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New! Broadway Goes Hollywood: Musical Comedy in American Cinema
Item# 40694
© 2008
52 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-61616-276-4
DVD ISBN: 978-1-61616-275-7
Beginning with the release of The Jazz Singer in 1927, this program provides a detailed look inside that most distinctly American of film traditions, the musical comedy. Interviews with dancer Cyd Cha...
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Notations: A Composer's Response to Crisis
Item# 40452
© 2008
144 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-60825-989-2
DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-60825-990-8
In 1802, Beethoven faced the prospect of becoming deaf. But instead of causing defeat, that crisis triggered a season of transcendent creativity that changed the course of music history. In this progr...
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Genres in Music: From Handel to Hip-Hop
Item# 40223
© 2008
22 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-60825-452-1
DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-60825-453-8
Throughout history, musicians and musical works have reflected the fashion, culture, and social attitudes of their times. Music today is more diversified than ever, from the megahits of teen pop stars...
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Inside a Recording Studio
Item# 40224
© 2008
26 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-60825-454-5
DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-60825-455-2
Singers and band members get all the attention, but the technicians and producers who work inside a recording studio are just as important to the creation of a great song. This program introduces view...
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An Introduction to Composing
Item# 40222
© 2008
26 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-60825-450-7
DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-60825-451-4
How do musicians find the inspiration to create? Do most songwriters come up with lyrics first, or music? What does it mean to be a composer in today's high-tech world? This program addresses question...
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La Paloma: The History and Mystery of the World's Most Popular Song
Item# 40164
© 2008
52 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-60825-403-3
DVD ISBN: 978-1-60825-404-0
In Zanzibar they play it at the end of weddings, in Romania at the end of funerals, in Mexico as a protest song, and in Germany as a sailor's lament. Written a century and a half ago by Sebastian Irad...
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Argentina: Chamame Crudo-in Spanish
Item# 39528
© 2007
55 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-60467-324-1
DVD ISBN: 978-1-60467-325-8
Many point to Corrientes, a center of musical culture, as the birthplace of the original Chamame. This program focuses on performances of the following songs: "Chamame Crudo," "Mi Pueblo, Mi Casa, Mi...
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El Corrido Mexicano: Musica y Cuernos de Chivo-in Spanish
Item# 39526
© 2007
56 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-60467-320-3
DVD ISBN: 978-1-60467-321-0
In existence for more than a century, the Mexican corrido-or musica de la frontera, as it has also come to be known-continues to be met with enthusiasm on both sides of the Mexico/U.S. border. Filmed...
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El Corrido Mexicano: Musica y Cuernos de Chivo-in Spanish with English Subtitles
Item# 39529
© 2007
57 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-60467-316-6
DVD ISBN: 978-1-60467-317-3
In existence for more than a century, the Mexican corrido-or musica de la frontera, as it has also come to be known-continues to be met with enthusiasm on both sides of the Mexico/U.S. border. Filmed...
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Santiago de Cuba: Luchando por la Vida-in Spanish
Item# 39527
© 2007
61 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-60467-322-7
DVD ISBN: 978-1-60467-323-4
The vibrant and eclectic cultural mix of Santiago de Cuba is obvious in the music of Cuba's second-largest city. This program spotlights performances of the following songs: "Pin Pon," by Ecos del Tiv...
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