Hearing History

Series

Series Name

Colour Pictorial

Issue

Issue No.

697

Date Released

2 May 1968

Date recorded

11 Apr 1968

Length of issue (in feet)

690

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Front Room Fantasy
2. 2Hearing History
3. 3Perfect Match

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 3

Summary

Pathe synopsis: Authenticity is something that Andrew Brown, a violinist with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, is continually striving for. He’s made a life-time study of rare and old instruments and, in his Streatham home, he re-creates these weird and wailing music makers of long ago. He plays us a tune on the vielle, which came to England with William the Conqueror, and the Welsh Crwth, developed from the Hebrew lyre, and we’re hearing history.

Keywords

Music and dance

Written sources

Pathe Colour Pictorial Lobby Cards   Used for synopsis

Credits:

Commentator

Wilfrid Thomas

Length of story (in feet)

149

Story extras:

Film clip

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