The Orchestra

United Kingdom, 1968

Film
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Episode of Series “We Make Music”.
The formation, selection and training of the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain. Spotlights each section of the orchestra as they rehearse subtleties of intonation and phrasing until something like perfection is achieved. Then they perform Dvorak’s Carnival Overture.

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Credits

director

Muir Mathieson

producer

Ken Cameron

production company

Educational Foundation for Visual Aids

World Mirror-Realist Films

Duration

00:20:53:00

Production places
United Kingdom
Production dates
1968

Appears in

We Make Music

Group of items

We Make Music

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

007965

Language

English

Subject categories

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Music - Instruction and study

Music & Performing Arts → Music - Instruction and study

Music & Performing Arts → Orchestra

Music & Performing Arts → Orchestral music

Short films

Short films → Short films - Great Britain

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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