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Leonard Bernstein at Harvard : "the unanswered question" : Norton lectures, 1973 / an Amberson Video production in cooperation with WGBH-TV, Boston ; written by Leonard Bernstein ; producer, Douglas Smith ; Clark Santee, director.

Format Video (DVD)
Publication InfoWest Long Branch, Nj : Kultur, [2002], ©1992.
Description6 videodiscs (793 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Subject(s)
Music--Philosophy and aesthetics.
Music appreciation.
Music--Acoustics and physics.
Symbolism in music.
Serialism (Music)
Twelve-tone system.
Other author/creatorBernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990 speaker.
Other author/creatorWager, Michael, 1925-2011 speaker.
Other author/creatorKollo, René, 1937- performer.
Other author/creatorTroyanos, Tatiana performer.
Other author/creatorKrause, Tom, performer.
Other author/creatorFlagello, Ezio performer.
Other author/creatorHarvard Glee Club, performer.
Other author/creatorBoston Symphony Orchestra performer.
Other author/creatorWiener Philharmoniker performer.
Other author/creatorAmberson Video, Inc.
Other author/creatorWGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.)
Other author/creatorKultur International Films.
Portion of title Unanswered question
Portion of title Norton lectures, 1973
Variant title Subtitle on slipcase: Six talks at Harvard by Leonard Bernstein
Series Charles Eliot Norton lectures ; 1973. ^A313766
Contents lecture 1. Musical phonology (104 min.) -- lecture 2. Musical syntax (95 min.) -- lecture 3. Musical semantics (142 min.) -- lecture 4. The delights and dangers of ambiguity (142 min.) -- lecture 5. The twentieth century crisis (133 min.) -- lecture 6. The poetry of earth (177 min.)
Abstract Bernstein explores the aesthetic origins and directions of music, touching upon concepts and visualizations from such fields as poetry, linguistics, and physics; includes musical performances.
General noteIssued as 6 discs in 3 containers.
General noteKultur: D1570 (D1451, D1453, D1455).
CreditsMichael Ritchie, camera director.
Performer Leonard Bernstein, lecturer, conductor. On 6th lecture: Oedipus Rex (Stravinsky): Michael Wager, speaker ; René Kollo, Tatiana Troyanos, Tom Krause, Ezio Flagello, soloists ; Harvard Glee Club. On 5th lecture: Symphony no. 9 (Mahler): Vienna Philharmonic. All other performances: Boston Symphony Orchestra.
Date/time/place of a event noteRecorded at Harvard University, Oct.-Nov., 1973, when Bernstein was Charles Eliot Norton Professor of Poetry.
Technical detailsDVD; orchestral performances in stereo.
Terms of use"For private use only"--container.
LanguageSpoken in English; 6th lecture includes sung portion in Latin.
Genre/formDocumentary television programs.
Genre/formNonfiction television programs.
Genre/formTelevision lectures.
Other titleMusical phonology.
Other titleMusical syntax.
Other titleMusical semantics.
Other titleDelights and dangers of ambiguity.
Other titleTwentieth century crisis.
Other titlePoetry of earth.
ISBN0769715702
ISBN9780769715704
UPC 032031157095
Publisher numberD1570 Kultur
Publisher numberD1451 Kultur
Publisher numberD1453 Kultur
Publisher numberD1455 Kultur

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