Science, strings & symphonies
By: InCA ; BBC ; presented by Films for the Humanities and Sciences ; producer/director, Brian Johnson
Contributors: Independent Communications Associates; British Broadcasting Corporation; Royal Institution of Great Britain; Films for the Humanities (Firm)
Series: Science and music; Exploring music -- [v.] 3; Royal Institution Christmas lectures
Publisher: Films for the Humanities & Sciences
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Princeton, N.J
Language: eng
Format: [videorecording] /
Number of pages: 60
Subjects: Music; Acoustics and physics; Musical instruments; Stringed instruments; Sound-waves; Musical perception
Other titles: Science, strings and symphonies
Description: "Two groups of instruments use strings as the primary source of sound: those in which plucking set the strings in vibration, and the bowed strings. This program shows how the demand for more powerful sounds was met, and examines the instruments of Stradivari to determine what science can and cannot reveal about their magic. It also examines the ways in which scientific methods complement the skill of craftsmen in making instruments."--Container.
Notes: Videodisc release of the Royal Institution 1989 Christmas Lectures.

Executive producer, William Wollard ; associate producer, Richard Thomson ; camera supervisor, Barry Chaston ; production manager, Gabi Kabza.

Charles Taylor.

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