"The Racist Mushrooms Were a Surprise"
It feels like we were just at the theater. Disney released two features in 1940, a big gamble that did not pay off for the company. Fantasia hit theaters in November. It was meant to be the first in a series, it was instead a massive commercial failure. But this bold experiment works more often than it doesn't, and we'll talk about it. This time we cover Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, The Nutcracker Suite, and The Sorcerer's Apprentice. We also learn just how little Mary knows about music.
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For your enjoyment while you listen: Four Hours of Winamp Visualizers without Audio:
Sources
Wikipedia: Roadshow Theatrical Release
Further Reading/Viewing:
- The Philadelphia Orchestra
- Buy the Fantasia Soundtrack on CD
- The Rite of Spring | The London Symphony Orchestra
- The Rite of Spring | Ballets Russes
- The History of Modern Dance (PDF)
- Hall of Fossils at the National Museum of Natural History
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