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Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom

A crash course on the history of Western musical instruments.

6.7(80)195310m2

Professor Owl gives a lecture on the evolution of Western musical instruments, starting with the advent of rudimentary brass, woodwind, string and percussion instruments by ancient cave dwellers at the dawn of history.

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Language
English
  • adventures in music
  • music history
  • short film

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  • United StatesUS

    • TheatricalNR10 Nov 1953
  • United KingdomGB

    • TheatricalU10 Feb 1955

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Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom was released on 10 November 1953.

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    CinemaSerf

    1/27/2025

    7/10

    It's the professorial owl who is teaching his class all about musical instruments. It's manna from heaven for an animator as the entertainingly crafted lyrical narration (complete with slightly annoying singing) takes us all on a very basic lesson in musical onomatopoeia! It was the cavemen who started, rather monotonically, with a dead cow's horn. Next, for the Egyptians it's a different kind of "King Toot" who want…

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