Musical Moments from Chopin
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| Musical Moments from Chopin | |
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| Directed by | Dick Lundy |
| Story by | Ben Hardaway Milt Schaffer |
| Produced by | Walter Lantz |
| Music by | Darrell Calker |
| Animation by | Laverne Harding Les Kline Grim Natwick (unc.) Paul J. Smith (unc.) Casey Onaitis (unc.) Sid Pillet (effects, unc.) |
| Backgrounds by | Fred Brunish |
| Color process | Technicolor |
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| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 7:46 |
| Template:Pluralize from text | English |
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Musical Moments from Chopin (also known as Chopin's Musical Moments)[1] is a Musical Miniatures cartoon, co-starring Andy Panda and Woody Woodpecker. It was directed by Dick Lundy and released on February 25, 1947.
It was nominated for an Academy Award for best short subject in 1946, losing to MGM's Tom and Jerry cartoon The Cat Concerto, which also featured a piano concert setting.
Plot
This short starts with Andy Panda performing a Chopin polonaise on stage. As he does so, Woody Woodpecker wanders out and starts polishing the piano, and seems impressed by Andy's playing. Woody then plays along with Andy on the following pieces, either on the same or another grand piano, with increasing cut-aways to the animal audience and their own antics.[2]
At some point, an intoxicated horse up in the rafters who was trying to light his cigar tries to use a ceiling lamp to light it, but accidentally causes it to fall and spread a fire onto the stage. Andy manages to finish his piano performance while Woody extinguishes the flames.
Analysis
The short would be the first Musical Miniatures cartoon produced by the studio, and is the only entry to receive an Academy Award nomination for best short subject.[3] This was Lantz's eighth Academy Award nomination.[4]
Dick Lundy previously tested the concept in the 1946 Andy Panda cartoon, The Poet & Peasant. It was proven to be successful as it was also nominated for an Academy Award. Lundy would direct all of the remaining Musical Miniatures cartoons until the series ended after the studios brief closure.[5]
The short features music by Frédéric Chopin played by Woody and Andy. The songs that were played include:
- Polonaise in A major, Op. 40, No. 1[2] (played in the opening theme)
- Polonaise in A-flat major, Op. 53
- Fantaisie-Impromptu in C-sharp minor, Op. 66[2]
- Ecossaise in D major, Op.72/3
- Mazurka in B-flat major, Op. 7/1[2]
- Scherzo No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 31
In 1958, the television show The Woody Woodpecker Show premiered, and continued on the air in various forms for the next four decades. Episode 18 of its first season included Musical Moments from Chopin along with other Lantz cartoons, and a making-of involving Lantz and storyboarding.[6]
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Results displayed by award category". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
- ^ a b c d Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Gengaro, Christine Lee (December 20, 2017). Experiencing Chopin: A Listener's Companion. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 146. ISBN 978-1-4422-6087-0.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Gitlin, Martin; Wos, Joseph (March 15, 2018). A Celebration of Animation: The 100 Greatest Cartoon Characters in Television History. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 70. ISBN 978-1-63076-279-7.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Lenburg, Jeff (2006). Who's who in Animated Cartoons: An International Guide to Film & Television's Award-winning and Legendary Animators. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 198. ISBN 978-1-55783-671-7.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Lenburg, Jeff (2006). Who's who in Animated Cartoons: An International Guide to Film & Television. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 217. ISBN 155783671X. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Wacky Weed/ Musical Moments From Chopin/A Moment With Walter Lantz/Beach Nut". TV.com. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
External links
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