The Unanswered Question - Six Talks at Harvard by Leonard Bernstein — Season 1, Episode 3: Musical Semantics
142 min • 1 season, 6 episodes
Episode synopsis
Semantics is the study of meaning in language, and Bernstein's third lecture, "musical semantics", accordingly, is Bernstein's first attempt to explain meaning in music. Although Bernstein defines musical semantics as "meaning, both musical and extramusical" (p. 9) this lecture focuses exclusively on the "musical" version of meaning.
About The Unanswered Question - Six Talks at Harvard by Leonard Bernstein
The 1973 Norton Lectures by Leonard Bernstein, presented at his alma mater Harvard University, explores all types of music, including: folk music, pop songs, symphonies, tonal and atonal works; all taught by legendary master composer and conductor, Leonard Bernstein.