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''Dance of the Hours'' is a ballet from the opera '' La Gioconda '' composed by Amilcare Ponchielli (1834-1886). The balletent was used in the Walt Disney animated film '' Fantasia '', albeit with Ballet -dancing Hippos , Ostrich es, Alligator s and Elephant s, complete with Tutus . The piece was expanded slightly; The "ostrich" music was repeated with altered scoring for the "hippo" section. The rendition by Spike Jones And His City Slickers included several segments of the melody, although presented out of order to suit the presentation of the record, a parody of the Indianapolis 500 that was effectively a sequel to their '' William Tell Overture ''. The piece may best be recognized from one segment of it that formed the basis for the hit song " Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh " and its sequel "Return to Camp Granada" by Allan Sherman . That same segment has also been used in television advertisements ( Velveeta , et al.) as recently as 2005 . It is also the source of the tune for the song "Like I Do", a hit for Maureen Evans in 1962. It has also been parodied in '' Garfield ''. "Dance of the Hours" was also the final demo song for now discontinued Yamaha PSR-12 electronic keyboard. |
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