Part 8: Sound or Unsound

Summary The post-war exploration of music, impelled by the LP, the transistor radio and the television, has taken Western music beyond early jazz into folk, rock and electronic music. Yet as old rules are questioned, man clings to the forms of music that will always remain rooted in the deepest instincts of his nature. Yehudi Menuhin examines the divergent trends in music following World War II: Bela Bartok's arrangements of traditional folk tunes; Oscar Peterson's jazz improvisations; John Cage's exploration of random sound; and the Beatles' impact as "pop idols" on an entire generation.

S1.E8 ∙ Part 8: Sound or Unsound

Directed : Unknown

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Stars : Yehudi Menuhin The Toronto Symphony Orchestra Andrew Davis James DePreist

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Genres : Music Documentary

Countries of origin : United States Canada

Language : English

Production companies : Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) Ontario Educational Communications Authority (OECA) Mississippi Educational Television

Summary The post-war exploration of music, impelled by the LP, the transistor radio and the television, has taken Western music beyond early jazz into folk, rock and electronic music. Yet as old rules are questioned, man clings to the forms of music that will always remain rooted in the deepest instincts of his nature. Yehudi Menuhin examines the divergent trends in music following World War II: Bela Bartok's arrangements of traditional folk tunes; Oscar Peterson's jazz improvisations; John Cage's exploration of random sound; and the Beatles' impact as "pop idols" on an entire generation.

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Genres : Music Documentary

Countries of origin : United States Canada

Language : English

Production companies : Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) Ontario Educational Communications Authority (OECA) Mississippi Educational Television

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