Musical Moments from Chopin
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Musical Moments from Chopin |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1946 |
| length | 8 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Dick Lundy |
| script |
Ben Hardaway , Milt Schaffer |
| production |
Walter Lantz for Walter Lantz Productions |
| music | Darrell Calker |
Musical Moments from Chopin is a 1946 American animated short film directed by Dick Lundy .
action
Chopin's polonaise is on the concert schedule . Andy Panda begins to play, but is disturbed a short time later by Woody Woodpecker , who starts to polish the piano as a cleaner . After playing a piano with Andy Panda for a short time, he quickly organized a second one and now sometimes plays with his beak, his tail feathers or his feet in parallel.
Various incidents occur in the audience during the game: When a dog tries to unpack some food during a quiet phase of the game and makes noise, the other spectators put it in a stick . A goat has to sneeze, is prevented from doing so several times by the pelican sitting next to it, and finally sneezes so hard that its teeth can be found on the pelican's beak. A drunk horse tries in vain to light its cigar with a lighter and ends up using a kerosene lamp. This falls to the ground and ignites the auditorium. The fire spreads to the pianos. Andy Panda only manages to finish the piece on his burning piano with difficulty. After the last note, Woody Woodpecker appears and extinguishes the fire.
production
Musical Moments from Chopin was released on February 25, 1946 as part of the universal cartoon series Musical Miniatures .
After Poet and Bauer , the film was the second in the musical miniatures series and the first in which Woody Woodpecker appeared. Various works by Frédéric Chopin form the musical basis of the film , including [Fantaisie-] Impromptu op. 66 .
Awards
Musical Moments from Chopin was nominated for an Oscar in the category “ Best Animated Short Film ” in 1947 , but could not prevail against Tom gives a concert .