Episode of Series “We Make Music”.
Jack Brymer of the BBC Symphony Orchestra talks about the history of the clarinet. He demonstrates all the instruments which form the clarinet family, from the high E flat to the contra bass, showing how they work and how to play them. Director Muir Mathieson was music director/composer for Sir Alexander Korda’s London films in the 1930s and 1940s.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
320399
Language
English
Subject categories
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Music - Instruction and study
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Music & Performing Arts → Clarinet
Music & Performing Arts → Music - Instruction and study
Music & Performing Arts → Musical instruments - Construction
Music & Performing Arts → Musical instruments - History
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)