Taking note / BBC ; the Open University ; produced by Mags Noble.
| Format | Video (DVD) |
| Publication Info | Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, [©2006] |
| Description | 1 videodisc (25 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Noble, Mags, producer, director. |
| Other author/creator | Rowland, David, 1939- host. |
| Other author/creator | Rankin, Susan interviewee. |
| Other author/creator | Goodman, Roy conductor. |
| Other author/creator | Weir, Judith composer. |
| Other author/creator | Brandenburg Consort, performer. |
| Other author/creator | British Broadcasting Corporation. |
| Other author/creator | Open University. |
| Other author/creator | Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm) |
| Series | Understanding music Understanding music. UNAUTHORIZED |
| Abstract | Demonstrates the importance of notation in the history, performance, and composition of music in the western European tradition. Music historian Susan Rankin traces the origins and development of western notation, violinist Roy Goodman explains some of the limits of notation, with special reference to his preparation for a performance of Corelli's Concerto in D major, op. 6, no. 4, and composer Judith Weir discusses significant developments in notation since Corelli's day, making specific reference to the various stages of one of her compositions. |
| General note | "Understanding music: elements, techniques & styles"--Series title on packaging. |
| General note | Originally produced for television in 1994. |
| General note | This disc is a recorded DVD and may not play on all DVD players or drives. |
| Performer | Presented by David Rowland ; with Susan Rankin, Roy Goodman, and Judith Weir. |
| Technical details | DVD-R. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction films. |
| Publisher number | FFH 6319 Films for the Humanities & Sciences |