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Zoltan Kodaly "Viennese Musical Clock" from Hary Janos
Kodály: Háry János Suite
The Story of Háry János
Kodály’s opera Háry János is about a real person who told real whoppers — big, fat lies. If you listened to him, you'd think he defeated Napoleon's army all by himself.
1. According to Hungarian superstition, if you sneeze while you're telling a story
it must be true
it must be false
2.The clock in Hary Janos is
French
German
Viennese
Russian
3. The twangy instrument that you hear in Hary Janos is a
cymbal
harpsichord
cimbalom
guitar
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