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UNITED STATES · 1960

High Note

Chuck Jones
Classical Hollywood classical music orchestration anthropomorphic characters alcohol intoxication conductor leadership
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Synopsis

The sheet music for Johann Strauss' The Blue Danube is constructed by moving musical symbols. A baton-toting conductor note tries to direct his fellow notes in performing this musical piece, but finds that one of the notes has become drunk.

Year1960
CountryUnited States
DirectorChuck Jones
MovementClassical Hollywood
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