Episode
Horizon: Concerto
Overview
This documentary by Horizon investigates new technology applied to music.
Details
- Series
- Horizon
- Season
- Season 26
- Episode
- Episode 9
- Air date
- 1989-03-06
- Runtime
- 60 min
Episode context
Concerto is Episode 9 in 1989 of Horizon. It aired on 1989-03-06. The runtime is 60 min.
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