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CLASSIFIED SUBJECT LIST 787-787.1 SINGING PIPES— Continued Shows the building of organs in the workshops of Casavent Ferers, St. Hyacinthe, Quebec. Traces the development of the organ from the footpump and hand-bellows models to present electrically-operater giant pipe organs. Concluded with the playing of Bach's "Toccata and Fugue in D Minor" 787 String instruments COOLIDGE QUARTET. Official 1947 lOmin sd b&w $30 787 jh-sh-c-ad Produced by Artists' Films The Coolidge String Quartet performs: Andante from the "Quartet in E Flat Major," by Carl Von Dittersdorf, and the Fugue from the "Quaret in C Major" (Opus 59, No. 3), by Beethoven. The camera gives close-ups of each performer. The players are grouped in various ways, dramatizing the musical effects. In the Fugue the camera turns to each instrument as it enters with its theme, and follows the musical pattern as the theme is developed by individual and combined instruments. FORELLEN QUINTETTE. Audio-MasterCo 1950 12min sd b«&w purchase apply 787 Jh-sh-c-ad Produced by Berna Film, Vienna The composition by Franz Schubert, played by the Boskovsky Quintette of Vienna METROPOLITAN STRING QUARTETTE (2 parts). Pictorial 1947 each lOmin sd b&w $16 787 jh-sh-ad Produced by Viking Pictures Reel 1: excerpts from Mozart's "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik" Reel 2: string arrangements of the folk songs "Go Down Moses," "Drink to Me Only with Thine Eyes" and "Turkey in the Straw" MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS: THE STRINGS. Mahnke 1947 lOmin sd b&w $45, rent $2 787 el-jh-sh-c-ad Guide Produced by Teaching Films. Inc. A trip to a repair shop where the physical make-up of each instrument is studied and its purpose analyzed. The violin, viola, cello, and bass viol are seen and their combination. Performance is given only to show the range of the instruments of the section and their differences STRING CHOIR. EBF 1937 llmin sd b&w (Music series) $50 rent $2.50 787 el-jh-sh-c Guide Educational consultants: Peter W. Dykema Teachers College. Columbia University and conductor Howard Barlow Portrays the wide variety of musical moods and effects conveyed by stringed instruments. Reveals the various techniques of performance on stringed instruments A full orchestra of leading symphony players is used in these demonstrations. Selections include compositions by Mendelssohn, Schubert, Rossini and Beethoven. The concluding number is a portion of Schubert's B Minor' (Unfinished) Symphony 787.1 Violin MALAGUENA. Hoffberg 1939 6min sd b&w (Film concert ser) $25, rent $3.50 787.1 Jh-sh-c-ad Produced by Paul Demont Jacques Thibaud, eminent violinist, plays a composition by Szymanowski MENUHIN (10 reels). Official 1948 sd b&w each reel $30 787.1 * jh-sh-c-ad Guide Produced by Paul Gordon. Camera closeups show Menuhin's violin technique Reel 1 (9min): "Air in D Major," from the D Major Suite for orchestra by Bach, accompanied by a symphony orchestra conducted by Antal Dorati, and "Habanera" by Sarasate, accompanied by Adolph Bailer at the piano Reel 2 (9min): "Rondo" of Sonata in D Major, opus 12, No. 1, by Beethoven, and "Hungarian Dance No. 4" by Brahms. Adolph Bailer is the piano accompanist Reel 3 (9min): "Ave Maria" by Schubert, Adolph Bailer at the piano, and "Prelude" from the Partita in E Major by Bach (unaccompanied) Reel 4 (9min): "Have Mercy," an aria from Bach's "Passion According to St Matthew." Eula Beal, contralto, sings the aria, and Mr Menuhin performs the extended violin obligate which consists of long solo passages both reproducing and pointing up the melodicline of the aria itself. Both soloists are accompanied by a symphony orchestra under the direction of Antal Dorati Reel 5 (8min): "Gypsy Airs" opus 20, by Sarasate, Adolph Bailer is the piano accompanist Reel 6 (7min): "Caprice. No. 24" by Paganini. Adolph Bailer is the piano accompanist Reel 7 (9min): "Calabrese," opus 34, No. 6 by A. Bazzini and "Scherzo Tarantelle," opus 16, by Wieniawski. Adolph Bailer is the piano accompanist Reel 8 (7min): "Caprice Basque" by Sarasate and "Hungarian Dance No. 3" by Brahms. Adolph Bailer is the accompanist Reel 9 (lOmin): Allegro of Sonata in D Majors, opus 12, No. 1 and "Perpetual Motion," opus 11, by Paganini. Adolph Bailer is the piano accompanist Reel 10 (9min): "Malaguena," (Spanish dance) opus 21, No. 1, by Sarasate, and Labyrinth No. 5" by Locatelli. Adolph Bailer is the piano accompanist See also review in Sat. Rev. of Literature, Dec. 9, 1950 PAGANINI CAPRICES. ArtistsFlmsInc 1951 lOmin sd b&w $30 787.1 el-Jh-sh-c-ad Produced by Paul Lazare "The young violin virtuoso, Ruggiero Ricci, playing four delightful caprices by the master of the violin, Paganini" ArtistsFlmsInc STORY OF A VIOLIN. CanNFB 1948 21min sd color $150, rent $6 787.1 * el-jh-sh-ad When a 12 -year old boy breaks his violin, a skilled violin-maker of Canada is seen making a new one. All steps are shown beginning with the selection and curing of the wood, then designing, construction, flnishingr, and testing. An animated sequence, showmg the component parts of the violin, is accompanied by Bach's "Gavotte in E" from the "Violin Sonata No. 6" See also review in Sat. Rev. of Literature, Feb. 5, 1949 STORY OF THE VIOLIN. Hoffberg 1946 lOmin sd b&w $36 787.1 Jh-sh-ad Produced by Dermont The development of the violin smce Stradivarius, with renditions by Jacques Thiebaud, violinist. A master craftsmen is seen at work constructing the instrument 617