Uses animation and live-action to trace the history of the guitar and to explore the musical styles which the instrument and its ancestors created.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
505562
Subject categories
Music & Performing Arts → Guitar
Music & Performing Arts → Music - History and criticism
Music & Performing Arts → Musical instruments
Music & Performing Arts → Musical instruments - History
Music & Performing Arts → Rock music
Music & Performing Arts → Rock music - History and criticism
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)