PERCUSSION GROUP

Duration: 10min

Year Published: 1938

Creator: Encyclopaedia Britannica Films Inc

Sound: Sound

Description: More than a dozen of the more commonly used percussion instruments are demonstrated. Chief attention is given to the structure, manner of tuning and playing of the tympani. Other percussion instruments presented are the tom-tom, snare drum, bass drum, tambourine, gong, cymbals, castanets, triangle, bells, celeste, chimes, and even the xylophone. Included in the compositions used are portions of Tchaikovsky's "Fourth Symphony."

Complete Record: Dewey number: 789 Audience level: el-jh-sh-c Producer note: Guide 15c Format/cost: *16-sd-$50 Distributors / rental: Not shown in source

Metadata Source:Educational Film Guide 1946