The symphony orchestra : second edition

Duration: 0:22:00

Genre: Educational | Music

Year Published: 1956

Creator: Encyclopaedia Britannica Films: Distributor | Indiana University. Audio-Visual Center: Distributor

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: sound

Description: Presents Hans Swarowsky conducting the Vienna Symphony Orchestra as it plays excerpts from the finale of Dvorak's New World Symphony; Mozart's Eine Klein Nachtmusik; Bach's Second Brandenburg Concerto; Wagner's Siegfried Idyl; Mendelssohn's Wedding March; and Hector Berlioz's Roman Carnival Overture to illustrate the historical background and development of the modern symphony orchestra. Shows how orchestra music began with the string quintet and grew into a versatile musical body with the addition of other instruments.

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