The origin of different musical instruments. The Music Instrumental du Conservatoire de Brussels has a large collection of instruments some dating from prehistoric times. The film uses this collection to present an insight into the origin of musical instruments and describes the development from the Middle Ages to the present.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
322549
Language
English
Subject categories
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Music - Instruction and study
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Music & Performing Arts → Music - Instruction and study
Music & Performing Arts → Musical instruments
Music & Performing Arts → Musical instruments - History
Music & Performing Arts → Percussion instruments
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)