Music is a mystery for people who play it, write it, listen to it, and write about it. The only thing I can really do when I try to say something about music is assume.
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Willie the Operatic Whale
It's finally here! My favorite music cartoon of all time!
Why oh why won't Disney release this sublime little film on DVD!? If anyone knows the piece Willie sing with three male voices (after Figaro) when Tetti Tatti first finds Willie, I'd love to know it.
I am active as a composer, a violist, a violinist, a recorder player, and as a teacher. I have been keeping this space in the blogosphere alive with assumptions about music (and assorted other things) since 2005.
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Why oh why won't Disney release this sublime little film on DVD!? If anyone knows the piece Willie sing with three male voices (after Figaro) when Tetti Tatti first finds Willie, I'd love to know it.
It is a clever version of the sextet from Lucia di Lammermoor by Donizetti. Here's a performance of the original.
And here's one in the dramatic context with costumes and subtitles!
I love this short too! It has been a favorite since I first saw it as a kid.
Please Elaine, tell me the name of the last song, when Willie sings in heaven.
"Mag der Himmel Euch Vergeben" from Martha by Friedrich von Flotow
May I please ask what was the Tristan and Isolde part that Willie was singing?
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