Exploring the world of music

Exploring the world of music [Videorecording] / a co-production of Pacific Street Films and Educational Film Center with Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Radio Telef�is �Eireann, Teleac/NOT. - S. Burlington, VT : Annenberg/CPB Project c1998. - 12 videocassettes (VHS)(ca. 360 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + faculty manual (104 p. ; 28 cm.) - Annenberg/CPB collection. .

1. Sound, music and the environment -- 2. The transformative power of music -- 3. Music and memory -- 4. Transmission: learning music -- 5. Rhythm -- 6. Melody -- 7. Timbre: the color of music -- 8. Texture -- 9. Harmony -- 10. Form: the shape of music -- 11. Composers and improvisors -- 12. Music and technology.

Series producers, Steven Fischler, Joel Sucher; producer/director, Martin D. Toub ; project director, Stephen Rabin. Series producers, Steven Fischler, Joel Sucher; producer/director, Martin D. Toub ; project director, Stephen Rabin.

Narrated by Fritz Weaver.

Shows how elements such as melody, rhythm, and texture can create an infinite variety of sounds and serve as expressions of culture. Includes rare archival footage and contemporary performances, and themes such as music and the environment, music as cultural memory, and how technology changes music.


VHS format.

157680092X (videocassettes) 078725567X (faculty manual)


Music.
Music appreciation.
Music and technology.