The Music of man. Program 6, The parting of the ways /
In America, the synthesis of cultures and musical forms created a new music: the songs of Stephen Foster, the rags of Scott Joplin, the marches of John Philip Sousa. Concert hall melodramas and parlor pianos were the rage of the Victorian era. Musical tastes in popular music were influenced by sheet...
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| Format: | Video VHS |
| Language: | English |
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[Chicago, Ill.] :
Home Vision,
1987.
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| Summary: | In America, the synthesis of cultures and musical forms created a new music: the songs of Stephen Foster, the rags of Scott Joplin, the marches of John Philip Sousa. Concert hall melodramas and parlor pianos were the rage of the Victorian era. Musical tastes in popular music were influenced by sheet music, the movies and the phonograph. In Europe the old conventions were fragmented under the impact of Debussy, Strauss and Mahler and Stravinsky. |
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| Item Description: | VHS format. 5MM-602. 5MM-601. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videocassette (57 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in. |
| Audience: | High school students through adults. Music |
| Production Credits: | Photography, Kenneth Gregg, John Seale ; film editors, Paul Nikolich, David Knight. |