The Unanswered Question III : Musical Semantics

The Unanswered Question III : Musical Semantics (1976)

January 11th, 19762h 23min

Documentary, Music
90%

Overview

This series comprised six lectures on music, which cumulatively took the title of a work by Charles Ives, The Unanswered Question. Bernstein drew analogies to other disciplines, such as poetry, aesthetics, and especially linguistics, hoping to make these lectures accessible to an audience with limited or no musical experience, while maintaining an intelligent level of discourse: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" this lecture focuses exclusively on the "musical" version of meaning.


Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!

Trailer

Similar Movies

Velvet Goldmine

Velvet Goldmine


Released on: 1998-08-28
Drama, Music

Almost a decade since larger-than-life glam-rock enigma Brian Slade disappeared from public eye, an ...

Snah Morfar: Over Before It Began

Snah Morfar: Over Before It Began


Released on: 2025-10-24
Documentary, Music

A "beneath the surface" look at the story of the band Snah Morfar, how it came to be, and how it all...

Cacaso

Cacaso


Released on: 2016-04-10
Documentary

Cacaso, a Brazilian poet, lived in Rio de Janeiro. Born Antonio Carlos de Brito (1944-1987) he was o...

Swallowtail Butterfly

Swallowtail Butterfly


Released on: 1996-09-14
Drama, Crime, Music, Science Fiction

The struggles of a group of outcasts living in "Yentown", in an alternate-future Japan.

General Gramophone

General Gramophone


Released on: 1978-02-11
Music, Drama, War

Halit Berati, a virtuoso clarinet player, is invited by the Italians to record his music, which is t...

Mi Vida Me Pasa

Mi Vida Me Pasa


Released on: 2024-08-14
Documentary, Music

Arturo Urbiola, independent singer/songwriter, talks about the influence music has had on his life, ...

Manic Magic: a Poem in Four Parts

Manic Magic: a Poem in Four Parts


Released on: 2025-02-04
Documentary, Music, Fantasy

A poem about mania written by Omar Zefier. His second film.

Eric Clapton Unplugged… Over 30 Years Later

Eric Clapton Unplugged… Over 30 Years Later


Released on: 2025-01-27
Documentary, Music

This special aims to commemorate and celebrate Clapton's groundbreaking unplugged performance, offer...

The Girl of the Mountains

The Girl of the Mountains


Released on: 1974-03-09
Drama, Music

An unbaptized woman is killed because of the regressive mentality existing in the mountains of north...

When the Masks are Taken Off

When the Masks are Taken Off


Released on: 1975-07-28
Comedy, Music

A satirical anthology film transforms popular humorous and sarcastic stage songs into standalone vig...

Iggy Pop - Live At Montreux Jazz Festival 2023

Iggy Pop - Live At Montreux Jazz Festival 2023


Released on: 2025-01-25
Music

Iggy Pop’s ‘explosive performance’ (NME) at the revered Montreux Jazz Festival in 2023 is now availa...

Concert of 1936

Concert of 1936


Released on: 1978-04-22
Music, Drama, History

In 1936, two female artists (a singer and a pianist) visit the city of Lushnja, which was very conse...

Paskong Pasko

Paskong Pasko


Released on: 2023-12-19
Drama, Music

A man struggles to find solace in isolation in a supposed time of joy and festivity - Christmas

Blur: Live on MTV Most Wanted

Blur: Live on MTV Most Wanted


Released on: 1994-04-13
Music

Blur playing two hits, in less than 10 minutes

Hoshimachi Suisei Nippon Budokan Live "SuperNova"

Hoshimachi Suisei Nippon Budokan Live "SuperNova"


Released on: 2025-02-01
Music

Suisei will hold her solo concert at Japan’s prestigious Nippon Budokan on February 1, 2025, fulfill...

Aus dem Takt

Aus dem Takt


Released on: 2017-01-01
Documentary

BoA FIRST LIVE TOUR 2003 -VALENTI-

BoA FIRST LIVE TOUR 2003 -VALENTI-


Released on: 2003-04-03
Music

BoA FIRST LIVE TOUR 2003 -VALENTI- is BoA's second Japanese DVD. It contains songs from her album se...

The B-52's: 1982 US Festival

The B-52's: 1982 US Festival


Released on: 2024-11-29
Music

The B-52's recorded live at the 1982 US Festival.

Jean Genet: Saint, martyr et poète

Jean Genet: Saint, martyr et poète


Released on: 1975-07-07
Documentary

Poetic stroll in the work of Jean Genet.

The Doors

The Doors


Released on: 1991-03-01
Music, Drama, History

The story of the famous and influential 1960s rock band and its lead singer and composer, Jim Morris...