The Turn of the Century
As we move into the 20th century, music is in transition from Romanticism to Modernism, from self-expression to Realism-or to the attempt to escape from reality to bygone eras. Performers include James Galway and the Vienna Philharmonic under Bernstein, Bohm, and von Karajan. Contents include excerp...
| Other Authors: | Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Infobase. |
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
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New York, N.Y. :
Infobase,
[2012], c1982.
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1 streaming video file (60 min.) : sd., col, digital file. |
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Music in time.
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| Summary: |
As we move into the 20th century, music is in transition from Romanticism to Modernism, from self-expression to Realism-or to the attempt to escape from reality to bygone eras. Performers include James Galway and the Vienna Philharmonic under Bernstein, Bohm, and von Karajan. Contents include excerpts from: Puccini's Madama Butterfly; Debussy's Syrinx, La Mer; Mahler's Das Lied von der Erde; Schoenberg's Verklarte Nacht; Wagner's Prelude to Tristan und Isolde; Berg's String Quartet; Richard Strauss' Til Eulenspiegel, Salome; Mahler's Symphony No. 10. |
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Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on May 02, 2012. Films on Demand is distributed by Infobase for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware. Representative Musical: "The Mikado" (2:30) -- "Madame Butterfly" (6:22) -- Claude Debussy's "La Mer" (7:43) -- Gustav Mahler: Culture of the East (4:11) -- Arnold Schoenberg's "Transfigured Night" (6:50) -- Tonality and Atonality (0:55) -- Alvin Berg's "String Quartet" (5:46) -- Richard Strauss: "Til Eulenspiegel" (3:11) -- Richard Strauss: "Salome" (5:18) -- Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 10 (13:37) -- Credits: The Turn of the Century (1:15) Access requires authentication through Films on Demand. As we move into the 20th century, music is in transition from Romanticism to Modernism, from self-expression to Realism-or to the attempt to escape from reality to bygone eras. Performers include James Galway and the Vienna Philharmonic under Bernstein, Bohm, and von Karajan. Contents include excerpts from: Puccini's Madama Butterfly; Debussy's Syrinx, La Mer; Mahler's Das Lied von der Erde; Schoenberg's Verklarte Nacht; Wagner's Prelude to Tristan und Isolde; Berg's String Quartet; Richard Strauss' Til Eulenspiegel, Salome; Mahler's Symphony No. 10. 6 & up. Mode of access: Internet. System requirements: FOD playback platform. |
| Physical Description: |
1 streaming video file (60 min.) : sd., col, digital file. |
| Format: |
Mode of access: Internet. System requirements: FOD playback platform. |
| Audience: |
6 & up. |
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Access requires authentication through Films on Demand. |