Instruments of the Orchestra

Instruments of the Orchestra

1946 · 20 min · ★ 8.0 · Documentary, Music

British educational documentary film about the principal instruments in the modern symphony orchestra, illustrated through Benjamin Britten's composition, "The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra", for which it was commissioned.

Directed by Muir Mathieson · Written by Eric Crozier

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