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12 O'Clock High

The theme for 12 O'Clock High was the piece that most inspired me to take up the flute.  It's very simple -- primarily a descending minor scale -- very simple.  But I had always loved it from when I first heard it when the series was on television.   Google informs me that the series ran from '64-'67 so I was between 8 and 11 years old at the time.  I really enjoyed seeing Robert Lansing commanding his bomber group. The plot seemed very sophisticated at the time compared to the other fare on the tube.  Later I saw the movie on whose music the TV theme was based.  That had Gregory Peck and -- doubtless influenced by the show -- I enjoyed that as well.  That shows up on cable from time to time, but I haven't seen the show in a long time.

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