Title:
America's musical heritage.
ISBN:
9781629978116
Publication Information:
Chantilly, VA : The Great Courses, [2020]
Physical Description:
2 videodiscs (360 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note:
Contains 12 lectures; each lecture is approximately 30 minutes.
"Smithsonian."
"Course no. 7244."
DVD.
Contents:
Disc 1. Inheriting America's musical traditions -- American revolutionary and wartime music -- European empires and American music -- Minstrel shows and variety shows -- Music of American movement and dance -- Hymns, spirituals, and chants in America -- Disc 2. Brass bands, powwows, and folk festivals -- American music of politics and protest -- Banjo : an African gift to American music -- Roots of country music in America -- American piano, ragtime, and early jazz -- Musical gumbo of New Orleans.
Summary:
Professor Anthony Seeger teaches viewers how to listen to the music of America with new ears. Produced in collaboration with Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, proprietor of the vast treasury of American vernacular music, these twelve lectures explore more than 200 years of music from trailblazers like Scott Joplin, the Memphis Jug Band, Woody Guthrie, and many others.
Added Author:
Performer:
Professor Anthony Seeger, Curator and Director Emeritus, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings.
OCLC Number:
on1132814097
Availability:
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