Prelude

United Kingdom, 1983

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Episode number 1 of Series “Orchestra Series”.
The Orchestra series describes the evolution of the modern symphony orchestra from its beginnings in the 17th century to the present. Part One traces the beginnings of the orchestra in the wood-wind bands used for open air music. It shows how the development of opera in the 16th century prepared the way for musical interludes of descriptive and dramatic power, and the program includes a passage from Monteverdi’s “Tancredi and Clorinda”.

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Credits

producer

BBC-TV

Duration

00:30:00:00

Production places
United Kingdom
Production dates
1983

Appears in

Orchestra Series

Group of items

Orchestra Series

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

300549

Language

English

Subject categories

Music & Performing Arts → Operas

Music & Performing Arts → Orchestral music

Short films

Short films → Short films - Great Britain

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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