United States-1970: Three Seated Brass Musicians Playing Beside Music Stands

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Year1970
Decade1970s
LocationUnited States
Duration2s
Price$149 USD
Collection1970 · United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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What is in this clip

ensemble performance
music making
outdoor gatherings
ceremonial participation
concentration
period clothing
amateur filmmaking

Shot type: medium
Camera: handheld · Approximately eye level, viewed obliquely across the seated players
Setting: outdoor · Leafy outdoor performance area with dense shrubs behind the musicians
Time and weather: daytime · Undetermined; leafy vegetation is visible · Sunny
Lighting: Direct sunlight on faces and reflective instruments with deep background shade
People: 3 · Three young male-presenting musicians sit in a row; the left player has blond side-parted hair and an olive-brown jacket, the center player has longer dark hair and glasses, and the right player wears a dark suit with a patterned tie.
Objects: two trombones · upright tuba · music stands · open sheet music · suit jackets · patterned tie · eyeglasses · leafy shrubs
Colors: dark green · black · gold · olive brown · white
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Low

Moments in the footage

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Three seated brass players perform behind open music stands.
The foreground trombonist lowers his mouthpiece while the other two continue playing.
The foreground player brings his mouthpiece back up as the group remains framed against foliage.

Three Seated Brass Musicians Playing Beside Music Stands — Clip Details

In the United States, circa 1970 home movie footage shows three seated musicians performing outdoors beside open music stands. Two trombone players fill the left and center of the frame, while a musician at right plays a large upright tuba. Sunlight catches the instruments against dense, shaded foliage. The short, continuous medium view holds on their playing, with small framing shifts and the soft, uneven exposure of projected film.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 2s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800004095

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People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1970 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Supports documentary requests for United States outdoor ceremonial music and brass ensemble performance circa 1970.
Period detail: Side-parted longer hair, broad collars, dark suits and a patterned tie support the circa 1970 estimate.
Home-movie behavior: The amateur camera lingers on players absorbed in their parts, preserving small playing gestures without visible interaction with the filmer.
What appears in frame: Three seated players, two trombones, an upright tuba, open scores, dark music stands and leafy shrubs fill the view.
Film character: Soft grain, saturated brass highlights, deep foliage shadows and slight framing drift give the projected film capture its archival texture.
Edit role: Use as a brief performance insert or ceremony cutaway between wider views of the graduation gathering.
Historical context: The surrounding reel places this ensemble within an outdoor graduation ceremony, while this close view records the accompanying players rather than the academic proceedings.
Research note: Recognizable faces and sheet music are visible; footage copyright, performer likeness permissions and any underlying composition rights are separate considerations.
Research search match: Matches searches for silent small-gauge home movies of outdoor brass ensembles, trombone players and graduation music circa 1970.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with this reel's graduation spectators, faculty procession and graduate assembly, then other United States ceremony footage circa 1970 and brass performance details.

Still Frames From This Clip

In the United States, circa 1970, three seated brass players perform behind open scores, with a tall tuba bell rising against shaded foliage. — Two trombonists and a tuba player perform beside open music stands.
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United States, circa 1970: a foreground trombonist plays beside a musician wearing glasses and a tuba player in a patterned tie. — Sunlight catches the instruments as the three players follow their parts.
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United States, circa 1970: the blond player lowers his mouthpiece toward the score while the other two brass musicians continue performing. — The foreground player briefly lowers his instrument beside the open music.
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In the United States, circa 1970, the foreground trombonist returns his mouthpiece to playing position beside two focused brass players. — The ensemble remains closely framed against sunlit and shaded greenery.
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