Musicale of primitive instruments
Scope and Contents
Willard Rhodes, Columbia University anthropologist specializing in musicology, discusses numerous musical instruments from the AMNH collection. Dancers appear on a large keyboard set to illustrate Rhodes's concepts concerning primitive music. A group of musicians give a music performance with a score especially created for this program by Samuel Barber, noted composer and Pulitzer Prize winner, using nose flutes, water gongs, a Congo piano, and other exotic and aboriginal musical instruments from the museum's collection. Most of the instruments are from China, Java, Bali, Africa, and the various Melanesian islands, although some Western instruments are added for the performance. The John Butler dancers perform to the music.
Dates
- 1954
Creator
- American Museum of Natural History (Organization)
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
Not available through inter-library loan. Contact AMNH Library Special Collections for terms of access.
Extent
1 Film Reel (30 minutes) : sound, black and white ; 16 mm.
1 Videocassette (30 minutes) ; 3/4 in.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
3/4 in., U-Matic, viewing copy
Other Finding Aids
Finding aid: script.
General
Original format: 16mm kinescope.
General
Originally aired Nov. 28, 1954 as part of the CBS/AMNH Adventure television series.
General
http://libcat1.amnh.org/record=b1138732
General
Charles Collingwood, host; Mel Ferber, director; Perry Wolff, producer; Robert Northshield and Jac Venza, asssistant producers; Perry Wolff, writer; Shelby Gordon, script editor; Joan Woodward, associate director; Grover Cole, production design; Jerry Bender, supervisor of film; Al Mifelow, program assistant; J. Jack Howerton, technical director; Myron Bleam, set director; Dean Nelson, lighting; Willian Walstrom, costumes; Glen Tetley, Mary Hinkson and Barton Mumaw of the John Butler Dancers, performers.
Creator
- American Museum of Natural History (Organization)
- Columbia Broadcasting System, inc. (Organization)
- Title
- Musicale of primitive instruments, 1954
- Author
- Iris Lee
- Date
- 2018
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
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