1956 - Education Film: String Choir, The (Second Edition)

Title. 18:54:55 Narration describes the string choir and what instruments constitute it. Double bass, violin cello, violas, violins. Tone ranges demonstrated. Various shots of musicians and groups or sections. Playing Corelli’s Christmas Concerto w/ harpsichord. 18:57:41 Playing Mozart “Little Night Music”. Plucking violins, changing tone, etc. Layout of orchestra shown w/ titles. 18:59:14 Tchaikovsky’s Serenade For Strings excerpt. 19:00:27 Playing pizzicato by plucking the strings. Playing w/ sordino. Playing strings as rhythm. instruments. 19:01:42 Other instruments playing Elgar’s Pomp & Circumstance with strings. 19:02:14 W/o strings. 19:03:52 Same again w/ full strings. 19:03 22 Smetana sheet music & playing tone poem Moldau. The End. European Classical Music; Instructional Films; 1950s; 1956; Note: Herbert von Karajan was Conductor of Vienna Symphony at this time. However it doesn’t look like him. NOTE: One continuous minute sold at per reel rate.