ep.03 - Unusual Instruments of the Present, Past & Future

Young People's Concerts Season 3 Episode 3 - Unusual Instruments of the Present, Past & Future Leonard Bernstein explores the evolution of musical instruments, tracing their development from their primitive origins. The concert commences with Heitor Villa-Lobos' "The Little Train," leading into an exploration of South American percussion instruments. Pieces by Giovanni Gabrieli and Johann Sebastian Bach are employed to showcase the evolution of orchestral instrumentation. Concluding the program, audiences experience Luening and Ussachevsky's "Concerto for Tape Recorder and Orchestra," alongside Bucci's "Concerto for Kazoo," featuring Anita Darian on kazoo. Originally aired on CBS Television Network, March 27, 1960.