Peanuts by Charles Schulz for April 24, 1977
April 23, 1977
April 25, 1977
Transcript:
Woodstock stands next to a poster that reads,'Concert Today Town Hall'.<BR><BR> Snoopy sits on the ground and watches as Woodstock approaches the piano with his nose in the air.<BR><BR> Woodstock stops in front of the piano.<BR><BR> He starts to play.<BR><BR> He continues to play.<BR><BR> He continues to play.<BR><BR> He stops and Snoopy thinks,"That's very good."<BR><BR> As Woodstock walks off, Snoopy thinks,"But who wants to sit around and listen to a whole bunch of birdcalls?"<BR><BR>
Imitating bird calls on a piano sounds difficult, compared to woodwinds at least. I’d listen to that. One example comes to mind: Beethoven’s Sonata 25 is nicknamed “Cuckoo” because its first movement appears to imitate bird calls several times, intentionally or not.