THE DOUBLE BASS. A LITTLE EXPERIMENT BY HERBERT LODGE - AT THE PIANO LESLIE BRIDGEWATER

The Double Bass. A Little Experiment By… 1931

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M/S of Herbert Lodge standing with his double bass. He plays the instrument in various ways to suggest different animals. A "prize ox" is first. Then he makes it "warble like a bird". He explains what the double bass is usually expected to sound like in the orchestra. He plucks the strings. He then...

Herbert Lodge musicians musical instruments animals oxen cows birds orchestras Leslie Bridgewater Drink to Me Only personalities turns

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Cataloguer:: Jenny
Stock:: Black & White
Sound:: Sound
Media URN:: 51020
Sort Number:: PSP 717

Time in/Out:: 01:47:16:00 / 01:49:42:00
Canister:: PSP 717
Film ID:: 1584.24
Issue Date:: 31/12/1931

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