Powerhouse

Powerhouse (1937) is a instrumental musical composition by Raymond Scott, probably best known today as the iconic "assembly line" music in animated cartoons released by Warner Brothers.

Structurally, Powerhouse consists of two distinct - and seemingly unrelated - musical themes, played at different tempos. Both have been used in numerous cartoons. The first theme, sometimes referred to as "Powerhouse A", is a frantic passage typically employed in chase and high-speed vehicle scenes to imply whirlwind velocity. The slower theme, "Powerhouse B", is the "assembly line" music, which sometimes accompanies scenes of repetitive, machine-like activity. Powerhouse in its entirety places "B" in the center while "A" opens and closes the work in the sequence A-B-A.

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Powerhouse

Raymond Scott's "Powerhouse" in LOONEY TUNES

Raymond Scott's "Powerhouse" in LOONEY TUNES

drako ojo rosa - monad

drako ojo rosa - monad, originally uploaded by sanchezdot.

drako ojo rosa - monad

; ) connected - monad - dragon

; ) connected - monad, originally uploaded by sanchezdot.

; ) connected - monad

; ) connected - monad - dragon

Chinese New Year

Chinese New Year 09 Dragon Head, originally uploaded by Half+Half.

Chinese New Year

Chinese New Year - Dragon

Chinese New Year - Dragon, originally uploaded by countrygirlatheart.

Manchester Chinatown for the Chinese New Year

Chinese New Year - Dragon

Bellagio Chinese New Year dragon engraving

Bellagio Chinese New Year dragon engraving, originally uploaded by bizarrojorge.

Bellagio Chinese New Year dragon engraving

Gold dragon beside a junk display in the Bellagio Botanical Gardens.

Bellagio Chinese New Year dragon engraving

Chinese New Year dragon, year of the dog, Bangkok, Thailand

Chinese New Year dragon, year of the dog, Bangkok, Thailand, originally uploaded by David Halbakken.

Chinese New Year dragon, year of the dog, Bangkok, Thailand

Serpent/Dragon lantern, Chinese New Year, Christchurch.

Serpent/Dragon lantern, Chinese New Year, Christchurch., originally uploaded by bkiwik.

Chinese New Year is the most important of the traditional Chinese holidays. In China, it is known as "Spring Festival," the literal translation of the Chinese name 春節 (Pinyin: Chūnjié), since the spring season in Chinese calendar starts with lichun, the first solar term in a Chinese calendar year. It marks the end of the winter season, analogous to the Western carnival. The festival begins on the first day of the first month (Chinese: 正月; pinyin: Zhēngyuè) in the traditional Chinese calendar and ends with Lantern Festival which is on the 15th day. Chinese New Year's Eve, a day where Chinese families gather for their annual reunion dinner, is known as Chúxī (除夕) or "Eve of the Passing Year." Because the Chinese calendar is lunisolar, the Chinese New Year is often referred to as the "Lunar New Year".

Chinese New Year is the longest and most important festivity in the Chinese calendar. The origin of Chinese New Year is itself centuries old and gains significance because of several myths and traditions. Chinese New Year is celebrated in countries and territories with significant Chinese populations, such as Mainland China, Hong Kong,[2] Indonesia, Macau, Malaysia, Philippines[3][4] , Singapore,[5] Taiwan, Thailand, and also in Chinatowns elsewhere. Chinese New Year is considered a major holiday for the Chinese and has had influence on the lunar new year celebrations of its geographic neighbors. These include Korean (Seollal), Bhutanese (Losar), and Vietnamese cultures.

Within China, regional customs and traditions concerning the celebration of the Chinese new year vary widely. People will pour out their money to buy presents, decoration, material, food, and clothing. It is also the tradition that every family thoroughly cleans the house to sweep away any ill-fortune in hopes to make way for good incoming luck. Windows and doors will be decorated with red colour paper-cuts and couplets with popular themes of "good fortune" or "happiness", "wealth", and "longevity". On the Eve of Chinese New Year, supper is a feast with families. Food will include such items as pigs, ducks, chicken and sweet delicacies. The family will end the night with firecrackers. Early the next morning, children will greet their parents by wishing them a healthy and happy new year, and receive money in red paper envelopes. The Chinese New Year tradition is to reconcile, forget all grudges and sincerely wish peace and happiness for everyone.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_%28zodiac%29

Serpent/Dragon lantern, Chinese New Year, Christchurch.