The Piano. Part 1

United Kingdom, 1967

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Episode number 1 of Series “We Make Music”.
Denis Matthews traces the history of stringed instruments from before the invention of the keyhboard to the modern pianoforte. Instruments such as the spinet, clavichord and harpsichord are demonstrated.

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Credits

director

Muir Mathieson

producer

Ken Cameron

production company

Education Foundation for Visual Arts

World Mirror-Realist Films

Duration

00:21:53:00

Production places

United Kingdom

Production dates

1967

Appears in

We Make Music

Group of items

We Make Music

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

008366

Language

English

Subject categories

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

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

Educational & Instructional → Instructional

Music & Performing Arts → Music - Instruction and study

Music & Performing Arts → Musical instruments - History

Music & Performing Arts → Piano

Music & Performing Arts → Stringed instruments

Short films

Short films → Short films - Great Britain

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Sound

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Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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