calliope

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Her six-year-old feet skimming swiftly over battered gray grass, twinkly, too-bright colored lights, shards of mirror, the wild music of a steam calliope.

From The Verge • Feb. 8, 2019

It was performed exclusively by kids -- little kids, bigger kids, teenagers – but was a full-on big top experience, with sawdust and a calliope, acrobats and aerialists.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2018

“A 10-note calliope? I was like, ‘Ehh, that doesn’t sound like enough notes.’”

From New York Times • Feb. 21, 2018

Park inhabitants include bison, weighing in at as much as 2,000 pounds, and calliope hummingbirds, as light as two paper clips.

From Washington Post • Aug. 15, 2016

Not long after, someone starts up the calliope and the parade begins.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen