Other editions of book Young People's Concerts

From 1958 through 1973, Leonard Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic thrilled audiences with wonderful concert experiences presented in a sparkling music-with-commentary format: the Young People's Concerts. Viewed nationwide on CBS television, and eventually telecast around the world, the Young People's Concerts turned an entire generation into music lovers. Broadcast to millions in America and abroad, the immensely popular Young People's Concerts was the winner of multiple Emmy, Peabody and Edison awards. Now this national treasure is finally available on VHS videocassette. Twenty-five Young People's Concerts on ten VHS videocassettes in a deluxe slipcase: What Does Music Mean? What Makes Music Symphonic? What Is Classical Music? What Is Orchestration? What is Melody? What Is a Concerto? Humor in Music What Is American Music What Is Sonata Form? What Is a Mode? Who is Gustav Mahler? Jazz in the Concert Hall A Tribute to Sibelius Berlioz Takes a Trip Two Ballet Birds What Is Impressionism? The Sound of an Orchestra Musical Atoms: A Study of Intervals

On January 18, 1958, the Columbia Broadcasting Corporation aired the first of Leonard Bernstein's 53 Young People's Concerts with the New York Philharmonic. So successful were these performance lessons that they ran for over a decade on television. This book brings back into print a classic collection of the best of the best of these Emmy and Peabody Award-winning lectures. A total of 15 lectures are presented here in full. Here is the century's most unique musician and teacher, explaining beautifully and clearly the joy of music in a way that grasps the attention of all. Every aspect of music is so cleverly presented that everyone, regardless of age, culture, or educational background, will enjoy and understand it.