Episode of Series “We Make Music”.
Richard Adeney, British flautist, discusses the development of the flute over ten centuries showing how the number of holes in the body of the instrument gradually increased and how the use of keys led to the complete chromatic scale. Illustrated by excerpts from Schubert, Mozart, Bizet, Tchaikovsky and Gluck.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
003854
Language
English
Subject categories
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Music - Instruction and study
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Music & Performing Arts → Flute
Music & Performing Arts → Music - Instruction and study
Music & Performing Arts → Musical instruments - Construction
Music & Performing Arts → Musical instruments - History
Music & Performing Arts → Musicians
Music & Performing Arts → Wind instrument music
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)