Humor in music /
Part of a series of 10 videos (25 programs) on music for young people, presented by Leonard Bernstein.
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| Format: | Video VHS |
| Language: | English |
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[New York?] :
Sony Classical,
[1993]
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| Edition: | [Collector's ed.]. |
| Series: | Bernstein. Leonard, 1918-1990. Young people's concerts.
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| Summary: | Part of a series of 10 videos (25 programs) on music for young people, presented by Leonard Bernstein. In "Humor in music" (60 min.), Bernstein asks: Can music be funny? Of course it can, and this program shows the many delightful ways this can be true. Includes excerpts from Symphony no. 88 (Haydn), Classical symphony (Prokofieff), Symphony no. 1 (Mahler), "Polka" from The Golden Age (Shostakovich), Music for the Theatre (Copland), Symphony no. 4 (Brahms), and others. In "What is a melody?" (53 min.), Bernstein describes a tune as a piece of music you can hum or sing. Symphonic music often starts not with a tune, but with several shorter fragments, which are then woven into melody. An orchestra may also play two different melodies at the same time, yielding a fascinating tapestry of sound known as counterpoint. Includes excerpts from Prelude to Tristan and Isolde (Wagner), Symphony no. 40 (Mozart), Concert Music for Strings and Bass (Hindemith), and Symphony no. 4 (Brahms). |
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| Item Description: | "A presentation of the Leonard Bernstein Society, New York"--Container. Video version presented by Video Music Education, Inc. Originally broadcast on television on February 28, 1959, and December 21, 1962. Videorecording] ; What is a melody. |
| Physical Description: | 2 programs on 1 videocassette (113 min.) : sound, black and white ; 1/2 in. |
| Format: | VHS format. Dolby hi-fi, mono. |