The People's music: Soviet style

Australia, 1979

Film
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Episode of Series “Russian Education”.
Contains eleven examples of Soviet citizens engaged in making music. Ranges from kindergarten children in Minst singing and dancing a traditional folk song to the highly respected professional group, the Kuban Cossack Choir and the Veryovka Folk Ensemble. Photographer, Dean Semler; script, Roger Milliss; editor, Martyn Down; sound, George Hart, Howard Spry; commentator, Margaret Throsby.

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Credits

director

Arch Nicholson

producer

Tom Manefield

production company

Film Australia

Duration

00:23:00:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1979

Appears in

Soviet style

Group of items

Soviet style

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

008271

Language

English

Subject categories

Music & Performing Arts → Folk dancing, Russian

Music & Performing Arts → Folk songs, Russian

Music & Performing Arts → Folk songs, Ukrainian

Music & Performing Arts → Music - Soviet Union

Music & Performing Arts → Theater - Soviet Union

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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