music box

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Dudamel joins him with his music box, and, sheepishly trying not to look embarrassed, they cutely cuddle.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

Aficionados will delight in minor details such as being close enough to touch the ghoulish monkey music box from the original, and being within breathing distance of the performers in these famous roles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025

René opens the music box, and a tinkling music begins to play, the same song heard long ago in his Damascus sitting room.

From BBC • Dec. 23, 2024

There, in the Morris Museum’s collection of mechanical musical instruments and automata, is a music box from around 1877.

From New York Times • Apr. 2, 2024

Gay mentioned that I had treasured all the gifts she had ever given me and that I still had the music box.

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter