Animal Musicians

A tuneful gorilla that they called a brute
played both the recorder and the lute,
while his elephant friend, refined,
was of a different mind,
and gave up the trumpet for flute.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2025

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Wolf Avatar
June 7, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Gee, what a refined pair there!! Haven't heard a good lute player for over 50 years. ~ Exiled from Vermont, gw
Crandall Avatar
June 8, 2025 at 7:34 PM
I'm kind of a contemporary but also traditional folk music lover, and I really like the sound of lute and recorder play traditional British folk music.
Rodrigues Avatar
June 6, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Makes me think of the Bremen musician fairytale ;)
Crandall Avatar
June 8, 2025 at 7:33 PM
I remember liking that fairytale, but I forgot the details of it - wasn't that long ago that I read it - uh-oh.
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