| Description |
1 online resource (214 min.) |
| Series |
Classical music in video |
| Contents |
Vol. 1: Latin origins -- Vol 2: From Sweelinck to Bach -- Vol. 3: The golden age -- Vol. 4: The modern age |
| Summary |
The organ is one of the oldest, most complex musical instruments. The four-part series tells the history of this magnificent instrument, displaying the beauty of the sound it produces, the wealth of music written for it, the craftsmanship involved in building such a complicated and often ornate structure and the wonderful settings in which it has come to reside. This documentary includes musical examples composed for the various periods which best show the advances in its development. The journey takes us from Italy, Spain, Germany and France to discover and listen to the changes that make up the history of this instrument |
| Notes |
Title from resource description page (viewed Jun. 3, 2013) |
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This edition in English and French with French and Spanish subtitles |
| Subject |
Organ (Musical instrument) -- Construction -- History
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Organ (Musical instrument) -- History.
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Organ music.
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Organ music.
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Organ (Musical instrument)
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Organ (Musical instrument) -- Construction.
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| Genre/Form |
Documentary films.
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History.
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Documentary films.
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Documentaires.
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| Form |
Streaming video
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| Author |
Green, Garard, narrator.
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Lilenstein, Nat, director.
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Arthaus Musik (Firm)
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