What is sonata form? /
Three lectures by Bernstein, with some examples played on the piano by Bernstein and other examples played by the orchestra as he conducts. Part of a series of 10 videos (25 programs) on music for young people.
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| Format: | Video VHS |
| Language: | English |
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[New York?] :
Sony Classical,
[1993]
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| Edition: | [Collector's ed.]. |
| Series: | Bernstein. Leonard, 1918-1990. Young people's concerts.
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| Summary: | Three lectures by Bernstein, with some examples played on the piano by Bernstein and other examples played by the orchestra as he conducts. Part of a series of 10 videos (25 programs) on music for young people. In "What Is Sonata Form?" (54 min.), Leonard Bernstein analyzes the principles of form in music, pointing out that the sonata form is really an expansion of the basic three-part form found in popular tunes and in the da capo aria. He discusses the basic key relationships of the sonata form, with musical illustrations. Includes excerpts from Symphony no. 41 "Jupiter" (Mozart), Piano Sonata in C Major (Mozart), Classical Symphony (Prokofieff), "And I Love Her" (Lennon & McCartney), and Carmen (Bizet). With Veronica Tyler, soprano. In "The Sound of an Orchestra" (54 min.), Bernstein illustrates the principle that the sound of an orchestra is not always the same, but must express the characteristic styles, textures, and colors of the music of different composers and nationalities, throughout all periods of music history. Includes excerpts from Symphony no. 88 (Haydn), Symphony no. 1 (Brahms), Iberia (Debussy), L'histoire du Soldat (Stravinsky), An American in Paris (Gershwin), and Rodeo (Copland). In "What Is a Mode?" (54 min.), Bernstein defines a mode as a special kind of scale with the half tones and whole tones in different places than found in major or minor scales. He traces the use of modes from ancient times to contemporary popular music and includes musical examples which are performed, analyzed, and discussed. Includes Fêtes (Debussy), "Polonais" from Boris Godunov (Mussorgsky), and "Danzón" from Fancy Free (Bernstein). |
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| Item Description: | "A presentation of the Leonard Bernstein Society, New York"--Container. Video version presented by Video Music Education, Inc. Originally broadcast on television on Nov. 6, 1964; Dec. 14, 1965; Nov. 23, 1966. First two programs are b&w; third program is col. Videorecording] ; The sound of an orchestra ; What is a mode. |
| Physical Description: | 3 programs on 1 videocassette (162 min.) : sound, black and white and color ; 1/2 in. |
| Format: | VHS format. Dolby hi-fi, mono. |