| Description |
2 videodiscs (approximately 360 min.) : sound, color : 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (x, 79 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.) |
| Series |
Great courses. Music & fine arts. Music appreciation |
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Great courses (DVD). Music & fine arts.
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| Note |
Title from disc label. |
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"Course no. 7244." |
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"Smithsonian." |
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Closed captioned for the hearing impaired. |
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Contains 12 lectures; each lecture is approximately 30 minutes. |
| Contents |
Disc 1. Inheriting America's musical traditions -- American revolutionary and wartime music -- European empires and American music -- Minstrel shows and variety shows -- Music of American movement and dance -- Hymns, spirituals, and chants in America -- Disc 2. Brass bands, powwows, and folk festivals -- American music of politics and protest -- The banjo : an African gift to American music -- The roots of country music in America -- American piano, ragtime, and early jazz -- The musical gumbo of New Orleans. |
| Performer |
Professor Anthony Seeger, Curator and Director Emeritus, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. |
| Summary |
"Survey more than 200 years of musical sounds and styles that are inextricably linked with the spirit and history of the United States of America"--Container. |
| Subject |
Music -- United States -- History and criticism.
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Music appreciation.
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| Genre |
Lectures.
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Documentary films.
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Educational films.
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Nonfiction films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Seeger, Anthony, teacher.
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Teaching Company, production company.
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Smithsonian Institution, sponsoring body.
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| ISBN |
9781629978116 |
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1629978116 |
| Standard No. |
9781629978116 |
| Music No. |
ID7244A-01 Teaching Company (container) |
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PD7244A Teaching Company (discs) |
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PB7244A Teaching Company (guidebook) |
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