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Marsalis on music

Title
Marsalis on music [videorecording] / written by Wynton Marsalis ; from the Tanglewood Music Center ; Peter Gelb, Pat Jaffe, executive producers ; directed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg ; a Sony Classical Film & Video production in association with BBC ... [et al.].
Author
Marsalis, Wynton, 1961-
Publication
New York, NY : Sony Classical Film & Video, c1995.

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vol. 4Moving imageUse in library VCASS 308 vol. 4Off-site
vol. 3Moving imageUse in library VCASS 308 vol. 3Off-site
vol. 2Moving imageUse in library VCASS 308 vol. 2Off-site
vol. 1Moving imageUse in library VCASS 308 vol. 1Off-site

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Additional Authors
  • Gelb, Peter.
  • Jaffe, Pat.
  • Lindsay-Hogg, Michael.
  • Ma, Yo-Yo, 1955-
  • Haywood, Randall.
  • Inouye, Mark.
  • Docter, Kari.
  • Hersh, Julian.
  • Morsches, Jennifer.
  • Ozawa, Seiji, 1935-
  • Tanglewood Music Center.
  • Wynton Marsalis Jazz Orchestra. prf
  • Tanglewood Music Center. Orchestra. prf
  • Tanglewood Music Center. Wind Band. prf
  • Wynton Marsalis Trio. prf
  • Liberty Brass Band. prf
  • Sony Classical Film & Video.
  • British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service.
Description
4 videocassettes (ca. 54 min. ea.) : sd., col.; 1/2 in.
Summary
"Marsalis on music" is the young people's series for our time. Conceived and written by Wynton Marsalis, the most popular and acclaimed musician of his generation, and a distinguished jazz performer as well. This four part series covers the basics of music appreciation. To explore these fundamentals, Marsalis has created a unique dialogue between the students of the Tanglewood Music Center, guest performers and ensembles. Group and solo performances, a live audience, imaginative graphics and visual effects, computer animation, and even basket ball are all used to teach and inspire a new generation of young music lovers and their families.
Uniform Title
Marsalis on music (Television program)
Alternative Title
  • Why toes tap
  • Tackling the monster.
  • Sousa to Satchmo.
  • Listening for clues.
  • Marsalis on rhythm.
  • Marsalis on practicing.
  • Marsalis on the jazz band.
  • Marsalis on form.
Subjects
Note
  • Sony Classical Film & Video: SHV 66488; SHV 66312; SHV 66490; SHV 66489.
Event (note)
  • Filmed at the Tanglewood Music Center in Massachusetts; originally produced for television in 1995.
System Details (note)
  • VHS, hi-fi, stereo.
Contents
Why toes tap : Marsalis on rhythm (Wynton Marsalis Jazz Orchestra ; Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra ; Seiji Ozawa, conductor) -- Tackling the monster : Marsalis on practicing (Yo-Yo Ma, cello ; Wynton Marsalis Jazz Trio ; Randall Haywood, trumpet ; Tanglewood Music Center students: Mark Inouye, trumpet; Kari Docter, Julian Hersh, Jennifer Morsches, cellos) -- Sousa to Satchmo : Marsalis on the jazz band (Liberty Brass Band ; Tanglewood Music Center Wind Band ; Mark Inouye, cornet ; Seiji Ozawa, conductor) -- Listening for clues : Marsalis on form (Wynton Marsalis Jazz Orchestra ; Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra ; Seiji Ozawa, conductor).
OCLC
35060095
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library