Just a few Notes

Aristocats playing an instrumentKnow that image? It’s from the once popular Disney movie “The AristoCats” (1970) — take a look at the scene:

With this in mind, the following radio story (posted earlier today) poses the simple question:

How does a short phrase of music become shorthand for an entire culture?

Listen to the whole story (or click here to read it, with plenty of embedded video examples):

 

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