languages: English.
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United States of America
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Movie: Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom
Top 4 Billed Cast
Bill Thompson
Professor Owl / Bertie Birdbrain
Gloria Wood
Susy Sparrow
Thurl Ravenscroft
The Mellomen
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Overview
In this short subject (which mostly represents a departure from Disney's traditional approach to animation), a stuffy owl teacher lectures his feathered flock on the origins of Western musical instruments. Starting with cavepeople, whose crude implements could only "toot, whistle, plunk and boom," the owl explains how these beginnings led to the development of the four basic types of Western musical instruments: brass, woodwinds, strings, and percussion.
Release Date
1953-11-10
Average
6.6
Rating:
3.3 startsTagline
A crash course on the history of Western musical instruments.
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