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  • Melody (1953)
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    Short | 10 min | Animation, Short, Family
Melody (1953)
Approved
Short | 10 min | Animation, Short, Family
An owl teaches his class full of birds about melody. It's all around in nature. Only birds and man can sing; man "sings" even when he speaks. We see a quick survey of the stages of life, as captured by songs: the alphabet song for primary ...See moreAn owl teaches his class full of birds about melody. It's all around in nature. Only birds and man can sing; man "sings" even when he speaks. We see a quick survey of the stages of life, as captured by songs: the alphabet song for primary school, Here Comes the Bride, The Old Gray Mare, etc. Some inspirations for song are outlined in song: love, sailing, trains, the West, motherhood, etc., but "we never sing about brains." Finally, an example of how a simple melody can be expanded into a symphony: an elaborate version of the simple tune that opened the lesson. Written by Jon Reeves See less
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Directors
Ward Kimball | Charles Nichols (as C. August Nichols)
Writer
Dick Huemer (story)
Composer
Joseph Dubin (as Joseph S. Dubin)
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May 28, 1953 (United States)

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