It was always going to be hard to match the added bonus of presenting a restored version of Metropolis that included about 25 minutes of previously thought to be lost footage. The programmers did right by returning with another silent cinema classic, The Phantom of the Opera, and while it could not quite scale the lofty heights of the Metropolis event, it was still a worthy sequel.
The 2011 edition of Fantasia had the unenviable task of living up to its 2010 inaugural gala presentation of the restored version of Metropolis, which was a stunning success. Move over to a 72 note movement and you’ll find yourself engulfed in precise arrangement perfectly laid out to reproduce the feel of concertos and operas.“Unmasking” The Phantom of the Opera Gala Fantasia 2011īy Donato Totaro Volume 16, Issue 5 / May 2012 18 minutes (4458 words) It’s just the right amount of notes to be recognizable. A good analogy for comparison is similar to a piano performance of a novice enthusiast versus a classical virtuoso! Think of the standard 18 note movement as an outline of a tune. The differences in sound and structure will become apparent. The exact range of musical movements are 18, 23, 30, 36, 3.36, 50, 72, 144 notes.Īs you begin to trek through the world of music boxes, you will notice a more profound auditory experience when scaling upwards towards the larger size musical movements. Beginning at the standard 18 note movement up to a 144 note masterpiece. Here at Music Box Attic, we offer a range of musical movements. Depending how many teeth are on the comb (music notes) a single tune (1 full revolution) can play anywhere from 12 seconds up to 50 seconds with a running play time of a few minutes up to half an hour!
They can vary in physical size and playing time.
The term used for the mechanism that produces the melody in a music box is referred to as a “mechanical movement” or “musical movement”. It produces sound from a finely tuned comb, struck by a set of pins that protrude from a rotating cylinder. One in which its place as an automatic musical instrument. A music box can be interpreted in various ways.
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