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Works explorer

Beat of the drums. Parts 1 and 2

United Kingdom, 1950
film

Instructional film about drums - how they are manufactured, origin and history, and their part in a small orchestra. Narrated by Morton King.

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Drums Made Easy

Australia, 1985
Similarity: 75%

Instruments of the band and orchestra

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Rhythm in music

United States, 1951
Similarity: 73%

The Percussions

United States, 1955
Similarity: 73%

Orchestral percussion

United Kingdom, 1964
Similarity: 73%

Percussion sounds

United States, 1968
Similarity: 73%

Instruments of the orchestra

United Kingdom, 1948
Similarity: 72%

Tuned percussion

Australia, 1975
Similarity: 72%

Music in the making

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Similarity: 72%

The Beats go on: percussion from Pleistocene to Paradiddle

United States, 1971
Similarity: 71%

Rhythm and percussion

Canada, 1950
Similarity: 71%

Percussion instruments

United States, 1963
Similarity: 71%

Untuned percussion

Australia, 1975
Similarity: 70%

Drums

Australia
Similarity: 70%

The Gathering drum

United States, 1970
Similarity: 70%

The Dolmetsch Story. Part 3. Making music

United Kingdom, 1972
Similarity: 70%

All about music

United States, 1977
Similarity: 70%

The Little drummer boy

United States, 1970
Similarity: 70%
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