Leonard Bernstein: Young People's Concerts | What is Melody? (Part 1 of 4)

What is Melody?

Aired date: Dec 21, 1962

Plot: Bernstein discusses the different forms melody can take, including tune, theme, motive, melodic line and musical phrase. He illustrates by conducting the orchestra in excerpts from Tchaikovsky, Wagner, Hindemith, and Brahms.

For full script: http://leonardbernstein.com/ypc_script_what_is_melody.htm

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Music Appreciation
• Classical Music
• Young People's Concerts
• YPC
• New York Philharmonic
• Children's Education

[hovtakeover]

@azkeyz Your exactly the type of soul/person bernstein would have hated someone who does not want to share knowledge, i just went in your channel and viewed all the intresting videos, like the one about 7th chords

[azkeyz]

I feel I shall go quite mad if I listen to Leonard anymore , especialy if he keeps saying the words thaikovsky was a melodic genius.

not just because there is no such rank as genius on any IQ test only the rank of savant.

but that he's right about the 1 2 3 situation.

[azkeyz]

I hope with all my soul that nobody watches this so that I will be one up on them at every turn.

[Synthnerd11]

Thank you so much for uploading these. I used to love showing this to classes before my DVD corrupted itself. LB's articulation and explanation of all things melodic is just excellent and no less relevant today. Cheers