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And the Band Played On
CBM 355
Describes the main instruments of the band and summarizes the
principles on which they work. Includes a brief history of band
music in America.
Instruments around the World
CBM 1467
Narrated by Andy Jackson.
The Voices of the Orchestra
CBM 224
Walter Damrosch discusses the human voice-the first musical
instrument. Illustrated with musical examples by Haydn, Schubert,
Handel, and Bach.
Ballad of the Brass
CBM 36
Introduction to brass instruments by members of the New York
BrassQuintet. Demonstration of each instrument also includes
discussion of theirhistory and versatility moderated by Thomas
Scherman.
Brass Instruments, Parts 1-2
CBM 310-311
Walter Damrosch reviews the history of brass instruments and
gives examples of ways composers have used them. Musical examples
include compositions by Mendelssohn, Bach, Mozart, Wagner, and
Meyerbeer.
Nuremberg: The Brass Makers
CBM 383, CBM 385
Discussion of Nuremberg's role as the center for production
of fine brass instruments; sacred and secular works by Nuremberg
composers Johann Staden and Johann Erasmus Kindermann, Johann
Pachelbel, Georg Kaspar Wecker, and Johann Krieger.
Opposites Attract
CBM 638
Musicians John Barrows and Vera Brodsky illustrate the
relationship of the piano to the French horn with many musical
examples.
Electronic Keyboards
CBM 1302
Vinnie Martucci discusses how to arrange music for
synthesizers in a variety of styles. Concentrates on bass parts,
rhythm sections, keyboard lead line parts, and overdubs. Teaches
how to combine these different sounds to make the finished sounds
of originally composed tunes or tunes written by others.
Glenn Gould on the Moog Synthesizer
CBM 244
Glenn Gould talks about the Moog synthesizer used in the
production of the recording Switched-on Bach. Includes interviews
with synthesizer performer Wendy Carlos and Canadian poet Jean Le
Moyne.
Good Vibrations
CBM 204
An anthropologist examines the evolution of music and musical
instruments. The discussion ranges from Bach to Moog
synthesizers and Muzak.
The Harp and the Piano
CBM 261
Lecture on the development and uses of the harp and the
piano. Musical examples include "The Waltz of the Flowers" from
Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite and a Hungarian rhapsody by Liszt.
The Immortal Piano
CBM 959
Intriguing story of the Siena pianoforte and its endurance
through misuse, abuse, and final restoration. Music of Debussy,
Bach, and Mozart is performed on it.
The Keyboard Instruments
CBM 250
Selections from Byrd, Scarlatti, Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms,
Debussy, and Bart¢k are used in tracing the evolution of keyboard
instruments.
Opposites Attract
CBM 638
Musicians John Barrows and Vera Brodsky illustrate the
relationship of the piano to the French horn with many musical
examples.
From Cave to Cavern
CBM 1464
James Blades discusses the history of percussion instruments.
Percussion Discussion
CBM 153
The New York Percussion Trio demonstrates a variety of
percussion instruments and their musical potential.
Percussion Instruments, Parts 1-2
CBM 210-211
Conductor and composer Walter Damrosch discusses the
importance of percussion music in cultural life and how
percussion instruments are used to define the intricate rhythms
of dances in various countries. Examples illustrate the
importance of percussion in the indigenous music of Africa,
Arabia, Mexico, and South America.
The Glory of Cremona
CBM 914
The story of 250 years of superb violin making is told
beginning with the Amati family and followed by Guarneri and
Stradivarius. Ruggiero Ricci plays the musical selections on
several instruments created by Antonio Stradivari, Joseph
Guarneri del Gesu, Andrea and Nicolo Amati, Carlo Bergonzi, and
Gasparo da Salo.
The Stradivarius
CBM 48
Members of the Stradivarius Society discuss the fine quality
and unique tone of Stradivarius instruments.
The String Instruments
CBM 223, 225
Walter Damrosch illustrates how the string instruments can
produce coloristic effects. Shows how the cello and double-bass
violin produce the baritone and basso equivalents of the human
voice.
String Orchestra
CBM 303
Three selections illustrating the changes in musical
composition for strings-Vivaldi's Concerto Grosso in D minor for
strings, Grieg's Last Spring, and Hanson's Concerto for organ,
strings, and harp.
The Violin in Mr. Greenstreet's Window
CBM 972
Fictional life story of a violin which was on display in a
pawnshop window.
Violins Old and New/Authenticity of Performance
CBM 1499
An investigation conducted by John Amis with Isaac Stern,
Pinchas Zucherman, Parikian, and Charles Beare. Four violins are
examined here: a Stradivarius, a Guarnerius, a 19th-century
French instrument and an English instrument made in 1975, which
won a competition for violin makers. An "authentic" performance
is one which seeks to reproduce the performing conditions and
style of the period when the music was written and to avoid
anachronisms. George Malcolm here explains what this involves and
the difficulties that might be encountered.
The Flute and the Harp
CBM 256
Edna Phillips explains, demonstrates, and compares one of the
first harps made with those used today. Flutist Samuel Baron
joins Phillips in performing pieces arranged for flute and harp.
Mr. Hohner's Amazing Harmonica
CBM 348
History of the harmonica, concentrating on the influence of
Matthias Hohner, who in 1857 produced the first modern
harmonicas.
Woodwind Quintet
CBM 304
Demonstrates the great variety of color and expressiveness in
a woodwind quintet of flute, clarinet, oboe, French horn, and
bassoon in works of Percy Grainger, Maurice Ravel, Philip James,
and Leo Sowerby. Narrated
by Walter Damrosch.
The Woodwinds, Parts 1-2
CBM 335-336
Walter Damrosch discusses and illustrates the history of
woodwind instruments and their relationship to the orchestra,
using Tchaikovsky's Symphony no. 5 and the second movement of
Schubert's C minor Symphony as examples.
The World of Woodwind
CBM 334
The New York Woodwind Quintet demonstrates and describes how
woodwind instruments are played. Narrated by Yehudi Menuhin.
Illustrated with numerous musical examples.
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Posted on 2010-08-25