| Description |
1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
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digital optical stereo rda |
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video file DVD video region 1 rda |
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Television program. |
| System Details |
DVD; Widescreen (16x9). |
| Language |
English dialogue; English subtitles. |
| Performer |
Instrument makers: Jason Ginter, Joseph Pereira, David Monette; musicians: Geoff Stelling, Rhiannon Giddens, Joan Baez. |
| Note |
Originally broadcast on television. |
| Summary |
The finely crafted handmade instruments and the world renowned artists who play them, demonstrating the perfect blend of form and function. By exploring how various instruments are perfected, and a unique journey through our country's past, detailing the contributions of jazz and Appalachian roots music to the American cultural landscape, as well as the intersection of the guitar and political activism, and how the legacy of West African instruments is embedded in the American banjo. |
| Audience |
Rating: TV-PG. |
| Subject |
Musical instruments -- Construction -- Videodiscs.
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Musical instrument makers -- Videodiscs.
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DVD-Video discs.
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| Genre |
Documentary television programs.
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| Added Author |
Ginter, Jason, on-screen presenter.
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Pereira, Joseph, on-screen presenter.
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Monette, David, on-screen presenter.
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Stelling, Geoff, instrumentalist.
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Giddens, Rhiannon, 1977- performer.
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Baez, Joan, singer.
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PBS Distribution (Firm), publisher.
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| Added Title |
Music |
| ISBN |
9781627894241 |
| Standard No. |
841887025614 |
| Music No. |
CRIA6062 PBS Distribution |
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