Code & cypher the secret language of music

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Date
1992
Summary
Schumann, Brahms, Elgar and many other composers used the tonal equivalent of letters as the framework of their themes and harmonies. Eric Sams offers a string quartet on the notes BEER and CABBAGE to clarify the point.
Contributor
Target, Simon
Publishers
Central Productions; Films for the Humanities (Firm)
Subjects
European Culture; British Culture; English Culture; Performing Arts, Music; Music; Musical analysis; Composition (Music); Music theory
Locations
Europe; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; England
Collection
Films@UM
Unit
Distinctive Media Collections
Language
English
Rights Statement
In Copyright
Terms of Use
Access is restricted to patrons at the University of Maryland.
Physical Description
51 minutes; color
Notes
Access
Access condition: campus-only.
Creation/Production Credits
Presenter, Eric Sams. Cameras, Gerry Pinches, Kevin Latimer, Molly Dineen ; editor, Michael Mulliner.
Other Identifiers
Filename: lms-090025; Fedora 2 PID: umd:1499; Handle Identifier: hdl:1903.1/882; OCLC: ocm27196352; Catalog Key: alephsys002017628; Catalog Key: FFH 3105

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