Music Matters
Holst's use of Impressionist Colour - Composer Insights
An insight into the orchestration and harmonic language contained within Holst’s “Venus - the bringer of peace” from his Suite ‘The Planets’. Holst makes an original and colourful combination of a Horn solo with 4 Flutes and 3 Oboes,...
Odd Quartet
Listener's Guide To Carnival Of The Animals By Camille Saint-Säens - Movement 12 - Fossils
Written in 1886, the Carnival of the Animals is a humorous piece by french composer Camille Saint-saens. The piece is made up of 14 different movements which represent different animals, however this video focuses specifically on the...
Flipping Physics
Wind Instrument Frequencies
The equations for the harmonic frequencies of open and closed pipe wind instruments are derived. An animation of a longitudinal standing wave pattern in a closed pipe is shown. Displacement and pressure nodes and antinodes are shown.
Curated Video
The World of Woodwinds
Woodwinds are instruments that use airflow to create different sounds and notes. They usually have a tube-shaped body with holes or buttons to adjust the flow of air. Learn which instruments are considered part of the woodwind family and...
Odd Quartet
Music History - Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2 Listener's Guide Music History
Rachmaninoff's piano concerto No. 2 is one of his most well known pieces, but did you know that Rachmaninoff struggled with depression and writer's block before being able to write this lovely piece of music? We look at the history...
Hearst Metrotone News
Musician Woody Herman performs with his band at U.S. President Ronald Reagan's inaugural ball at the Washington Hilton Hotel.
Musician Woody Herman performs with his band at U.S. President Ronald Reagan's inaugural ball at the Washington Hilton Hotel.
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Jazz Band Performs in Rio's Lapa District
WS, Members from the All That Jazz Band perform in the historic Lapa district on September 20, 2014 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Footage by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
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Jazz Band Performs in Rio's Lapa District
MS, Members from the All That Jazz Band perform in the historic Lapa district on September 20, 2014 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Footage by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
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HD:Musician blowing clarinet.
Musician blowing clarinet with music shett as foreground.
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Bass clarinet player in orchestra
A mature male bass clarinet player performs in an orchestral concert in London.
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Performance of Woody Allen Playing Clarinet
Mort Sahl at the Performance of Woody Allen Playing Clarinet at Jazz Bakery in Los Angeles, California on August 7, 2001. (Footage by WireImage Video/Getty Images)
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Performance of Woody Allen Playing Clarinet
Establishing at the Performance of Woody Allen Playing Clarinet at Jazz Bakery in Los Angeles, California on August 7, 2001. (Footage by WireImage Video/Getty Images)
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Band leader Benny Goodman plays the clarinet and couples swing dance in 1941.
Band leader Benny Goodman plays the clarinet and couples swing dance in 1941.