The mandolin king /
Cruz Quinal, "the mandolin king," lives near Cumana in a mountain valley surrounded by sugarcane fields. Perpetuating 16th century Spanish traditions of guitar-making, Cruz fashions such musical instruments as cuatros, marimba, escarpandola, and his own creation, a mandolin with two fretbo...
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
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Watertown, Mass. :
Documentary Educational Resources,
1985.
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| Series: | Ethnographic video online.
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press) |
| Summary: | Cruz Quinal, "the mandolin king," lives near Cumana in a mountain valley surrounded by sugarcane fields. Perpetuating 16th century Spanish traditions of guitar-making, Cruz fashions such musical instruments as cuatros, marimba, escarpandola, and his own creation, a mandolin with two fretboards. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (28 min.) |
| Production Credits: | Director, John Dickinson. |