String choir

Portrays the wide variety of musical moods and effects conveyed by stringed instruments and thus demonstrates the reason for their bearing the brunt of orchestral interpretations. Also shows the various techniques of performance.

Credits

production company

ERPI Classroom Films

Encyclopaedia Britannica Films

Duration

00:11:00:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1938

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

010359

Language

English

Subject categories

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - United States

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

Music & Performing Arts → Orchestral music

Music & Performing Arts → Stringed instruments

Performance

Performance → Music - Performance

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)

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United States, 1938

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