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The Early Days of Photography | Walter Edgar's Journal

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The Early Days of Photography | Walter Edgar's Journal
Episode 1
In the first segment on Mary Chesnut’s photo album, Harvey Teal details the earliest days of photography, and describes the various types of photographs: daguerreotype, amber type, Carte de Visite...
Max Bruch | A Minute with Miles The Double Bass | A Minute with Miles

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The Double Bass | A Minute with Miles
The double bass is the one member of the modern violin family whose roots are in the viola da gamba, or viol family. The next time you see a double bass, notice that its back is flat, like a viol’s...
Max Bruch | A Minute with Miles The Glockenspiel | A Minute with Miles

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The Glockenspiel | A Minute with Miles
When a percussionist says, “I’m playing bells in this piece,” he means he’s playing the glockenspiel. Glocke is the German word for bell, and Glockenspiel literally means “bell-play.” The modern...
Max Bruch | A Minute with Miles The Trumpet | A Minute with Miles

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The Trumpet | A Minute with Miles
The Trumpet is the highest pitched and most brilliant member of the brass family. Miles Hoffman discusses the history of the trumpet.
Max Bruch | A Minute with Miles The Waltz | A Minute with Miles

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The Waltz | A Minute with Miles
When the dance known as the waltz first became popular in Europe in the late 1700's and early 1800's, it was considered by many to be the ultimate in lewdness and licentiousness.
Max Bruch | A Minute with Miles The Harp | A Minute with Miles

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The Harp | A Minute with Miles
Here's a little secret: harpist don't use their pinkies even though they have 47 strings to play. In today's episode, Miles Hoffman describes how the Harp is played.
Max Bruch | A Minute with Miles Vibrato

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Vibrato
I’ve been talking this week about vibrato, the vibrato that string players use to warm up their sounds, and the vocal vibrato that’s the natural product of healthy singing. All vibrato consists of...
Max Bruch | A Minute with Miles Violin Family I | A Minute with Miles

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Violin Family I | A Minute with Miles
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Have you ever wondered how the violin came to play such an important role in the history of classical music? Well, it starts with singing. The invention of opera, in late 16th century Florence, marks...
Max Bruch | A Minute with Miles Vibrato

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Vibrato
When violinists play, their left hands always seem to shake. But it’s not because they’re nervous. Violinists, violists, cellists, and double bass players all use a technique called vibrato.
Max Bruch | A Minute with Miles Vibrato

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Vibrato
Yesterday I talked about vibrato, the technique that string players use—rocking the fingers of their left hands back and forth to create small oscillations in pitch that result in a warmer, more...