Mozart cartoon introduction 50s

Whilst much of the music you hear in the cartoons is original there is a huge amount of material drawn directly from the classical music repertoire. This article takes a snapshot of those pieces that have taken center stage in the world of cartoons for many years. This piece comes from the second of the four operas in the cycle and underscores the opening of Act Three.

The Valkyries wait on the top of a majestic mountain for the fallen heroes of battles who they will accompany into Valhalla and their rightful place of honor.

A book that examines the music written for the Golden Age of Hollywood cartoons -- the period from the s through the s.

Whether you know about the legend of the female warriors or not you cannot help but be impressed by the brassy splendor with which Wagner depicts this triumphant scene. It is a work in which Wagner explores his favorite concepts of love that is sacred and profane based around the Medieval Minnesingers and the myth of Venus. The Minnesingers were a group of Medieval musicians and poets whose work came to be known as Minnesang.

He began the composition in and remarkably completed the entire score of this substantial work in April In the cartoon Bugs himself, dressed as a coy Valkyrie adds an interesting lyrical twist to this solemn chorus to great comic effect.

Not long after that class, I realized that I had learned both the Schubert and the Mozart from a cartoon, or, more accurately, from many cartoons.

Mickey Mouse in the late s was waning in popularity. Disney knew he had to do something remarkable to bring the little mouse back from the brink. The result was the full-length cartoon in that was called Fantasia. In the movie, there is a tremendous collection of very famous classical work that divides the cartoon into seven contrasting sections.

This is purely an orchestral start to the film and it loses none of the intensity that dominates the original organ version. This is not the full ballet, but a group of eight pieces the composer himself made into the extremely popular Suite Op. Dukas conjures an eerie mood at the start of the score that soon gives way to the fun and games as the young sorcerer starts to experiment with magic.