Bowed instruments
Description
In the 11th century, European musicians tried to make their instruments sound like the human voice. Instead of plucking the strings, they began drawing a piece of wood or bone across them to sustain the tone. By Elizabethan times, the viol was the aristocrat of bowed instruments, while the violin was considered fit only for pubs and parties. This program shows how fashions as well as musical instruments changed.
Runtime
30 min
Series
Subjects
Genre
Date of Publication
[2008], c1976
Database
Films on Demand
Direct Link
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