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Film: The Orchestral String Section – An Introduction

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The Orchestral String Section: An Introduction

How do 60 individual violins, violas, cellos and basses transform into the lush sound of an orchestral string section? Who do they follow? What makes them all move together?

Find out all of their secrets in this film.

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