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The medleys are composed of various popular songs, each one reinterpreted as a polka (generally an instrumentation of accordion, banjo, tuba, clarinet, and muted brass interspersed with sound effects) with the choruses or memorable lines of various songs juxtaposed for humorous effect and profane lyrics are covered with cartoon sound effects.
Leslie Bassett, Song and Dance (1993) Leonard Bernstein, Waltz for Mippy III (1948) Bruce Broughton, Sonata (Concerto) Bruce Broughton, Turbulence (2011) Pierre Max Dubois, Histoires de tuba (1988) Vinko Globokar, Juriritubaïoka (1996) Sofia Gubaidulina, Lamento (1977) Jennifer Higdon, Tuba Songs (2016) Paul Hindemith, Tuba Sonata (1955)
Apart from that, "Frolic" has been used as backing music for several advertisements, and in a rap song by Snoop Dogg. "Frolic" takes inspiration from circus music and the bossa nova. The piece features a combination of a tuba, a mandolin, a banjo and a piano as well as several instruments used for effects.
Scott Yanow of Allmusic reviewed the album, stating: "His solos are sometimes a touch awkward rhythmically and it takes one a little while to get used to his sound in this setting but, overall, this is a successful effort". [2]
The first uses of comedy in music can be traced back to the first century in ancient Greece and Rome, where poets and playwrights entertained with puns and wordplay. [9]The origins of comedy play in ancient Greece are first recorded on pottery in the 6th century BCE, on which illustrations of actors dressed as horses, satyrs, and dancers in exaggerated costumes are painted on. [10]
The song was originally written in 1944 by music teacher Donald Yvette Gardner, who later admitted, "I was amazed at the way that silly little song was picked up by the whole country." 5. "I Want ...
The main tube of a B ♭ tuba is approximately 18 feet (5.5 m) long, while that of a C tuba is 16 feet (4.9 m), of an E ♭ tuba 13 feet (4.0 m), and of an F tuba 12 feet (3.7 m). The instrument has a conical bore , meaning the bore diameter increases as a function of the tubing length from the mouthpiece to the bell.
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