The Trumpet

United Kingdom, 1969

Film
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Episode of Series “We Make Music”.
Philip Jones talks of the history of the trumpet and examines its development. Comparisons are made with the cornet and the bugle, and we see such early instruments as the slide trumpet and the trumpet with crooks. Several famous works for the trumpet are played.

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Credits

production company

Anvil Films and Record Group

National Committee for Audio-Visual Aids in Education

Duration

00:20:43:00

Production places
United Kingdom
Production dates
1969

Appears in

We Make Music

Group of items

We Make Music

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

011186

Language

English

Subject categories

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Music - Instruction and study

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Instructional

Music & Performing Arts → Brass instruments

Music & Performing Arts → Music - Instruction and study

Music & Performing Arts → Musical instruments - Construction

Music & Performing Arts → Musical instruments - History

Music & Performing Arts → Trumpet

Performance

Performance → Music - Performance

Short films

Short films → Short films - Great Britain

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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