''The Watermill'' is a piece of music that was published by Ronald Binge in 1958. Elements from it had been used in the score of the British comedy film ''

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'', released in 1953, and it was later used as the theme music for a BBC television adaptation of ''

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''. ''The Watermill'' was originally written for the

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and a string orchestra but may be played on other instruments such as the clarinet. It has placed high in polls of the British public, such as those organised for the programme, ''

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''.

In popular culture

* Was used as the theme music to the

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series ''The Wind In The Willows'' (1969). * Is heard as the theme and background music throughout the ABC Radio comedy series ''Brunswick Heads Revisited'' by

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and Adam Bowen (

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,1982).

References

Watermill A watermill or water mill is a mill that uses hydropower. It is a structure that uses a water wheel or water turbine to drive a mechanical process such as milling (grinding), rolling, or hammering. Such processes are needed in the production of ...

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