| Description |
4 videodiscs (approximately 720 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 2 course guidebooks (54, 67 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm) |
| Series |
The great courses. Fine arts & music |
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Great courses (DVD). Music & fine arts.
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Great courses. Art & music.
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| System Details |
DVD. |
| Performer |
Lecturer: Robert Greenberg, San Francisco Performances. |
| Bibliography |
Guides include bibliographical references. |
| Summary |
For anyone wanting to master music's language, being able to read musical notation is a necessity. But this course, as Professor Greenberg notes, is a basic course, designed to introduce you to music's language in a way that is similar to the way you learned your own native language, by "discovering and exploring musical syntax through our ears-- by learning what the parts of musical speech sound like--rather than what they look like on paper." By sidestepping the necessity to read music, these lectures represent an extremely rare opportunity in musical education--an opportunity to experience a solid introduction to music theory's basics in a way that is not technically intimidating, yet provides a substantial grounding in the fundamentals--Publisher. |
| Contents |
pt. 1. disc 1. (lectures 1-4). Language of music ; Timbre, continued ; Timbre, part 3 ; Beat and tempo -- pt. 1. disc 2. (lectures 5-8) Meter, part 1 ; Meter, part 2 ; Pitch and mode, part 1 ; Pitch and mode, part 2 -- pt. 2. disc 3. (lectures 9-12). Intervals and tunings ; Tonality, key signature, and the circle of fifths ; Intervals revisited and expanded ; Melody -- pt. 2. disc 4. (lectures 13-16). Melody, continued ; Texture and harmony, part 1 ; Harmony, part 2 - function, tendency, and dominance ; Harmony, part 3 - progression, cadence, and modulation. |
| Note |
For specific features see interactive menu. |
| Subject |
Music -- Instruction and study -- Videodiscs.
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Music theory -- Videodiscs.
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Music appreciation -- Videodiscs.
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Musical analysis -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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| Genre |
Filmed lectures.
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Instructional films.
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Teaching Company.
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| ISBN |
1598032860 |
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9781598032864 |
| Music No. |
7261 Teaching Co. |
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PD7261-01--PD7261-02 Teaching Co. (discs) |
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7261-01--7261-02 Teaching Co. |
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