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String Sounds

19690.0 / 1017 min

Music

Overview

This creative educational film by Pieter Van Deusen features a variety of string instruments performed by noted musicians such as Shamim Ahmed Kahn. This film was part of a music film series for Churchill Films: Wind Sounds, Percussion Sounds, and an offshoot film by Pieter with Les Blank entitled Christopher Tree.

Cast

Dean Drummond

Harry Partch's string instruments

Jonathan Glasier

Harry Partch's string instruments

Rand Forbes

Bass Violinist

David Stockhammer

String quartet #1

Jack P. Abell

String quartet #2

T. G. Hall

String quartet #3

Paula Skolnick

String quartet #4

Susan Kimura

Koto

Ahmed Shamim

Sitar

Taranath Rao

Tabla

Judy D'Amico

Tambura

David Polacheck

Mountain String Group #1

Gordon Wickham

Mountain String Group #2

Graham Wickham

Mountain String Group #3

Virginia Wickham

Mountain String Group #4

Crew

Skip Gerson

Assistant Camera

Pieter van Deusen

Producer

Les Blank

"B" Camera Operator

Robert Kaufman

Director of Photography

Gary G. Taylor

Editor

Pieter van Deusen

Director

Pieter van Deusen

Writer

Kent Smith

Assistant Director

Michael Moore

Sound Recordist