Chapter 6—How Music Works, Part IV: Texture and Form

Audiovisual Resources

The following audiovisual items are of particular relevance to this chapter. Portions or complete versions of these productions may be available via VOD (Video on Demand) providers as well as in their conventional DVD or VHS formats. Please see the Chapter 2 “Audiovisual Resources” section of this Online Learning Center for an extensive list of VOD providers.

Texture. 1999. Pacific Street Films and Educational Film Center. Annenberg Media. VHS and DVD. Available as streaming video from the Annenberg/CPB web site: http://www.learner.org/resources/series105.html. 30 mins.

Examines texture in Japanese shakuhachi, Trinidadian steel band, Bosnian ganga, West African percussion, and modern Australian choral music. This is part eight of the Exploring the World of Music series of twelve 30-minute programs.

Form: The Shape of Music. 1999. Pacific Street Films and Educational Film Center. Annenberg Media. VHS and DVD. Available as streaming video from the Annenberg/CPB web site: http://www.learner.org/resources/series105.html. 30 mins.

Examines form in the traditional Western sonata, improvisational jazz, traditional Japanese music, West African music, American gospel, and Irish fiddle tunes. This is part nine of the Exploring the World of Music series of twelve 30-minute programs.