“A crash course on the history of Western musical instruments.”
Professor Owl gives a lecture on the evolution of Western musical instruments, starting with the advent of rudimentary brass, woodwind, string and percussion instruments by ancient cave dwellers at the dawn of history.
Charles August Nichols
Walt Disney
Joseph Dubin
Bill Thompson
Professor Owl / Bertie Birdbrain
Loulie Jean Norman
Penelope Pinfeather
Gloria Wood
Susy Sparrow
Thurl Ravenscroft
The Mellomen
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It's the professorial owl who is teaching his class all about musical instruments. It's manna from heaven for an animator as the entertainingly crafted lyrical narration (complete with slightly annoying singing) takes us all on a very basic lesson in musical onomatopoeia! It was the cavemen who star...
Walt Disney Productions