String Sounds

  • Genre: Music
  • Run time: 17 min
  • Premiere: 1969. January 1.

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.

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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

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

Camera

Robert Kaufman

Director of Photography

Les Blank

"B" Camera Operator

Skip Gerson

Assistant Camera

Directing

Kent Smith

Assistant Director

Editing

Production

Sound

Michael Moore

Sound Recordist

Writing

Camera

Robert Kaufman

Director of Photography

Les Blank

"B" Camera Operator

Skip Gerson

Assistant Camera

Directing

Kent Smith

Assistant Director

Editing

Production

Sound

Michael Moore

Sound Recordist

Writing