Gary Corrin :: How the Orchestra Grew


 

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Corrin, Gary
1955-0000
(b San Jose, CA, 30 July 1955). American
How the Orchestra Grew
narrator
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Props: natural horn, snake (Peruvian string instrument), drinking straw cut as a double reed, animal horn, empty bottle, two pieces of wood.
Traces the development of the orchestra from a small group of strings to the full modern ensemble. Each instrument is introduced individually, then added to the orchestra in music that features that instrument and illustrates a new stage in the development of the orchestra.
Intended for youth; an 85-minute version for adults is available.
Using a number of props, the narrator traces the development of the orchestra from a small group of strings to the full modern ensemble. Each instrument is introduced individually, then added to the orchestra in music that features that instrument and illustrates a new stage in the development of the orchestra.
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