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"This program examines sound-waves: why some sounds are musical and others just noise, and the relationship of regularity or irregularity of vibration to the perception of musicality, as well as such non-scientific questions as the cultural content of musical perception."--Container.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Independent Communications Associates, British Broadcasting Corporation, Royal Institution of Great Britain, Films for the Humanities (Firm)
Other Authors: Taylor, Charles, 1922-2002, Johnson, Brian
Format: Video VHS
Language:English
Published: Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, [1990]
Series:Science and music.
Exploring music (Films for the Humanities (Firm)) ; 5.
Subjects:
Music > Acoustics and physics.
Sound-waves.
Musical perception.
Documentary films.
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Summary:"This program examines sound-waves: why some sounds are musical and others just noise, and the relationship of regularity or irregularity of vibration to the perception of musicality, as well as such non-scientific questions as the cultural content of musical perception."--Container.
Item Description:"Royal Institution 1989 Christmas Lectures."
"FFH 2310."
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videocassette (57 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Format:VHS format.
Production Credits:Executive producer, William Wollard ; associate producer, Richard Thomson ; camera supervisor, Barry Chaston ; production manager, Gabi Kabza.