Taking note / BBC ; the Open University ; produced by Mags Noble.

Format Video (DVD)
Publication InfoPrinceton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, [©2006]
Description1 videodisc (25 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Subjects

Other author/creatorNoble, Mags, producer, director.
Other author/creatorRowland, David, 1939- host.
Other author/creatorRankin, Susan interviewee.
Other author/creatorGoodman, Roy conductor.
Other author/creatorWeir, Judith composer.
Other author/creatorBrandenburg Consort, performer.
Other author/creatorBritish Broadcasting Corporation.
Other author/creatorOpen University.
Other author/creatorFilms for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)
SeriesUnderstanding 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 noteOriginally produced for television in 1994.
General noteThis 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 detailsDVD-R.
Genre/formNonfiction films.
Publisher numberFFH 6319 Films for the Humanities & Sciences