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6701. Brahms (29:42)

Date:
1960
Summary:
A return to classical traditions may be considered the hallmark of Brahms' music, declares Professor Woodworth. Brahms himself is reputed to have said that music is a drama in which the only player...

6702. Schubert and Mendelssohn (29:28)

Date:
1960
Summary:
Moving deeply into the German romanticism of the 19th Century, the symphony grew as composers experimented with new methods of orchestration, and an increased expression of feeling and mood. Profes...

6703. Nationalism and the symphony (29:37)

Date:
1960
Summary:
As the 19th Century progressed and the spirit of nationalism increased, this new emotion began to affect music as much as other activities. Here Professor Woodworth shows the effect of this spirit ...

6704. New possibilities for co-existence (58:51)

Date:
1959
Summary:
The group will examine in depth the implications of coexistence between the Communist and the non-Communist worlds. What are the possibilities for lifting the Iron Curtain, increased trade? How irr...

6706. The classical first movement (29:38)

Date:
1960
Summary:
To begin a series on the symphony, states Professor Woodworth, one must start at the beginning, with the first movement of the piece. In the classical symphony, the first movement introduces all th...

6707. Walter Piston, Symphony no. 3 (29:39)

Date:
1960
Summary:
A third kind of American musical composition is the subject of this program. Contrasted with the strongly emotional and nationalistic music of Harris, or the attempts at a resolution of the nationa...

6708. Roy Harris : Symphony no. 3 (29:43)

Date:
1960
Summary:
In this program the new developments in American music are introduced through a study of Roy Harris' Symphony Number 3. Professor Woodworth interprets this music in terms of a growing American nati...

6709. Introduction to the 20th century (29:37)

Date:
1960
Summary:
As the 20th Century opened, symphonic composers faced, among other things, a conflict between nationalism and internationalism. Still nationalist in orientation, says Professor Woodworth, are compo...

6710. The grand plan (29:40)

Date:
1960
Summary:
"The understanding of music consists in the responding to music in its own terms." This quotation from music critic Thomas Serret is the keynote not only to this program but also to the whole serie...

6711. This question of color (55:07)

Date:
1965
Summary:
Talks about a new anti-discrimation bill going before Parliament. This episode is seen through the eyes, experiences and observations of Sha Jahan, 23 of Pakistan and Rudy Kizerman, a young British...

6712. The wind band in the classical orchestra (29:39)

Date:
1960
Summary:
Professor Woodworth demonstrates the importance to the composer of the various kinds of sounds made by different musical instruments. He uses the wind instruments as examples, drawing on members of...

6713. Beethoven : Eroica and Pastoral (29:45)

Date:
1960
Summary:
Professor Woodworth begins the program by declaring that Beethoven's "Eroica” and "Pastoral" Symphonies are examples of Whitman's line, "It is not the sounds alone that move, but their exquisite me...

6715. [John A. Robb Reels 11-12] (31:03)

Date:
unknown
Summary:
Reel 11 - 1953: Fall Lake - Burks, Hockerts, Loves; Christmas - Bess & Fleming Reel 12 - 1954: Elizabeth Ann 1 month; Easter; Kids swimming; Aunt Sis; Christine birthday; Plane trip Fremont; Lake -...

6717. Aujourd'hui nous visitons Paris (20:53)

Date:
1963
Summary:
Presents a tour of Paris, indicating points of interest and picturing Parisians as they go about their everyday tasks. Views Paris from atop the Eiffel Tower. Shows a diagram of the city and locate...

6719. The growth of motor behavior : in the first five years (11:21)

Date:
1945
Main contributors:
Arnold Gesell
Summary:
Traces the development of motor control from birth through the first five years. Indicates that the newborn baby is active but has no control over muscles, that gradually movements become more comp...

6722. IHSAA 1971 track and field meet (41:05)

Date:
1971
Summary:
Presents all the trials and events of the 1971 state track meet. Portrays the individual performers in action. Shows the awarding of medals and the trophy by the Board of Control and the Commissio...

6723. The development of musical ideas (29:39)

Date:
1960
Summary:
Professor Woodworth uses this program to introduce some general principles of musical composition, illustrating his remarks by examples from Haydn's Symphony Number 102. He explains how musical ide...

6724. Finale (29:42)

Date:
1960
Summary:
In this last program Professor Woodworth summarizes the points he has made in the course of the series. Then, as a climax to the study of the symphonic form, Professor Woodworth conducts the Cambri...

6725. The classical achievement (29:38)

Date:
1960
Summary:
This program is a summation of the first development of the symphony as conceived by Haydn, Mozart and the early Beethoven. The examples used to show this development include the Minuet and Trio of...

6726. The orchestra expanded (29:46)

Date:
1960
Summary:
The Cambridge Festival Orchestra joins Professor Woodworth in a consideration of the romantic expansion of the orchestra. The brass choir in Beethoven's hands developed tremendously, and this was p...

6728. Crime and delinquency (1:29:19)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Huston Smith interviews Dr. Bertram Beck and Dr. Margaret Mead at the American Museum of Natural History, on the subject of our country’s alarming rise in violence and deviant behavior. Are other c...

6729. The cerebral palsied child (1:00:45)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Discusses the special problems faced by the child with cerebral palsy and explains how physical disability, psychological problems, mental subnormality, and the great number of clinical types adds ...

6730. Bring the World to the Classroom (19:54)

Date:
1938
Main contributors:
ERPI Classroom Films, Inc.; Encyclopaedia Britannica Films Inc.
Summary:
Promotes the catalog of ERPI Classroom Films to educators, presenting excerpts from dozens of films with narration extolling their effectiveness (ERPI Classroom Films was the predecessor to Encylop...

6731. Building a bomber : a defense report on film (19:10)

Date:
1941
Main contributors:
United States. Office for Emergency Management
Summary:
"Step-by-step manufacture and assembly of the B-26 medium bomber in the Glenn Martin plant at Baltimore."--War Films, Bulletin of the Extension Division, Indiana University, February, 1943.

6732. Canada Unlimited (15:20)

Date:
1950
Main contributors:
See Other Contributors
Summary:
Follows the Young family in the process of becoming naturalized Canadians. Discusses the opportunities they may expect in a country which is important as a producer of grain, iron ore, uranium, al...

6733. Canals: Towpaths West (16:54)

Date:
1963
Main contributors:
Indiana U Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
[motion picture] Portrays the need for improvements in transportation as the U.S. spread westward, and outlines the development of a network of canals to supplement existing river and highway trans...

6735. Summer 1970 - Cohen's Farm (05:49)

Date:
1970
Main contributors:
Edward R. Feil; Edward G. Feil; Ken Feil
Summary:
Eddie, Kenny, and other children go on a hay ride ; the family eats at a picnic table and goes swimming in a pond. The farm belongs to the Cohens, neighbors and family friends of the Feils.

6737. The Winged Bequest (1:30:46)

Date:
1955
Main contributors:
Edward Feil Productions
Summary:
Shows how the librarians at the Cleveland Public Library select and distribute books to "shut-ins" in their area. Librarians are followed as they visit persons confined to their homes or residing i...

6740. Seattle 1972 (03:10)

Date:
1972
Main contributors:
Edward R. Feil
Summary:
Home movie of a trip to Seattle. Primarily shows a harbor cruise aboard the "Sightseer" and views of Seattle's skyline.

6744. Party 1975 (08:17)

Date:
1975
Main contributors:
Edward R. Feil; Helen Kahn Weil; Julius Weil
Summary:
Home movie of a birthday party for Naomi's mother, Helen Kahn Weil, at the Ed Feil home. The adults eat at the dining room table while the children eat at smaller tables. Helen is presented with a ...

6745. Marge the Blamer (17:22)

Date:
1988
Main contributors:
Edward Feil Productions; Edward R. Feil; Naomi Feil
Summary:
Teaches empathy for abrasive, elderly people who blame others for their losses. Aims to reduce burn-out for those who care for them.