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Flutes and whistles
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Primitive men developed the first musical instruments when they used tubes of bamboo, bone, or wood to produce whistling sounds. The ancient Greeks later played pan-pipes. This program shows what h...
Primitive men developed the first musical instruments when they used tubes of bamboo, bone, or wood to produce whistling sounds. The ancient Greeks later played pan-pipes. This program shows what happened as the same principle was applied to a wide range of instruments.
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- Creator
- Granada Media (Firm)
- Format
- Videos, Slides, Films
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- New York, N.Y. : Films Media Group, [2008], c1986
- Series
- Physical Details
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- 1 streaming video file (30 min.) : sd., col., digital file
- digital
- data file
- ISBNs
- 9780736557177
- OCLC
- ocn707964275
- Access requires authentication through Films on Demand.
- Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Films Media Group on Nov. 27, 2008.
- Films on Demand is distributed by Films Media Group for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.
- Mode of access: Internet.
- System requirements: FOD playback platform.
- Musical Instruments: What Is a Recorder? (3:39) -- History of Recorders (3:39) -- Proliferation of Medieval Whistle Types (2:06) -- Pipe and Other Instruments Played Together (3:30) -- Pan-Pipes (2:29) -- Musical Instruments: Flute (3:48) -- Development of Recorder and Flute Families (4:16) -- 17th-Century Musical Work for Recorders and Continuo (3:11)