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Music Videos: A Filmography

The films listed below are documentary, instructional, biographical, feature, and other performance films related to music. Materials concentrating on opera and ballet are listed in a separate filmography. The films are available in the Video Viewing Area, in the basement of Hunt Library. The material can be viewed in the Viewing Area, for educational purposes, by any holder of a current CMU photo I.D. or can be scheduled for classroom use by a faculty member. Further information on each video is available through Cameo, the on-line library catalog.

1776
Hunt
1972 180 min. Color
Film version of the musical play, with music and lyrics by Sherman Edwards. Produced by Jack L. Warner. Musical direction by Ray Heindorf with choreography by Onna White. Stars William Daniels, Howard Da Silva, Ken Howard, Donald Madden, and Blythe Danner. Restored version.
791.45 S4973a DISC/LBX

20,000 Cheers for the Chain Gang
Mack
1933 20 min. B&W
Vitaphone short film featuring musical performances by the Pickens Sisters and the "Vitaphone Boys and Girls".
791.45 V837 DISC

245 Days
Plympton
1989 4 min. Color
Peter Himmelman music video, animated by Bill Plympton.
791.45 P738 DVD

25 x 5: Continuing Adventures of the Rolling Stones
1989 130 min. Color
Documentary tracing the history of the Rolling Stones. Includes rare interviews, live performances, and scenes of their private lives.
781.66 75ta DISC

25 x 5: Continuing Adventures of the Rolling Stones
1989 130 min. Color
Documentary tracing the history of the Rolling Stones. Includes rare interviews, live performances, and scenes of their private lives.
781.66 R75t VHS

32 Short Films About Glenn Gould
Girard
1993 94 min. Color
A compilation of 32 short films exploring the life and career of Glenn Gould.
791.45 T4472 VHS

42nd. Street
Bacon
1933 89 min. B&W
Screen musical comedy with music and lyrics by Al Dubin, screenplay by Rian James and James Seymour, choreography by Busby Berkeley; with Ruby Keeler, Warner Baxter, Dick Powell, and Ginger Rogers.
791.45 F7454 DISC

60 Channels
Bajrech
1999 8 min. Color
Documentary featuring pop musician "The Angel", featuring several of her compositions.
791.45 I592 DVD

Adventures of an *
Hubley / Hubley
1957 10 min. Color
Music by Benny Carter, featuring soloist Lionel Hampton.
791.45 V975 VHS

Alberta Hunter
1982 58 min. Color
Concert performance at the Smithsonian. Includes a variety of jazz selections, all sung by Ms. Hunter, with piano and bass accompaniment.
785.42092 H945 VHS

All Girl Revue
1939 8 min. B&W
Vitaphone short film featuring a performance by an all-female group of musicians.
791.45 V837 DISC

All Star Vaudeville
1935 11 min. B&W
Vitaphone short film featuring Chinese acrobats and musical performances by Blossom Seeley and Benny Fields, Pat Rooney and Pat Rooney Jr., and the Runaway Four.
791.45 V837 DISC

All That Jazz
Fosse
1979 123 min. Color
Film written by Robert Alan Aurthur and Bob Fosse. Dance numbers are choreographed by Bob Fosse; music supervised and conducted by Ralph Burns; with Roy Schneider, Jessica Lange, Ann Reinking, Leland Palmer, and Ben Vereen.
791.45 A4162 VHS

All That Jazz
Fosse
1979 123 min. Color
Film written by Robert Alan Aurthur and Bob Fosse. Dance numbers are choreographed by Bob Fosse; music supervised and conducted by Ralph Burns; with Roy Schneider, Jessica Lange, Ann Reinking, Leland Palmer, and Ben Vereen.
791.45 A4162a DISC

Always For Pleasure
Blank
1978 58 min. Color
Documentary photographed, edited, produced, and directed by Les Blank, examining life in New Orleans during Mardi Gras.
976.335 A477 VHS

Amadeus
Forman
1984 158 min. Color
Film adaptation of the play by Peter Shaffer, based very loosely on the relationship between composers Mozart and Salieri. Stars F. Murray Abraham, Tom Hulce, and Elizabeth Berridge. The film includes performances of music composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Antonio Salieri, performed by soloists, with the chorus and orchestra of St. Martin in the Fields, conducted by Neville Marriner (as well as other orchestras and directors); choreography by Twyla Tharp.
791.45 A481 DISC/PS

Amadeus
Forman
1984 158 min. Color
Film adaptation of the play by Peter Shaffer, based very loosely on the relationship between composers Mozart and Salieri. Stars F. Murray Abraham, Tom Hulce, and Elizabeth Berridge. The film includes performances of music composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Antonio Salieri, performed by soloists, with the chorus and orchestra of St. Martin in the Fields, conducted by Neville Marriner (as well as other orchestras and directors); choreography by Twyla Tharp.
791.45 A481a DVD

Amazing Grace with Bill Moyers
Moyers
1990 90 min. Color
Documentary on the origins of the song "Amazing Grace", tracing the lyrics to their author, slaveship-captain-turned-preacher John Newton. Includes archival film footage and performances of variations of the song.
782.27 A489 VHS

(An) American in Paris
Minnelli
1951 113 min. Color
Film musical including ballet sequence, with music by George Gershwin, lyrics by Ira Gershwin, choreography by Gene Kelly; screenplay by Alan Jay Lerner; starring Gene Kelly, Leslie Caron, Oscar Levant, Georges Guetary, and Nina Foch.
791.45 A5121 VHS

American Musical Theater (Part 1)
1986 61 min. Color
Documentary on the development of American musical theatre from minstrel shows in the 1800s to rock musicals of the late 1960s. Program notes available.
782.8 A512 VHS

American Musical Theater (Part 2): The 1970's
1986 33 min. Color
Discussion on Broadway muscals since HAIR; focuses on COMPANY, GODSPELL, and THE WIZ.
782.14026 A512 VHS

Annie
Huston
1981 128 min. Color
Film version of the Broadway musical with music by Charles Strouse and lyrics by Martin Charnin. Choreographed by Arlene Philips. Stars Albert Finney, Carol Burnett, Bernadette Peters, Ann Reinking, Tim Curry, Geoffrey Holder, Edward Herrman, and Aileen Quinn.
791.45 A6153 DISC

Annie Get Your Gun
Sidney
1950 107 min. Color
Feature film based on the Broadway musical. Screenplay by Sidney Shelton, based on the musical play with music and lyrics by Irving Berlin and book by Herbert and Dorothy Fields. Musical numbers staged by Robert Alton. Starring Betty Hutton and Howard Keel.
791.45 A6154 DVD

Aria
1988 90 min. Color
Film of ten short stories, each having a different director and using operatic arias as background. Directors: Robert Altman, Bruce Beresford, Bill Bryden, Jean-Luc Godard, Derek Jarman, Franc Roddam, Nicolas Roeg, Ken Russell, Charles Sturridge, and Julien Temple; produced by Don Boyd. Arias are by Verdi, Wagner, Puccini, Leoncavallo, Charpentier, Rameau, Lully, and Korngold; most were recorded by RCA in the 1950s and 60s; singers include Leontyne Price, Carlo Bergonzi, Jussi Bjorling, Anna Moffo, Alfredo Kraus, Carol Neblett, Rene Kollo, and Enrico Caruso. Actors in the film include John Hurt, Theresa Russell, Beverly D'Angelo, Bridget Fonda, and Buck Henry. Arias sung in Italian, German, and French without subtitles.
791.45 A696 VHS

Aria
1988 90 min. Color
Film of ten short stories, each having a different director and using operatic arias as background. Directors: Robert Altman, Bruce Beresford, Bill Bryden, Jean-Luc Godard, Derek Jarman, Franc Roddam, Nicolas Roeg, Ken Russell, Charles Sturridge, and Julien Temple; produced by Don Boyd. Arias are by Verdi, Wagner, Puccini, Leoncavallo, Charpentier, Rameau, Lully, and Korngold; most were recorded by RCA in the 1950s and 60s; singers include Leontyne Price, Carlo Bergonzi, Jussi Bjorling, Anna Moffo, Alfredo Kraus, Carol Neblett, Rene Kollo, and Enrico Caruso. Actors in the film include John Hurt, Theresa Russell, Beverly D'Angelo, Bridget Fonda, and Buck Henry. Arias sung in Italian, German, and French without subtitles.
791.45 A696a DISC

As Frozen Music
1984 55 min. Color
Documentary on the Sydney Opera House, which includes appearances by Joan Sutherland, Janet Baker, Cleo Laine, and other performers. Produced and directed by John Davy Tristram and I. James Wilson.
725.822 A797 VHS

At the Jazz Band Ball
1993 60 min. Color
A collection of film clips (1925-1933), featuring song, dance, and instrumental performances by jazz musicians, including Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Paul Whiteman, the Dorsey Brothers, and Bill "Bojangles" Robinson.
781.65 A861 VHS

Autour de Minuit
Tavernier
1986 132 min. Color
Film exploring the friendship between an aging American jazz musician and a young Parisian artist in 1950s Paris. The film stars Dexter Gordon, Francois Cluzet, Lonette McKee, Gabrielle Haker, and Herbie Hancock. The music was composed by Herbie Hancock.
791.45 R859 DISC/PS

Baby Rose Marie the Child Wonder
9 min. B&W
Vitaphone short film featuring a performance by "Baby Rose Marie".
791.45 V837 DISC

Back to the Beach
Hobbs
1987 92 min. Color
Feature film including musical numbers performed by Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello.
791.45 B126 DISC

(The) Band Beautiful
9 min. B&W
Vitaphone short film featuring a performance by an all-female band, "The Ingenues".
791.45 V837 DISC

(The) Band: The Authorized Video Biography
Hall
1995 67 min. Color
Traces the band's history, including 25 songs, rare TV and concert performances, archival films, and interviews. Includes segments of "The Last Waltz", which documents the band's split-up and reunion. Narrated by Harry Dean Stanton.
781.66 B214 DISC

(The) Band Wagon
Minnelli
1953 112 min. Color
Feature film including musical and dance numbers. Story and screenplay by Betty Comden and Adolph Green; songs by Howard Dietz and Arthur Schwartz. The film stars Fred Astaire, Cyd Charisse, Oscar Levant, and Nanette Fabray.
791.45 B214 VHS

Barenboim on Beethoven: Minuet in Scherzo
1987 28 min. Color
A discussion of Beethoven's expression of his own mercurial feelings within the framework of the conventional music of his day. The program specifically focuses on his transformation of the minuet into the revolutionary new scherzo.
780.73 B248m VHS

Barenboim on Beethoven: The Comprehensive Vision
1987 28 min. Color
A discussion of the Fourth Piano Concerto as a gauge for measuring the scope and breadth of Beethoven's talent and vision.
780.73 B248c VHS

Barenboim on Beethoven: Working Process
1987 28 min. Color
A comparative discussion of the Second and Third Leonore Overtures, with commentary on Beethoven's interest in form and on his creative process, as well as critical comments on the two works.
780.73 B248w VHS

Beethoven Symphonies nos. 1,2,6, & 8
1967 117 min. Color
Performance by the Berlin Philharmonic, conducted by Herbert von Karajan.
780.78 B41s1 VHS

Ben Bernie
1925 3 min. B&W
Features performance of "Sweet Georgia Brown".
781.65 A861 VHS

Bernstein, L. SEE ALSO: Unanswered Question

Bernstein: Young People's Concerts v. 1
Englander
1965-68 106 min. B&W
Includes "Musical Atoms: a Study of Intervals" and "Quiz Concert: How Musical Are You?" "Atoms" discusses how musical intervals work to create harmony or melody, and includes works by Wagner, Lennon and McCartney, Brahms, and Vaughn Williams. Original broadcast: 29 November 1965. "Quiz" features familiar pieces of music played in various incongruous ways, and explains what the musicians are doing "wrong". Original broadcast: 26 May 1968.
780.78 Y682 VHS

Bernstein: Young People's Concerts v. 10
Englander
1964-66 159 min. B&W
Includes "Jazz in the Concert Hall", "A Tribute to Sibelius", and "A Birthday Tribute to Shostakovich". The first program features jazz works by Schuller, Copland, and Austin, with soloists Don Ellis, Joseph Cocuzzo, Richard Davis, Benny Golson, and Eric Dolphy. Original broadcast: 11 March 1964. The second program excerpts Sibelius's "Finlandia", "Violin Concerto", and "Symphony No. 2", with violinist Sergiu Luca. Original broadcast: 19 February 1965. The third program includes a performance of Shostakovich's "Symphony No. 9" and excerpts from "Symphony No. 7". Original broadcast: 5 January 1966.
780.78 Y689 VHS

Bernstein: Young People's Concerts v. 2
Englander
1958-59 118 min. B&W
Includes "What Makes Music Symphonic?" and "What Is Classical Music?" "Symphonic" Analyzes the development of musical themes in the composition of a symphony. Includes excerpts from works by Tchaikovsky, Haydn, Beethoven, Mozart, and Brahms. Original broadcast: 13 December 1958. "Classical Music" discusses the development of the "mathematical" style of the 18th century and its succession by the Romantic period. Includes works by Beethoven, Mozart, Haydn, Bach, and Handel. Original broadcast: 24 January 1959.
780.78 Y6822 VHS

Bernstein: Young People's Concerts v. 3
Englander
1961-67 160 min. B&W
Includes "What Is Impressionism?", "The Lating American Spirit", and "A Toast to Vienna in 3/4 Time". The first program excerpts Debussy's "La Mer" and Ravel's "Daphnis et Chloe". Original broadcast: 1 December 1961. The second focuses on Indian, African, Spanish, and Portuguese folk themes as well as rhythms and instrumentation, featuring works by Fernandez, Villa-Lobos, Revueltas, Bernstein, and Copland, and soprano Netania Davrath. Original broadcast: 8 March 1963. The third program features 3/4 time selections from Johann Strauss, Mozart, Beethoven, Richard Strauss, and Mahler, with soloists Christa Ludwig and Walter Berry. Original broadcast 25 December 1967.
780.78 Y6823 VHS

Bernstein: Young People's Concerts v. 4
Englander
1969-70 155 min. B&W
Includes "Berlioz Takes a Trip", "Two Ballet Birds", and "Fidelio: a Celebration of Life". The first program features excerpts from "Symphonie Fantastique" by Berlioz. Original broadcast: 25 May 1969. The second program excerpts Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake" and Stravinsky's "Firebird Suite". Original broadcast: 14 September 1969. The third program focuses on Beethoven's only opera, "Fidelio", featuring soloists Forest Warren, Anita Darian, Howard Ross, and David Cumberland. Original broadcast: 29 March 1970.
780.78 Y683 VHS

Bernstein: Young People's Concerts v. 5
Englander
1958-59 118 min. B&W
Includes "What Is a Concerto?" and "What Is American Music?" The former discusses the evolution of the concerto from "concerto grosso" to solo instrumentation. Original broadcast: 28 March 1959. The latter discusses characteristics of American music. Includes excerpts from works by Gershwin, Dvorak, Copland, Gilbert, and others. Original broadcast: 1 February 1958.
780.78 Y684 VHS

Bernstein: Young People's Concerts v. 6
Englander
1958 119 min. B&W
Includes "What Does Music Mean?" and "What Is Orchestration?" The first program is a discussion of the use of musical sounds to evoke human emotions. Includes performance of La Valse by Ravel, and excerpts of works by Rossini, Richard Strauss, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, and others. Original broadcast: 18 January 1958. The second program discusses orchestral arrangement, featuring works by Ravel, Rimsky-Korsakov, Mozart, Vaughn Williams, Schuman, and Stravinsky. Original broadcast: 8 March 1958.
780.78 Y685 VHS

Bernstein: Young People's Concerts v. 7
Englander
1964-66 160 min. B&W
Includes "What Is Sonata Form?", "The Sound of an Orchestra", and "What is a Mode?" The first program discusses the basic features and sections of a sonata, featuring works by Mozart, Prokofieff, Lennon and McCartney, and Bizet, with soprano Veronica Tyler. Original broadcast: 6 November 1964. The second program discusses the dynamic nature of the orchestra, featuring works by Haydn, Brahms, Debussy, Stravinsky, Gershwin, and Copland. Original broadcast: 14 December 1954. The third program discusses the distinctive sound of each of the eight modes, featuring works by Debussy, Mussorgsky, and Bernstein. Original broadcast: 23 November 1966.
780.78 Y686 VHS

Bernstein: Young People's Concerts v. 8
Englander
1960-62 160 min. B&W
Includes "Who Is Gustav Mahler?", "Folk Music in the Concert Hall", and "Happy Birthday, Igor Stravinsky." The first program discusses Mahler's life and features his works performed with soloists Reri Grist, Helen Raab, and William Lewis. Original broadcast: 7 February 1960. The second program focuses on folk songs, folk dances, and rhythms and accents, featuring pieces by Chavez, Mozart, Canteloube, and Ives, with soprano Marni Nixon. Original broadcast: 9 April 1961. The third program focuses on Stravinsky, with performances from "Petrouchka" and illustrations from other works. Original broadcast: 26 March 1962.
780.78 Y687 VHS

Bernstein: Young People's Concerts v. 9
Englander
1959-62 112 min. B&W
Includes "Humor in Music" and "What Is a Melody?" The first program examines musical approaches to humor, featuring works by Haydn, Prokofieff, Mahler, Mozart, Shostakovich, Copland, Brahms, Piston, Paul White, Gershwin, Kodaly, Wagner, and Richard Strauss. Original broadcast: 28 February 1959. The second program discusses the distinction between tunes, melodies, and counterpoints, featuring works by Mozart, Wagner, Hindemith, and Brahms. Original broadcast: 21 December 1962.
780.78 Y688 VHS

Bessie Smith
Features the performance of "St. Louis Blues".
1929 9 min. B&W
781.65 A861 VHS

Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
Higgins
1982 115 min. Color
Film version of the Broadway musical written by Larry L. King and Peter Masterson with music and lyrics by Carol Hall. Additional songs by Dolly Parton. Choreographed by Tony Stevens. Stars Burt Reynolds, Dolly Parton, Dom DeLuise, Charles Durning, and Jim Nabors.
791.45 B5613 DISC/LBX

Bill Robinson
1932 3 min. B&W
Features his famous step dance performance of "Swanee River".
781.65 A861 VHS

Bird
Eastwood
1988 160 min. Color
Film detailing the life of Charlie Parker and including performances of his music. The film stars Forest Whitaker, Diane Verona, and Michael Zelniker.
791.45 B6183 DISC

(The) Birth of Modern Dance
1988 40 min. B&W
A documentary about the Denishawn dance company, considered one of the most influential modern dance companies in America. Includes dance revivals by New Jersey Center Dance Collective.
792.8 D395 VHS

Blakey, Art
1982 60 min. Color
Concert performance at the Smithsonian. Includes a variety of jazz selections, performed by drummer Blakey, with Wynton and Branford Marsalis and others.
781.65 B637 VHS

Blood Brothers: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
Fritz
1996 85 min. Color
Documentary of Springsteen's 1995 reunion with the E Street Band to record a "Greatest Hits" album. Includes music videos of "Murder Incorporated" and "Secret Garden".
781.66 S769b VHS

Blue Hawaii
Taurog
1961 101 min. Color
Film produced by Hal Wallis including various songs performed by Elvis Presley, including "Can't Help Falling in Love" and "Rock-a-Hula Baby". Stars Elvis Presley, Joan Blackman, and Angela Lansbury.
791.45 B6583 DISC/PS

Blues
1982 120 min. Color
A collection of excerpts of performances by various artists including B.B. King, Linda Hopkins, Leata Galloway, Joe Williams, Bobby McGee, Junior Wells and others. Hosted by Brock Peters.
784.53 B658 (2v) VHS

(The) Blues Brothers
Landis
1980 133 min. Color
Film including various songs performed by Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, Cab Calloway, and others. The film stars Dan Akroyd and John Belushi.
791.45 B6585 DISC

Boswell Sisters
1931 2 min. B&W
Features performance of "Heebie Jeebies".
781.65 A861 VHS

Bowie: The Video Collection
1993 107 min. Color
Collection of David Bowie's videos from 1972 to 1990. Selections include: "Space Oddity", "Ashes to Ashes", "Fashion", "Let's Dance", "China Girl", "Loving the Alien", and others.
781.66 B786 DISC

Brahms Piano Concertos
Burton
1985 111 min. Color
Two performances of Brahms' concertos. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in D minor, op. 15 and no. 2 in d flat major, op. 83. Leonard Bernstein conducts.
784.262 B11p VHS

Brahms/Joachim
1992 57 min. Color
Performances of Brahms' Symphony No. 2 in D major, and Kleist's overture, "In Memoriam Heinrich von Kleist" Op. 13, accompanied by images of the German countryside.
780.78 B81s2 DISC

Brigadoon
Minnelli
1954 108 min. Color
Film version of the Broadway musical with music by Frederick Loewe and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner. The film stars Gene Kelly, Van Johnson, and Syd Charisse.
782.140267 L82b DISC/LBX

Bringing Multicultural Music to Children
1992 27 min. Color
Video illustrating ways of instructing children in multicultural music. Presenters include: Rene Boyer-White, Patricia Shehan Campbell, David McAllester, and Marvelene C. Moore. Produced by the MENC society for General Music.
780.7 B858 VHS

Britten, Benjamin SEE: Robert Shaw

Broadway... A History of the Musical
1989 600 min. Color
History of Broadway musicals from 1866 to the present, including interviews with performers, directors, and producers, narrated by Ron Husman.
782.140267 B863 (5v) VHS

Bruce Springsteen Video Anthology
1989 100 min. Color
A collection of Springsteen performances 1978-1988 including "Rosalita", "Born in the U.S.A.", "Tunnel of Love", and "Born to Run".
781.66 S769 VHS

Buena Vista Social Club
Wenders
1999 101 min. Color
Cuba. Documentary on Cuba's foremost folk musicians.
781.65 B928 DVD

Butoh: Piercing the Mask
Moore
1992 49 min. Color
Documentary on Butoh dance in Japan. Written and directed by Richard Moore.
792.8 B987 VHS

Bye Bye Birdie
Sidney
1963 112 min. Color
Film version of the Broadway musical with music by Charles Strouse and lyrics by Lee Adams. Music for the film was supervised and conducted by Johnny Green, with choreography by Yonna White. The film stars Janet Leigh, Dick Van Dyke, Ann-Margret, Maureen Stapleton, and Bobby Rydell, with appearances by Jesse Pearson and Ed Sullivan.
791.45 B993 DISC/PS

Cabaret
Fosse
1972 128 min. Color
Film adaptation of the Broadway musical. Directed and choreographed by Bob Fosse, with music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb, starring Liza Minnelli, Michael York, Helmut Griem, Maria Berenson, and Joel Grey.
791.45 C112a DVD

Cabin in the Sky
Minnelli
1943 100 min. B&W
Film adaptation of the Broadway musical. Stars Ethel Waters, Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, and Lena Horne.
791.45 C1152 DISC

Camelot
Logan
1967 178 min. Color
Film version of the Broadway musical with music by Frederick Loewe and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner. Music for the film was supervised and conducted by Alfred Newman. The film stars Richard Harris, Vanessa Redgrave, Frank Nero, David Hemmings, and Lionel Jefferies.
791.45 C181a DVD

Can't You Hear the Wind Howl?
Meyer
1997 76 min. Color
Documentary on blues musician Robert Johnson, containing photos, interviews, and re-creations of events in his life. Hosted by Danny Glover, with Keb' Mo' portraying Johnson.
780.92 J68c DVD

Carmen Miranda: Bananas Is My Business
Solberg
1994 90 min. Color
Documentary on the Brazilian singer, with archival footage and film excerpts.
780.92 M672 DVD

Carter, Benny
1982 57 min. Color
Concert performance at the Smithsonian by sax and trumpet player Carter with other musicians.
781.65 C323 VHS

Celebrating Bird
Giddins / Simmons
1987 59 min. Color
Documentary tracing the life and career of Charlie Parker. Features film clips, photos, and interviews with associates.
780.92 P23ga VHS

Celebrating Bird
Giddins / Simmons
1987 59 min. Color
Documentary tracing the life and career of Charlie Parker. Features film clips, photos, and interviews with associates.
780.92 P23gaa DVD

Charlie Mingus 1968
1968 58 min. B&W
Documentary about bassist-composer Charlie Mingus, including biographical and performance footage as well as interviews. Other artists featured are Dannie Richmond, Walter Bishop, Charles McPherson, and John Gilmore.
780.92 M664 VHS

Charlie Wellman
1930 2 min. B&W
Features the performance of "Alabamy Snow".
781.65 A861 VHS

Chicago Blues
1972 50 min. Color
Documentary which traces the evolution of blues music from its origins to the present day. Features performances by various artists including Muddy Waters, Junior Wells, Floyd Jones, Dick Gregory, and others.
784.53 C532 VHS

(A) Chorus Line
Attenborough
1985 118 min. Color
Film adaptation of the Broadway musical by Michael Bennet, James Kirkwood, and Nichloas Dante. Starring Michael Douglas.
791.45 C551 VHS/PS

(A) Chorus Line
Attenborough
1985 118 min. Color
Film adaptation of the Broadway musical by Michael Bennet, James Kirkwood, and Nichloas Dante. Starring Michael Douglas.
791.45 C551a DISC/PS

Claudio Arrau and Brahms
1988 110 min. Color
Pianist Claudio Arrau in performances of Brahms' sonata no. 3 in F minor. Op. 5 and Piano Concerto no. 1 in D minor, Op. 15.
786.2 A77 VHS

(The) Coal Miner's Daughter
Apted
1980 124 min. Color
Film biography of country singer Loretta Lynn, written by Tom Rickman, starring Sissy Spacek, Tommy Lee Jones, and Beverly D'Angelo.
791.45 C652 VHS

(The) Complete Teach Yourself Juggling Video
1991 55 min. Color
Haggis McLeod tutors viewers in basic juggling. Includes slow motion and graphics.
793.87 C737 VHS

(The) Composers
1994 55 min. Color
Features the musical composers of "Les Six": Darius Milhaud, Francis Poulenc, Germaine Tailleferre, Louis Durey, Georges Auric, and Arthur Honegger.
709.44 M799 v. 9 VHS

Comprehensive Vision SEE: Barenboim

Cooperative Learning in the Music Classroom
1992 30 min. Color
Instructional video for educators, including discussion of the advantages of and use of techniques for using cooperative learning in classrooms. Produced by MENC.
780.72 C778 VHS

(The) Cosmic Dance of Shiva
Bhattacharya
1992 55 min. Color
Video program conveying the story of Shiva as portrayed in Indian classical dance.
793.31954 C834 VHS

Count Basie: Swingin' the Blues
Seig
1991 60 min. Color
Documentary covering the life of Count Basie, including vintage performance footage and master recordings.
780.92 B31s DISC

Country-Western
1981 120 min. Color
A collection of excerpts of performances by various artists including Razzy Bailey, Eddie Dean, Patti Page, Jerry Lee Lewis, Ricky Skaggs and others. Hosted by Gene Weed.
784.52 C8552 (2v) VHS

Creativity for Directors
1985 38 min. Color
Dr. McBeth discusses how to create a personal style of band directing.
784.8 P458 VHS

Cryin' for the Carolines
6 min. B&W
Vitaphone "Spooney Melodies" short film featuring a performance by "Milton Charles, the singing organist".
791.45 V837 DISC

Dalcroze Eurhythmics
1992 35 min. Color
Details the concepts and use of the Dalcroze Eurhythmics method of music education. Written and produced by Timothy Caldwell and hosted by Robert Abramson.
780.77 D138 VHS

Dames
Davies
1934 90 min. B&W
Film adapted from a story by Robert Lord and Delmar Davies, with Dick Powell, Ruby Keeler, Joan Blondell, ZaSu Pitts, Guy Kibbee, and Hugh Herbert.
791.45 D157 VHS

Damn Yankees
Abbot / Wallop
1958 111 min. Color
Musical comedy based on a novel by George Abbot and Douglass Wallop. Starring Tab Hunter, Gwen Verdon, and Ray Walston.
791.45 D162 VHS

Dance at Court
1993 58 min. Color
Documentary about court dance in Japan, Java, and Ghana.
792.8 D1732 v. 4 VHS

Dance Center Stage
1993 58 min. Color
Discusses the origins and continued development of classical dance.
792.8 D1732 v. 6 VHS

Dance Contest
1929 3 min. B&W
Features Chick Webb's band performing "Sweet Sue" and "Tiger Rag". Dance contest starring James Barton, and the Harlem LindyHoppers.
781.65 A861 VHS

Dance on Fire
Manzarek
1985 62 min. Color
781.66 D691 DVD

Dancing in One World
1993 58 min. Color
Features international gathering of young dancers at the Los Angeles Festival.
792.8 D1732 v. 8 VHS

(The) Decline of Western Civilization
Spheeris
1985 100 min. Color
Documentary examining the punk rock movement, featuring interviews with and performances by various punk rock figures including: X, Circle Jerks, Black Flag, Fear, and Catholic Discipline.
781.66 D295 DISC

(The) Decline of Western Civilization, part II
Spheeris
1988 90 min. Color
Documentary on heavy metal music, including interviews with and performances by the bands Megadeth, Faster Pussycat, Lizzy Borden, London, Odin, and Seduce. Contains interviews with Alice Cooper, Ozzy Osbourne, Aerosmith, Kiss, and Motorhead.
781.66 D2952 DISC

Deep Blues
Mugge
1991 90 min. Color
Documentary on regional blues musicians in Mississippi. Includes performances by Booker T. Laury, R.L. Burnside, Jessie Mae Hemphill, Junior Kimbrough, Roosevelt "Booba" Barnes, Big Jack Johnson, Jack Owens and Bud Spires, and Lonnie Pitchford.
781.643 D311 DVD

Def Jam Classics, Volumes I & II
1990 66 min. Color
A collection of video performances by various artists including LL Cool J, Beastie Boys, Public Enemy, and Nikki D. Hosted by Dr. Dre and Ed Lover.
781.66 D313 DISC

(The) Delights and ...

Dig
Hubley / Hubley
1972 25 min. Color
Music by Quincy Jones.
791.45 H729 VHS

Discovering Jazz
1982 21 min. Color
A documentary studying the origins and musical forms of jazz.
781.65 D611 VHS

Discovering the Music of India
1978 22 min. Color
A live program that identifies and demonstrates various instruments and presents them in concert.
780.954 D611 VHS

Discovering the Music of Japan
1976 22 min. Color
Documentary demonstrating Japanese instruments.
780.952 D611 VHS

Domingo: Zarzuela Royal Gala Concert
1991 69 min. Color
Spain. Concert of Zarzuela arias, sung by Placido Domingo, Guadalupe Sanchez, Teresa Verdera, and Paloma Perez Inigo. Also features the Ballet Espagnol. The Symphonic Orchestra of Madrid is conducted by Enrique Garcia Asensio.
780.78 Z38 VHS

Don't Look Back
Pennebaker
1967 96 min. B&W
Documentary detailing Dylan's 1965 English tour.
781.66 D99d VHS

(The) Doors Collection
Manzarek
1991 172 min. Color
Contains Doors long-form music videos "Dance on Fire", "Live at the Hollywood Bowl", and "The Soft Parade", with audio commentary by band members Ray Manzarek, John Densmore, and Robby Krieger. Also includes videos for "L.A. Woman" and Robby Krieger's version of "The End", plus Manzarek student films "Evergreen" and "Induction".
781.66 D691 DVD

(The) Doors Live at the Hollywood Bowl
Manzarek
1987 56 min. Color
781.66 D691 DVD

Dorsey Brothers Band
1929 1 min. B&W
Features performance of "Get Out and Get Under the Moon".
781.65 A861 VHS

Dr. Tim's Truths about Band Directing
1980 85 min. Color
Instructional video on teaching band students.
784.8 D756 VHS

Duke Ellington
1930 2 min. B&W
Features performance of "Old Man Blues".
781.65 A861 VHS

Duke Ellington with Fredi Washington
1929 7 min. B&W
Features the performances of "The Duke Steps Out", "Black Beauty", and "Cotton Club Stomp".
781.65 A861 VHS

Eggs
Hubley / Hubley
1970 10 min. Color
Music by Quincy Jones.
791.45 V975 VHS

Elvis: 1968 Comeback
Binder
1968 52 min. B&W
Television performance from 12/3/68, regarded as a turning point in his career. 22 songs including "Heartbreak Hotel", "Jailhouse Rock", and "Love Me Tender".
781.66 E51s DISC

Elvis Ô56
1987 59 min. Color
Documentary recounting the 1956 rise of Elvis Presley to national stardom. Includes footage of Elvis performing various songs. Narrated by Levon Helm.
781.66 E51 DISC

Elvis: Elvis Memories
1981 48 min. Color
Interviews with people who knew Presley, including Dick Clark, Cybill Shepherd, Jerry Lee Lewis, Barbara Mandrell, Chet Atkins, and Merle Haggard. Includes performances of the songs "Suspicious Minds", "Blue Suede Shoes", "Burning Love", "Good Rockin' Tonight", and "C. C. Rider".
781.66 E51me DISC

Elvis in Hollywood: The 50's
Martin
1993 86 min. B&W
Focuses on Elvis' movie career in the 1950s, featuring performances from his films and interviews with songwriters and friends. Includes outtakes, home movies, and photographs.
781.66 E51h DISC

Elvis: One Night with You
Binder
1968 53 min. B&W
781.66 E51o DISC

Elvis: That's the Way It Is
Sanders
1970 109 min. Color
Footage of Elvis' 1970 Las Vegas concert. Includes performances of "Get Back", "Suspicious Minds", and "One Night".
781.66 E51th VHS

Erik Friedlander
7 min. Color
Jazz cellist recounts the begining of his career and discusses his new album release, "Topaz."
791.45 D6182 DVD

Eubie!
Boyd
1984 85 min. Color
Film of a Broadway show based on the life of jazz composer and performer Eubie Blake; starring Gregory Hines, Maurice Hines, David Jackson, Mel Johnson Jr., et al. Choreography is by Billy Wilson.
782.140267 B63e VHS

Evita
Parker
1996 134 min. Color
Film adaptation of the Tim Rice / Andrew Lloyd Webber broadway musical. Stars Madonna, Antonio Banderas, and Jonathan Pryce.
791.45 E93 DISC/LBX

Excellence... Don't Settle for Less
1970 60 min. Color
Dr. Revelli outlines the steps for a successful band program. Includes a performance by the Sousa band.
784.8 E96 VHS

Face of Russia
Gill / Grigor
1998 180 min. Color
USA. In English. Three-part cultural history of Russia. Part I focuses on icon painting and the restoration of churches and monasteries. Part II examines Russian architecture of churches and palaces, and discusses the writings of Gogol and Russia's "Facade of Power". Part III examines Russian music and cinema, focusing on the composer Musorgsky and filmmaker Sergei Eisenstein.
709.47 F138 VHS

Fantasia
Sharpsteen
1940 162 min. Color
Disney animated film featuring music of Tchaikovsky, Dukas, Bach, Beethoven, Mousorgsky, Stravinsky. Conducted by Leopold Stokowski.
791.45 F2162 DISC

Farmer, Art
1982 58 min. Color
Concert performance at the Smithsonian by trumpeter Farmer, joined by other musicians.
781.65 F233 VHS

Fiddler on the Roof
Jewison
1971 181 min. Color
Film adaptation of the Broadway musical written by Joseph Stein with music by John Williams. The film is directed by Norman Jewison and stars Topol, Norma Crane, Leonard Frey, Molly Picon, and Paul Mann.
791.45 F451 DISC/LBX

Five Roads to Better Musical Results
1990 60 min. Color
John Paynter explores several overlooked areas of band performance including such topics as seating plans and setup.
784.8 F565 VHS

Folk
1983 120 min. Color
A collection of excerpts of performances by various artists including Hoyt Axton, Glen Yarbrough, Buffy St. Marie, The New Christie Minstrels, Theodore Bikel, and others. Hosted by Theodore Bikel.
784.4973 F666 (2v) VHS

Frances Carroll and the Coquettes
Mack
1939 10 min. B&W
Vitaphone short film featuring a performance by an all-female group of musicians.
791.45 V837 DISC

(A) Fresh Viewpoint to Music Making
1990 60 min. Color
Larry Rachleff leads a clinic on a new view of traditional methods.
784.8 F885 VHS

Fugazi: Instrument
Cohen
1997 115 min. Color
Documentary on the band Fugazi, covering the years 1987-1997. Includes concert footage and interviews.
781.66 F95i VHS

Funny Face
Donen
1957 103 min. Color
Movie musical based loosely on the life of photographer Richard Avedon. Fred Astaire stars as a photographer in Paris guiding the modeling career of ingenue Audrey Hepburn. Songs by George Gershwin.
791.45 F9822 DISC/LBX

Funny Girl
Wyler
1968 155 min. Color
Film adaptation of the Broadway musical written by Isobel Lennart, with music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Bob Merrill, and musical supervision by Walter Scharf. The film stars Barbra Streisand, Omar Sharif, Kay Medford, Anne Francis, and Walter Pidgeon.
791.45 F982 DISC/PS

Gagaku: The Court Music of Japan
Enrico / Smeal
1989 29 min. Color
Video on Japanese court music and dance, hosted by Dr. William P. Malm. Produced and directed by Eugene Enrico and David Smeal.
780.952 G132 VHS

(The) Gay Divorcee
Sandrich
1934 107 min B&W
Movie including many song-and-dance numbers, starring Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Alice Brady, and Edward Everett Horton.
791.45 G285 VHS

(The) Generative Approach to Music Learning
1988 113 min. Color
780.7 P33g VHS

Gigi
Minnelli
1958 115 min. Color
Movie musical, based on the novel by Colette. Screenplay by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe. The film stars Leslie Caron, Maurice Chevalier, Louis Jordan, Hermione Gingold, and Eva Gabor.
791.45 G459 DISC/PS

Gimme Shelter
Maysles
1970 91 min. Color
Documentary on the Rolling Stones concert at Altamont in 1969.
791.45 G491a DVD

Gold Diggers of 1933
LeRoy
1933 96 min. B&W
A pair of people struggling to make it to Broadway. Starring Warren William, Joan Blondell, Aline MacMahon, Ruby Keeler, Dick Powell, Guy Kibbee, Ned Sparks, and Ginger Rogers. Dance sequences by Busby Berkeley.
791.45 G6182 VHS

Gold Diggers of 1933
LeRoy
1933 96 min. B&W
A pair of people struggling to make it to Broadway. Starring Warren William, Joan Blondell, Aline MacMahon, Ruby Keeler, Dick Powell, Guy Kibbee, Ned Sparks, and Ginger Rogers. Dance sequences by Busby Berkeley.
791.45 G6182a DISC

Gold Diggers of 1935
Berkeley
1935 96 min. B&W
Busby Berkeley musical starring Dick Powell, Adolphe Menjou, Gloria Stuart, and Alice Bracy.
791.45 G6184 VHS

Gospel
1982 92 min. Color
Concert film of gospel performers, including Shirley Caesar, Walter Hawkins and the Hawkins Family, Mighty Clouds of Joy, and others.
783.7 G676 VHS

Gospel
1983 120 min. Color
Collection of gospel performances by artists including Andrae Crouch, The Winans, The Archers, Marion Williams, Doug Miller, The Walter Hawkins Family, Linda Hopkins, Sandra Crouch and Friends, Wentley Phipps, The Chambers Family, Reba Rambo and Donny McGuire, Mel Carter, and Mahalia Jackson. Hosted by Levar Burton.
783.7 G6762 (2v) VHS

(The) Grateful Dead Movie
Garcia / Gast
1976 133 min. Color
Concert film of the Grateful Dead performing in San Francisco during the "Steal Your Face" tour. Includes "One More Saturday Night", "Sugar Magnolia", and "Johnny B. Goode". The film includes animated sequences by Gary Gutierrez.
791.45 G771 DISC

Grease
Kleiser
1977 110 min. Color
Film adaptation of the Broadway musical by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey, adaptation by Allan Carr. The film is choreographed by Patricia Birch. Starring John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John, Stockard Channing, Eve Arden, Frankie Avalon, and Sid Caesar.
791.45 G7865 DISC/PS

Grease 2
Birch
1982 115 min. Color
Musical sequel to the 1977 film, starring Michelle Pfeiffer, Maxwell Caulfield, Adrian Zmed, Lorna Luft, and Didi Conn, with appearances by Eve Arden, Sid Caesar, Dody Goodman, Tab Hunter, and Connie Stevens. Music produced and arranged by Louis St. Louis. The film was choreographed and directed by Patricia Birch.
791.45 G7869 DISC/PS

(The) Great American Juggler
H¿eg
1984 50 min. Color
A collection of film clips and interviews with juggler Bobby May.
793.87 G786 VHS

Green's Twentieth Century Faydetts
8 min. B&W
Vitaphone short film featuring a performance by the "Faydetts".
791.45 V837 DISC

Group Vocal Techniques
1989 120 min. Color
Instructional video with F. Haasemann, Professor of Conducting at Westminster Choir College and J. M. Jordan, Chair for Musical Education at Hartt School of Music. With the Greater Hartford Youth Choir, The Princeton High School Choir, and others.
784.9 G882 VHS

Guide to Orchestral Bowings Through Musical Styles
1984 52 min. Color
Instructional video presented by the University of Wisconsin. With the Chamber String Players of Wisconsin, conducted by Vartan Manoogian.
787.01 G946 VHS

Gus Arnheim and His Ambassadors
10 min. B&W
Vitaphone short film featuring a performance by the title musicians.
791.45 V837 DISC

Gus Arnheim and the Ambassador Hotel Orchestra
5 min. B&W
Vitaphone short film featuring a performance by the title band.
791.45 V837 DISC

Hair
Forman
1979 121 min. Color
Film adaptation of the musical, with music written and conducted by Galt MacDermot and lyrics by Gerome Ragni and James Rado; choreography by Twyla Tharp; starring John Savage, Treat Williams, Beverly D'Angelo, and Annie Golden.
791.45 H153 VHS/PS

Hair
Forman
1979 121 min. Color
Film adaptation of the musical, with music written and conducted by Galt MacDermot and lyrics by Gerome Ragni and James Rado; choreography by Twyla Tharp; starring John Savage, Treat Williams, Beverly D'Angelo, and Annie Golden.
791.45 H153a DISC/LBX

Half Japanese: The Band That Would Be King
Feuerzeig
1993 90 min. Color
Documentary on Half Japanese, an "underground" band consisting of Jad and David Fair.
781.66 H169 VHS

Hallelujah, I'm a Bum
Milestone
1933 82 min. B&W
Movie musical with dialogue and songs by Rodgers and Hart, from a story by Ben Hecht. Principal performers include Al Jolson, Madge Evans, Frank Morgan, and Harry Langdon.
791.45 H184 DISC

(A) Hard Day's Night
Lester
1964 88 min. B&W
Film tracing a day in the life of the Beatles, starring John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr. Music by Lennon, McCartney, and Harrison, performed by the Beatles. Songs include "A Hard Day's Night", "All My Loving", "Can't Buy Me Love", and "She Loves You".
791.45 H258 DISC

(The) Harder They Come
Henzell
1973 98 min. Color
Includes various reggae songs written and performed by Jimmy Cliff, among which are "You Can Get It If You Really Want", "Many Rivers to Cross", and "The Harder They Come". Stars Jimmy Cliff, Janet Bartley, and Carl Bradshaw.
791.45 H259 DISC/LBX

Harlem Wednesday
Hubley / Hubley
1958 10 min. Color
Music by Benny Carter.
791.45 V975 VHS

Harry Reser and His Eskimos
Mack
1936 9 min. B&W
Vitaphone short film featuring a performance by the title musicians.
791.45 V837 DISC

(The) Hat
Hubley / Hubley
1964 18 min. Color
Music by Dizzy Gillespie and Dudley Moore.
791.45 H729 VHS

Haydn at Eszterhaza
1991 108 min. Color
Documentary on Haydn's work as Kappellmeister at the Palace of Eszterhaza and complete performances of Symphonies nos. 23, 28, and 29 by The Academy of Ancient Music, conducted by Christopher Hogwood.
780.78 H41 VHS

Haydn: The Creation
1986 120 min. Color
Performance by the Orchestra and Chorus of the Bayerische Rundfunk, conducted by Leonard Bernstein, with soloists Judith Blegen, Thomas Moser, Lucia Popp, and Kurt Ollmann.
780.78 H41sc VHS

Hazel Green and Company
9 min. B&W
Vitaphone short film featuring a performance by the title musicians.
791.45 V837 DISC

Hear My Song
Chelsom
1992 104 min. Color
Film about tenor John Locke. Includes British and Italian concert vocal pieces, sung by tenor Vernon Midgley.
791.45 H435 DISC

Hellhounds On My Trail
Mugge
1999 95 min. Color
Tribute to blues musician Robert Johnson; includes performances of his songs by Bob Weir with Rob Wasserman, Keb' Mo' with Robert Lockwood Jr., Joe Louis Walker with Billy Branch, David "Honeyboy" Edwards, Tracy Nelson, Marcia Ball with Irma Thomas, Rory Block, Peter Green with Nigel Watson, Chris Whitley, and Henry Townsend.
780.92 J68h DVD

Hello, Dolly!
Kelly
1969 146 min. Color
Film of the musical by Jerry Herman, based on the play "The Matchmaker" by Thornton Wilder. Starring Barbra Streisand, Walter Mathau, Michael Crawford, Tommy Tune, and Louis Armstrong.
782.140267 H55h VHS

Help!
Lester
1965 90 min. Color
Film including various songs performed by the Beatles, including "Help", "You've Got to Hide Your Love", "Ticket to Ride", "You're Gonna Lose that Girl", "I Need You", "Another Girl", and "The Night Before". Starring John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr.
791.45 H438 DISC

High Lonesome
Liebling
1991 95 min. Color
History of American bluegrass music. Includes excerpts of performances by Bill Monroe, The Stanley Brothers, Mac Wiseman, Jimmy Martin, Flatt and Scruggs, The Osborne Brothers, Jim and Jesse, The Seldom Scene, Sam Bush, Alison Krauss, and The Nashville Bluegrass Band.
781.642 H638 VHS

Higher and Higher
Whelan
1943 90 min. B&W
Film adaptation of the play by Gladys Hurlbut and Joshua Logan, with songs by Jimmy McHugh and Harold Adamson. The film stars Michelle Morgan, Jack Haley, Frank Sinatra, and Victor Borge.
791.45 H6384 DISC

(The) History of Jazz
1986 49 min. Color
Overview of jazz history with Billy Taylor.
781.65 E14 VHS

History of Rock Ôn' Roll
1995 600 min. Color
Contains 10 hour-long documentaries about Rock music, covering punk, the British invasion, soul music, guitar, the Ô70s, and contemporary rock and alternative music.
781.66 H673 DISC

(The) Hole
Hubley / Hubley
1962 15 min. Color
791.45 H729 VHS

Home Run on the Keys
Mack
1937 9 min. B&W
Vitaphone short film featuring a musical performance by Babe Ruth.
791.45 V837 DISC

How to Juggle and Other Matters of Life and Death
1987 35 min. Color
The Flying Karamozov Brothers teach juggling of basic objects and give a short performance.
793.87 H847 VHS

Hubley Studio: The Hole
Hubley
1962-72 58 min. Color
Contains animated short films "The Hole", "The Hat", and "Dig". Music by Dizzy Gillespie, Dudley Moore, and Quincy Jones.
791.45 H729 VHS

Hubley Studio: Voyage to Next
Hubley
1957-74 52 min. Color
Contains animated short films "Voyage to Next", "Tender Game", "Eggs", "Urbanissimo", "Harlem Wednesday", and "Adventures of an *". Music by Dizzy Gillespie, Ella Fitzgerald, Quincy Jones, and Benny Carter.
791.45 V975 VHS

Hype!
Pray
1997 84 min. Color
A history of grunge music, including concert footage of bands Nirvana, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, and Mudhoney.
781.66 H998 VHS

Immaculate Collection
1990 60 min. Color
A compilation of Madonna's music videos including "Like a Virgin", "Material Girl", "Cherish", and "Vogue".
781.66 M183 DISC

In Motion with Michael Moschen
1991 60 min. Color
A PBS "Great Performances" documentary on juggler Michael Moschen.
793.87 M911a VHS

Individual and Tradition
1993 58 min. Color
Studies the work of Isadora Duncan, Martha Graham, Katherine Dunham, George Balanchine, Twyla Tharp, Eiko and Koma, Sardona Kusomo, and Garth Fagan.
792.8 D1732 v. 7 VHS

Inside a Live Rehearsal
1989 60 min. Color
Dr. Revelli rehearses the band for one hour for a piece to be played that night.
784.8 I59 VHS

Inspired By Bach (Yo-Yo Ma)
1997 334 min. Color
Six-part series featuring Yo-Yo Ma in collaboration with various artists, with J. S. Bach's Solo Cello Suites as inspiration. Includes "The Music Garden", "The Sound of the Carceri", "Falling Down Stairs", "Sarabande", "Struggle for Hope", and "Six Gestures".
780.78 I59 VHS

Into the Circle SEE: Native American Powwow

Into the Woods
Lapine
1990 153 min. Color
An American Playhouse presentation of the Broadway musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. Musical direction by Paul Gemignani. Starring Bernadette Peters, Joanna Gleason, Chip Zien, Tom Aldredge, and Robert Westenberg.
782.140267 S69i DISC

J'ai ete au Bal
Blank / Strachwitz / Gosling
1989 84 min. Color
Documentary on the Cajun and Zydeco music of Louisiana. Includes interviews and performances by Michael Doucet, Clifton Chenier, Queen Ida, Walter Mouton, and many others.
781.62410763 J25 VHS

Jailhouse Rock
Thorpe
1957 96 min. B&W
Feature film musical with songs performed by Elvis Presley, including "Jailhouse Rock" and "Treat Me Nice". Starring Elvis Presley, Judy Tyler, Vaughn Taylor, Dean Jones, and Mickey Shaugnessy.
791.45 J25 DISC/PS

Jailhouse Rock
Thorpe
1957 96 min. B&W
Feature film musical with songs performed by Elvis Presley, including "Jailhouse Rock" and "Treat Me Nice". Starring Elvis Presley, Judy Tyler, Vaughn Taylor, Dean Jones, and Mickey Shaugnessy.
791.45 J25a DVD

(The) James Brown Music Video
1987 58 min. Color
A collection of clips of James Brown performing various songs in concert. The musical numbers include "Please, Please, Please", "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag", "Sex Machine", and "Get Up Offa That Thing".
781.66 B878 VHS

Jazz Africa: Herbie Hancock, Foday Musa Suso
1987 60 min. Color
Film of a concert, also featuring Armando Peraza of Santana.
780.78 J42 VHS

Jazz Then: Dixieland
1983 120 min. B&W
Collection of excerpts of performances by various artists including Al Hirt, Woody Herman, Clora Bryant, Scotty Plummer, Bing Crosby, Scatman Crothers, and others. Hosted by Al Hirt. Two 60-minute volumes.
785.42 J422 (2v) VHS

(The) Jazzmania Quintet
10 min. B&W
Vitaphone short film featuring a performance by "Stoll, Flynn, and Company".
791.45 V837 DISC

Jesus Christ Superstar
Jewison
1973 108 min. Color
Film adaptation of the musical play with lyrics by Tim Rice and music by Andrew Lloyd Webber. The film was produced by Norman Jewson and Robert Stigwood, with a screenplay by Jewison and Melvyn Bragg. The score was conducted by Andre Previn, and choreography was by Robert Iscove. The film stars Ted Neeley, Yvonne Elliman, Joshua Mostel, and Barry Dennen.
791.45 J582 DISC/PS

(The) Jimi Hendrix Story
Boyd
1973 102 min. Color
Biography of Hendrix, authorized by his estate, including concert footage from the Monterey, Woodstock, and Isle of Wight festivals, London's Marquee Club, and the Fillmore East.
781.66 H49 DVD

Jimi Plays Monterey
Pennebaker
1967 50 min. Color
Concert footage of Jimi Hendrix from the June 18, 1967 Monterey International Pop Festival. Includes performances of "Wild Thing", "Foxy Lady", "Hey Joe", "The Wind Cries Mary", and "Purple Haze".
781.66 H49j VHS

John Cage (4 American Composers Series)
Greenaway
1989 60 min. Color
Video about composer Cage, including interviews with him and performances of his music.
780.92 C13 VHS

John Cage: I Have Nothing to Say...
1990 58 min. Color
Documentary on composer John Cage, including excerpts of works and interviews with Cage, Yoko Ono, Laurie Anderson, Merce Cunningham, and Robert Rauschenberg.
780.92 C13a VHS

John Hammond
Perry
1990 56 min. Color
Documentary on talent scout Hammond, who was associated with Bessie Smith, Benny Goodman, Count Basie, Billy Holiday, Teddy Wilson, Charlie Christian, Pete Seeger, Bob Dylan, Aretha Franklin, George Benson, and Bruce Springsteen. Includes performances by Holiday, Basie, Dylan, and Springsteen.
780.92 H226 DISC

Jubilee Singers: Sacrifice and Glory
Smith
2000 60 min. Color
Documentary on an 1871 Fisk University fundraising campaign by nine black students, former slaves, who performed Negro spiritual songs around the country.
782.525 J91 VHS

King Creole
Curtiz
1958 116 min. B&W
Film starring Elvis Presley as a New Orleans nightclub singer. Includes 15 songs including "Lover Doll", "Hard-Headed Woman", "Trouble", and "As Long as I Have You". Screenplay by Herbert Baker and Michael Vincente Gazzo. Also starring Carolyn Jones and Walter Matthau.
791.45 K525 DISC/LBX

Kleiber Conducts Beethoven (Symphonies 4 & 7)
1983 72 min. Color
Performance by the Concertgebouw Orchestra, Amsterdam, conducted by Carlos Kleiber.
780.78 B41s4 VHS

Krishna in Spring
Bhattacharya
1969 27 min. Color
A record of the yearly Festival of Spring, which focuses on the story of Krishna. Includes excerpts from temple rites and street celebrations which demonstrate the central place of music in Hindu life.
781.754 K92 VHS

Kurt and Courtney
Broomfield
1998 95 min. Color
Documentary about conspiracy theories regarding Kurt Cobain's apparent suicide in 1994.
781.66 C65k DVD

(The) Ladies Sing the Blues
1987-93 60 min. B&W
Performances by great jazz and blues artists, including Billie Holiday, Bessie Smith, Dinah Washington, Peggy Lee, Sarah Vaughan, and Lena Horne.
781.643 L115 VHS

(The) Lady and the Lug
McGann
1940 20 min. B&W
Vitaphone short film featuring performances by Elsa Maxwell and Slapsie Maxie Rosenbloom.
791.45 V837 DISC

Lady Day: The Many Faces of Billie Holiday
Seig
1991 60 min. Color
Documentary featuring TV and movie clips of Holiday, with commentary by a jazz instrumentalists and singers who knew her well. Includes performances of "Strange Fruit", "What a Little Moonlight Can Do", "Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone" and "Fine and Mellow".
780.92 H73L VHS

Lady Sings the Blues
Furie
1972 144 min. Color
Film biography of singer Billie Holiday, starring Diana Ross, Billy Dee Williams, Richard Pryor, and James Callahan.
791.45 L1579 DISC/PS

Lambchops
8 min. B&W
Vitaphone short film featuring a musical performance by George Burns and Gracie Allen.
791.45 V837 DISC

Land Where the Blues Began
Lomax
1998 60 min. Color
Explores the history of Mississippi Delta blues, featuring performances by Jack Owens, Bud Spires, Napoleon Strickland, Sam Chatmon, Eugene Powell, R. L. Burnside, and Lonnie Pitchford.
781.643 L253 VHS

(The) Last Waltz
Scorsese
1978 117 min. Color
Martin Scorsese's film of the farewell performance of the group known as The Band. Includes interviews with and performances by Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Eric Clapton, and others.
781.66 L349 DISC

Leonard Maltin's Movie Memories: Harlem Highlights
1990 51 min. Color
Collection of musical shorts from the 1940s, featuring Fats Waller, Louis Jordan, Delta Rhythm Boys, Louis Armstrong, The Mills Brothers, Cab Calloway, Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, Nat King Cole, Maxine Sullivan, Dorthy Dandridge, Pat Flowers, The Jubilaries, Day Dawn Dusk, Kathrine Dunham, and Rosetta Tharpe with Lucky Millinder.
791.45 H284 v. 4 VHS

Let's Band Together
1982 47 min. Color
A collage of interviews and band segments promoting the values of a band.
784.8 L649 VHS

Little Jack Little and His Orchestra
Henaberry
1936 11 min. B&W
Vitaphone short film featuring a performance by the title musicians.
791.45 V837 DISC

Little Shop of Horrors
Oz
1986 94 min. Color
Adaptation of the stage play which was based on the earlier film version by Roger Corman; including music by Alan Menken and lyrics by Howard Ashman. The film stars Rick Moranis, Ellen Greene, Steve Martin, and Levi Stubbs.
791.45 L7785 DISC

Live at the Village Vanguard
1986 352 min. Color
Jazz performances filmed by Bruce Buschel, including artists Freddie Hubbard, Lee Konitz, Woody Shaw, John Abercrombie, Michel Petrucciani, and others.
781.65 L784 (6v) VHS

Lord of the Dance
1993 58 min. Color
Examination of cultural beliefs that lead to dance traditions.
792.8 D1732 v. 2 VHS

Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart
Greenfield-Sanders
1998 75 min. Color
Biography of Lou Reed, tracing his career from the formation of the band Velvet Underground to his most recent work. Includes performance footage and interviews with Reed and his peers.
781.66 R324 DVD

Louis Armstrong
1933 8 min. B&W
Features performances of "I Cover the Waterfront", "Dinah", and "Tiger Rag".
781.65 A861 VHS

Louis Armstrong
1931 1 min. B&W
Features the performances of "Chinatown, My Chinatown" and "High Society".
781.65 A861 VHS

Loving You
Kanter
1957 102 min. Color
Film based loosely on the early career of Elvis Presley, starring Elvis, who performs several hits. Music arranged and conducted by Walter Scharf.
791.45 L9112 DISC/PS

M.C. Hammer: 2 Legit 2 Quit
1991 60 min. Color
Long versions of music videos by rap artist M.C. Hammer, plus documentary footage of the filming.
781.66 H22T DISC

Ma, Yo-Yo SEE: Yo-Yo Ma

Madonna: Truth or Dare
Keshishian
1991 118 min. Color
A feature-length, behind-the-scenes documentary following Madonna's "Blonde Ambition" tour, and featuring a variety of musical performances from the show.
791.45 M183 DISC/LBX

(The) Maestro
1991 28 min. Color
Sir Georg Solti discusses the process of preparing a performance and conducting a work. The program includes a performance of Strauss' "Don Juan". Hosted by Dudley Moore.
781.45 M186 VHS

Magicians of the Earth
Haas
1989 224 min. Color
Film photographed in Australia, Madagascar, Papua New Guinea, Senegal, and Benin, focusing on native artists and their traditional forms. Feature music by David Byrne and Gambian musician Foday Musa Suso.
709.01 H11f DISC

Making of the Ring
1983 53 min. Color
A documentary detailing the history of the controversial Patrice Chereau centenary production of Richard Wagner's "Der Ring des Nibelungen".
782.10267 W13m DISC

Maria Callas: Life and Art
1987 108 min. Color
Documentary on the great Greek-American diva. The videotape was produced by Alan Lewens and Alistair Mitchell and includes footage of Callas performing arias from Tosca, Norma, Carmen, and other operas, as well as interviews with other artists who worked with her.
780.92 C15le VHS

Maria Callas: Life and Art
1987 108 min. Color
Documentary on the great Greek-American diva. The videotape was produced by Alan Lewens and Alistair Mitchell and includes footage of Callas performing arias from Tosca, Norma, Carmen, and other operas, as well as interviews with other artists who worked with her.
780.92 C15Lea DISC

Marian Anderson: The Lincoln Memorial Concert (excerpt)
1939 8 min. B&W
Film of Anderson's 1939 Washington, D.C. performance. One sequence from a 35 mm print. Anderson is introduced by Harold Ickes, then sings "America" and two stanzas of "My Country, 'Tis of Thee".
791.45 T7842 pt. 4 DVD

Marsalis on Music: Listening for Clues
1995 50 min. Color
Wynton Marsalis teaches children about music. This volume focuses on structure and form of music, including performances by Marsalis' jazz group and the Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra.
780.7 L773 VHS

Marsalis on Music: Sousa to Satchmo
1995 50 min. Color
Wynton Marsalis teaches children about music. This volume traces the evolution of New Orleans jazz, with the Tanglewood Music Center Wind Band.
780.7 S725 VHS

Marsalis on Music: Tackling the Monster
1995 50 min. Color
Wynton Marsalis teaches children about music. This volume focuses on practice. Marsalis is joined by cellist Yo Yo Ma.
780.7 T118 VHS

Marsalis on Music: Why Toes Tap
1995 50 min. Color
Wynton Marsalis teaches children about music. This volume is a discussion of rhythm.
780.7 W629 VHS

Martha Graham: the Dancer Revealed
1994 60 min. Color
Excerpts of Graham performances, including "Acts of Light", "Errand into the Maze", "Frontier", "Appalachian Spring", "American Document", "Primitive Mysteries", and "Night Journey", as well as interviews with Agnes de Mille, Erick Hawkins, and others.
792.8 G74 VHS

Mary Poppins
Stevenson
1964 139 min. Color
Walt Disney Productions film adaptation of a book by P.L. Travers, including songs with music and lyrics by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman, conducted by Irwin Kostel, with choreography by Marc Breaux and Dee Dee Wood; with Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke, David Tomlinson, and Glynis Johns.
791.45 M393 VHS

Mary Poppins
Stevenson
1964 139 min. Color
Walt Disney Productions film adaptation of a book by P.L. Travers, including songs with music and lyrics by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman, conducted by Irwin Kostel, with choreography by Marc Breaux and Dee Dee Wood; with Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke, David Tomlinson, and Glynis Johns.
791.45 M393a DISC

Master Teacher Series: Josef Gingold
1983 140 min. Color
Master classes with Josef Gingold, featuring works by Tchaikovsky, Beethoven, Brahms, and other composers.
787.1 M423 (4v) VHS

(A) Mind for Music with Peter Sellars
1990 56 min. Color
Bill Moyers interview with the avant-garde theater director.
792.023 S467m VHS

Minuet in Scherzo SEE: Barenboim

Missa Luba
1990 47 min. Color
Performance of a Mass in Congolese style, with a chorus, a tenor soloist, and percussion.
782.323 M678 VHS

Mississippi Blues
Tavernier
1987 92 min. Color
Documentary exploring the nature of blues music and its place in the South.
781.643 M678 VHS

Mondo Elvis
Corboy
1984 30 min. Color
Documentary about the Elvis "cult" and his fanatical followers.
781.66 E51m VHS

Monterey Pop
Pennebaker
1968 79 min. Color
Feature film created from concert footage of the First Annual Monterey International Pop Festival. Featured musicians include Scott McKenzie, The Mamas and the Papas, Simon and Garfunkel, Jefferson Airplane, Janis Joplin, The Who, Otis Redding, Ravi Shankar, and Jimi Hendrix.
791.45 M778 DISC

Movement For The Actor
1993 76 min. Color
An instructional video illustrating the relationship between movement, interpretation, and emotion. Includes warm-up exercises.
792.028 M9352 VHS

Mozart Ensemble Salzburg
1990 65 min. Color
Performance by the Mozart Ensemble Salzburg of "Erste Lodronische Nachtmusik" in F (KV 247) and the "Robinig Divertimento" in D (KV 334). Filmed in the Residence in Salzburg, with dancers from La Scala.
780.92 M93l VHS

Mozart Piano Concertos
1992 53 min. Color
Two Mozart piano concertos are performed with accompanying visuals from European cities and palaces. The Piano Concerto No. 9, K. 271, is accompanied by pictures of the cathedral, city, and palace of Brixen. Piano Conerto No. 27, K. 595, is accompanied by images of the castles of Tirol, Thurstein, and Brunnenburg.
780.78 M93c DISC

Mozart's Requiem
1988 65 min. Color
Performance by the Bavarian Radio Chorus and Symphony Orchestra, with soloists Marie McLaughlin, Maria Ewing, Jerry Hadley, and Cornelius Haputmann, conducted by Leonard Bernstein.
780.78 M93r VHS

Music for the Movies: Bernard Hermann
1992 57 min. Color
A documentary covering the life and career of the composer. Features clips and musical excerpts from Citizen Kane, Cape Fear, North By Northwest, The Ghost and Mrs. Muir, Psycho, Taxi Driver, and others.
780.92 H56 DISC

(The) Music Garden (Yo-Yo Ma)
McMahon
1997 55 min. Color
Collaboration with garden designer Julie Moir Messervy, featuring Suite No. 1 for Unaccompanied Cello by J.S. Bach.
780.78 I59m VHS

(The) Music Man
Da Costa
1961 151 min. Color
Film version of the Broadway musical, produced and directed by Morton Da Costa, with music by Meredith Wilson and screenplay by Marion Hargrove. The films stars Robert Preston, Shirley Jones, Buddy Hackett, Hermione Gingold, Paul Ford, and Ron Howard.
791.45 M9872 DISC/PS

Music of Bunraku
1991 29 min. Color
Documentary on Bunraku, the puppet theater of Japan. Hosted by Dr. William P. Malm.
780.952 M987 VHS

(The) Music of Man
1987 480 min. Color
Documentary exploration of the history and present state of the world's music. Hosted by Yehudi Menuhin.
780.9 M49ma (4v) VHS

Musical Phonology SEE: Unanswered Question

Musical Semantics SEE: Unanswered Question

My Fair Lady
Cukor
1964 170 min. Color
Film version produced by Jack L. Warner of the Lerner and Lowe musical, with screenplay by Alan Jay Lerne. Principal performers are Audrey Hepburn, Rex Harrison, Stanley Holloway, and Wilfred Hyde-White.
791.45 M9953a DVD

(The) Native American Powwow
1992 58 min. Color
A documentary examining the Native American Powwow and featuring performances of a variety of traditional songs and dances.
793.3 I61 VHS

New Worlds, New Forms
1993 58 min. Color
Documentary focusing on the importance of dance in cultural amalgamation.
792.8 D1732 v. 5 VHS

Nico Icon
Ofteringer
1995 67 min. Color
Documentary about Christa Paffgen, "Nico", a German model, actress, and member of the band Velvet Underground. Includes archival footage and interviews with Viva, Paul Morrissey, Jackson Browne, John Cale, and Sterling Morrison.
780.92 N63n DVD

Norvo, Red
1982 60 min. Color
Concert performance at the Smithsonian by the Red Norvo Trio.
781.65 N891 VHS

Off the Record with B. A. Wolfe
Henabery
1938 11 min. B&W
Vitaphone short film featuring a performance by the title musician.
791.45 V837 DISC

Oklahoma
Zimmerman
1956 147 min. Color
Film version of the Rogers and Hammerstein musical, based on a play by Lynn Riggs; starring Gordon McRae, Shirley Jones, Rod Steiger, Gloria Grahame, Eddie Albert, and Charlotte Greenwood; conducted by Jay Blackton.
782.140267 R69oa DISC/LBX

Oklahoma!
Zinnemann
1955 145 min. Color
Film version of the Rogers and Hammerstein musical, based on a play by Lynn Riggs; starring Gordon McRae, Shirley Jones, Rod Steiger, Gloria Grahame, Eddie Albert, and Charlotte Greenwood; conducted by Jay Blackton.
791.45 O41 DVD

Oliver!
Reed
1968 153 min. Color
Movie musical based on Charles Dickens' "Oliver Twist". The film is directed by Carol Reed and produced by John Woolf with music and lyrics by Lionel Bart and choreography staged by Onna White. The film stars Ron Moody, Oliver Reed, Harry Secombe, Shani Wallis, Jack Wild, and Mark Lester.
791.45 O48 DISC/PS

Oliver!
Reed
1968 153 min. Color
Movie musical based on Charles Dickens' "Oliver Twist". The film is directed by Carol Reed and produced by John Woolf with music and lyrics by Lionel Bart and choreography staged by Onna White. The film stars Ron Moody, Oliver Reed, Harry Secombe, Shani Wallis, Jack Wild, and Mark Lester.
791.45 O48a DISC/LBX

On Being a Soprano
1990 95 min. Color
Lecture delivered at CMU by Beverly Morgan.
780.92 M84o VHS

Once, at a Border... Aspects of Stravinsky
Palmer
1986 166 min. Color
Biographical film about Russian composer, Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971). Includes interviews and musical performances.
780.92 S916pal VHS

(The) Opry House with Lew Hearn and the Mound City Blues Blowers
9 min. B&W
Vitaphone short film featuring a performance by the title musicians.
791.45 V837 DISC

Out of the Blacks Into the Blues
Manthoulis
1992 108 min. Color
Two-part series on the history of blues music, including interviews as well as performances by Robert Pete Williams, Bukka White, Furry Lewis, Roosevelt Sykes, Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee, Junior Wells and Buddy Guy, Willie Dixon, Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup, B. B. King, and Mance Lipscomb.
781.643 O94 VHS

Painted Ballad of India
Bhattacharya
1992 27 min. Color
A documentary showing balladeers performing in India.
781.62914 P148 VHS

Pajama Game
Abbott / Donen
1957 101 min. Color
Feature film musical with songs by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross and choreography by Bob Fosse. Starring Doris Day, John Raitt, Carol Haney, and Eddie Foy, Jr.
791.45 P151 DVD

(Les) Parapluies de Cherbourg
Demy
1964 91 min. Color
Film musical starring Catherine Deneuve, Nino Castelnuovo, Anne Vernon, and Marc Michel. Screenplay and lyrics by Jacques Demy, music by Michel Legrand. This laserdisc features a restored and remixed print.
791.45 P223 DISC/LBX

(Les) Parapluies de Cherbourg
Demy
1964 91 min. Color
Film musical starring Catherine Deneuve, Nino Castelnuovo, Anne Vernon, and Marc Michel. Screenplay and lyrics by Jacques Demy, music by Michel Legrand. This DVD features a restored and remixed print.
791.45 P223a DVD

Pas de deux
McLaren
1962 13 min. B&W
Produced by the National Film Board of Canada.
791.4309 N277 pt. 1 VHS

Paul Whiteman with Bix Beiderbecke
1928 4 min. B&W
Features the performance of "My Ohio Home".
781.65 A861 VHS

Pennies From Heaven
Ross
1981 108 min. Color
Film including musical-fantasy song and dance numbers. Starring Steve Martin, Bernadette Peters, Jessica Harper, Vernel Bagneris, John McMartin, and Christopher Walken.
791.45 P414 DISC

Phil Spitalny and His Musical Queens
Henabery
11 min. B&W
Vitaphone short film featuring a performance by the title musicians.
791.45 V837 DISC

(The) Physics of Dance
1990 84 min. Color
Lecture delivered at CMU by Kenneth Laws.
792.8 P578 VHS

Pink Floyd: The Wall
Parker
1982 99 min. Color
Film about the mental collapse of a fictional singer. Based on and contains music from the record album of the same name. Animated sequences by Gerald Scarfe. Stars Bob Geldof, Christine Hargreaves, and Bob Hoskins.
791.45 P6553 DISC/LBX

Pirates of Penzance
Leach
1982 112 min. Color
Film version of the operetta by Gilbert and Sullivan, with choreography by Graciela Daniele. Stars Kevin Kline, Angela Lansbury, Linda Ronstadt, George Rose, and Rex Smith.
791.45 P667 DISC

(A) Plantation Act
10 min. B&W
Vitaphone short film featuring a performance by Al Jolson in blackface.
791.45 V837 DISC

Playing With Fire: Tenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition
1997 90 min Color
Documentary of the famed competition including behind the scenes footage, rehearsals, and performances.
780.79 P723 VHS

(The) Poetry of Earth SEE: Unanswered Question

(The) Power of Dance
1993 58 min. Color
Explores the aspect of power and discipline in movement. Dancers from Russian, Indian, and American backgrounds discuss how actions are more powerful than words.
792.8 D1732 v. 1 VHS

Pulp: This Is Hardcore
Nichol
1998 7 min. Color
Music video by British pop band Pulp.
791.45 S4492 DVD

Purple Rain
Magnoli
1984 113 min. Color
Semi-autobiographical film starring Prince as an alienated young singer. Also stars Apollonia Kotero and Morris Day, with songs composed and performed by Prince.
791.45 P9852 DISC

Quiet, Please
Wilbur
1939 18 min. B&W
Vitaphone short film featuring a musical performance by Marian Strife.
791.45 V837 DISC

Raga
Bhattacharya
1969 27 min. Color
An examination of the Indian Raga illustrating the background of the musical form, the manufacture of the stringed instruments on which it is played, and the place of Raga in Indian art and culture.
781.754 R141 VHS

Rambling Round Radio Row
1932 9 min. B&W
Vitaphone short film featuring musical performances by Smith and Ballew, Frances Langford, Reese and Dunn, Arthur Tracy, and Conductor Confab.
791.45 V837 DISC

Rambling Round Radio Row
1932 11 min. B&W
Vitaphone short film featuring musical performances by Paul Whiteman's Rhythm Boys, Tito Guizar, the Pickens Sisters, Ann Lead, and Frank Hazard.
791.45 V837 DISC

Rambling Round Radio Row
1934 9 min. B&W
Vitaphone short film featuring performances by Harriet Lee, Frank Novak Jr., Baby Rose Marie, Roy Atwell, and Morton Downey.
791.45 V837 DISC

Rap's Most Wanted
1991 90 min. Color
Discussion and performances by several rap groups, including 2 Live Crew, Ice T, Geto Boys, Too Short, and others.
781.66 R221 VHS

Rara
Gillis
1980 15 min. Color
Documentary on the pre-Easter celebrations in Haiti, including music, dance, and ritual.
791.6 R221 VHS

Rare Moments with the King
1987 60 min. Color
Documentary on Elvis appearances in TV and news media from the 1950s-1970s. Does include music, but includes press conferences, news footage, and interviews with fans.
781.66 E51r VHS

Ray Kinney and His Royal Hawaiian Orchestra
Mack
1938 11 min. B&W
Vitaphone short film featuring a performance by the title musicians.
791.45 V837 DISC

Reggae Sunsplash: A Tribute to Bob Marley
1985 103 min. Color
A collection of recorded performances by various artists including Steel Pulse, Third World, Black Uhuru, and Gregory Isaacs.
784.5 R334 VHS

Rhythm and Blues
1982 120 min. Color
A collection of excerpts of performances by various artists including Billy Preston, Billy Eckstine, Ruth Brown, Mary Wells, Brook Benton, Scatman Crothers, and others. Hosted by Eckstine and Brock Peters.
784.53 R479 (2v) VHS

Rhythms
8 min. B&W
Vitaphone short film featuring a performance by "Leo Reisman and his orchestra".
791.45 V837 DISC

Rhythms of the World Anthology
1991 57 min. Color
An international collection of excerpts of musical performances, with an emphasis on ethnic influences in music. Program is hosted by Peter Gabriel and Bobby McFerrin.
781.657 R479 VHS

Ricky Martin: One Night Only
1999 45 min. Color
Video of Martin's performance at Liberty State Park. Included songs are "Livin' la Vida Loca", "She's All I Ever Had", "Spanish Eyes / Lola Lola", "Shake Your Bon-Bon", "Light My Fire / Oye Come Va" (with Carlos Santana and Jose Feliciano), "Maria", and "La Copa de la Vida".
780.78 O58 DVD

Robert Shaw: A Choral Workshop on Beethoven's Missa Solemnis
1992 90 min. Color
Robert Shaw instructs musicians in a workshop leading up to an actual performance. Musicological study, editing, and rehearsal techniques for a performance of Beethoven's Missa Solemnis.
780.7 S53p v. 2 VHS

Robert Shaw: A Choral Workshop on Brahms' German Requiem
1992 160 min. Color
Robert Shaw instructs musicians in a workshop leading up to an actual performance.
780.7 S53p v. 1 VHS

Robert Shaw: A Choral Workshop on Britten's War Requiem
1994 89 min. Color
Shows the preparation of a performance as part of the Carnegie Hall Professional Training Workshops. Includes archival footage.
780.7 S53p VHS

Rock Ôn' Roll, vols. 1-5
1995 600 min. Color
PBS/WGBH history of rock and roll, including interviews and performances.
781.66 R682 (5v) VHS

(The) Rocky Horror Picture Show
Sharman
1975 95 min. Color
Film version of the rock opera with music and lyrics by Richard O'Brien. Stars Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon, and Barry Bostwick.
791.45 R684 DISC

Roots of Rhythm
Dratch / Rosow
1997 180 min. Color
Three-part history of Latin music, discussing its origins in Africa, fusion with Caribbean music, and development into popular music today. Herry Belafonte hosts, interviewing performers like King Sunny Ade in Africa and Miguel Garcia Maldonado in Spain.
781.64 R783 VHS

Round Midnight SEE: Autour de Minuit

Rubenstein in Concert
1975 93 min. Color
Arthur Rubenstein plays Grieg: Piano Concerto in A Minor, Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Minor, and Saint-Saens: Piano Concerto in G Minor with the London Symphony Orchestra, Andre Previn conducting.
780.78 R896 VHS

Ruby Darby
1930 3 min. B&W
Features the performance of "Tell the World He's Mine".
781.65 A861 VHS

Sarabande (Yo-Yo Ma)
Egoyan
1997 56 min. Color
Collaboration with filmmaker Atom Egoyan, featuring Suite No. 4 for Unaccompanied Cello by J.S. Bach.
780.78 I59sa VHS

Sarafina!
Roodt
1992 117 min. Color
USA. Musical film set in South Africa, starring Whoopi Goldberg, Miriam Makeba, John Kani, Mbongeni Ngema, Leleti Khumalo. Music and lyrics by Ngema with additional songs by Hugh Masekala, choreography by Michael Peters.
791.45 S243 DISC

Saturday Night, Sunday Morning
Guida
1992 70 min. Color
Documentary exploring the importance of music in African-American culture, focusing on band leader and preacher A.D. "Gatemouth" Moore, who recounts his career in blues and gospel.
780.92 M822s VHS

Scrooge
Neame
1970 115 min. Color
Musical adaptation of Dickens' "A Christmas Carol", with music and lyrics by Leslie Bricusse. Stars Albert Finney, Dame Edith Evans, Kenneth More, and Sir Alec Guinness.
791.45 S435 DISC/PS

Sevillanas
Saura
1992 55 min. Color
Contains eleven short performances by Spanish flamenco dancers and guitarists.
791.45 S511 VHS

Shaw, Robert SEE: Robert Shaw...

Show Boat
Sidney
1951 115 min. Color
Film adaptation of the musical play by Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein, with screen play by John Lee Mahin, based on the novel by Edna Ferber. Produced by Arthur Freed. Musical director is Adolph Deutsch; choreography by Robert Alton. Starring Kathryn Grayson, Ava Gardner, Howard Keel, and Joe E. Brown.
791.45 S5592 VHS

Show Boat
Whale
1936 113 min. B&W
Film adaptation of the musical play by Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein, based on the novel by Edna Ferber. Produced by Carl Laemmle, Jr. Musical director is Victor Baravalle; choreography by LeRoy Prinz. Starring Irene Dunne, Allan Jones, Paul Robeson, and Helen Morgan.
791.45 S55925 DISC

Show Boat
Sidney
1951 103 min. Color
Film adaptation of the musical play by Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein, with screen play by John Lee Mahin, based on the novel by Edna Ferber. Produced by Arthur Freed. Musical director is Adolph Deutsch; choreography by Robert Alton. Starring Kathryn Grayson, Ava Gardner, Howard Keel, and Joe E. Brown.
791.45 S55925 DISC

Show Boat
Whale
1936 113 min. B&W
Film adaptation of the musical play by Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein, based on the novel by Edna Ferber. Produced by Carl Laemmle, Jr. Musical director is Victor Baravalle; choreography by LeRoy Prinz. Starring Irene Dunne, Allan Jones, Paul Robeson, and Helen Morgan.
791.45 S5592a DISC

Sid and Nancy
Cox
1986 111 min. Color
Film documenting the lives of Sid Vicious and Nancy Spungen. Music by the Sex Pistols, Joe Strummer, The Pogues, and Pray for Rain. Starring Gary Oldman and Chloe Webb.
791.45 S568 DISC

Singin' in the Rain
Kelly / Donen
1952 103 min. Color
Movie musical with songs by Arthur Freed and Nacio and Herb Brown, starring Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds, Donald O'Connor, Jean Hagen, and Cyd Charisse.
782.140267 B87s VHS

Singin' in the Rain
Kelly / Donen
1952 103 min. Color
Movie musical with songs by Arthur Freed and Nacio and Herb Brown, starring Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds, Donald O'Connor, Jean Hagen, and Cyd Charisse.
791.45 S6173 DVD

Sissle and Blake
De Forest
1923 3 min. B&W
Experimental musical short featuring "sound-on-film" process. Performance by Eubie Blake and Noble Sissle of "Affectionate Dan". 21 fps transfer from a 35 mm print.
791.45 L697 v. 5 VHS

Sissle and Blake
De Forest
1923 3 min. B&W
Experimental musical short featuring "sound-on-film" process. Performance by Eubie Blake and Noble Sissle of "Affectionate Dan". 21 fps transfer from a 35 mm print.
791.45 O69 DISC

Six Gestures (Yo-Yo Ma)
Rozema
1997 53 min. Color
Collaboration with ice dancers Jayne Torvill and Chirstopher Dean, featuring Suit No. 6 for Unaccompanied Cello by J.S. Bach.
780.78 I59si VHS

Six Hits and a Miss
Negulesco
1942 9 min. B&W
Vitaphone short film featuring musical performances by Ruby Keeler and Paul Draper.
791.45 V837 DISC

(The) Soft Parade
Manzarek
1991 54 min. Color
781.66 D691 DVD

Solti In Budapest
1991 88 min. Color
Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra, Piano Concerto No. 3, Dance Suite. Performance by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Sir Georg Solti, with Andreas Schiff, piano.
780.78 S691 VHS

(The) Sound of Music
Wise
1965 175 min. Color
791.45 S724a DVD

Sound of the Carceri (Yo-Yo Ma)
Girard
1997 55 min. Color
Computer-rendered 3-D "virtual collaboration", featuring Suite No. 2 for Unaccompanied Cello by J.S. Bach.
780.78 I59s VHS

South Pacific
Logan
1958 150 min. Color
Film version of the Rogers and Hammerstein musical, with Rossano Brazzi, Mitzi Gaynor, and Juanita Hall.
791.45 S726 VHS/PS

South Pacific
Logan
1958 151 min. Color
Film version of the Rogers and Hammerstein musical, with Rossano Brazzi, Mitzi Gaynor, and Juanita Hall.
791.45 S726a DVD

South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut
Parker
1999 81 min. Color
Animated Musical. Music and lyrics by Trey Parker. Score by Marc Shaiman.
791.45 S7263 DVD

(The) Story of Jazz
Seig
1993 97 min. Color
Documentary tracing the history of jazz from its earliest beginnings to the present day. Includes interviews with important jazz musicians as well as performance excerpts featuring Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Louis Armstrong, Billie Holliday, Ella Fitzgerald, and others.
781.65 S887 DISC

(The) Story of the Symphony: Beethoven
1984 90 min. Color
BBC television series. Discussion and performance examples of Beethoven's work (Symphony No. 7 and excerpts from No. 5), with Andre Previn and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
784.2 B41 VHS

(The) Story of the Symphony: Brahms
1984 90 min Color
Andre Previn conducts the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in a performance of Brahms' Symphony No. 4. The tape begins with commentary from the conductor and ends with a performance of the piece.
784.2 B81 VHS

Struggle for Hope (Yo-Yo Ma)
Fichman
1997 55 min. Color
Collaboration with Kabuki artist Tamasaburo Bando, featuring Suite No. 5 for Unaccompanied Cello by J.S. Bach.
780.78 I59st VHS

(The) Student Prince
Thorpe
1954 107 min. Color
Film version of Sigmund Romberg's operetta. Screenplay by William Ludwig and Sonya Levien. Starring Ann Blyth, Edmund Purdom, John Ericson, Louis Calhern, and Edmund Gwenn, and the singing voice of Mario Lanza.
791.45 O443 DISC/LBX

Sunday in the Park With George
Hughes
1986 120 min. Color
Musical by Stephen Sondheim, book by James Lapine, produced by Iris Merlis. Originally directed for broadway by James Lapine. Starring Mandy Patinkin and Bernadette Peters. Conducted by Paul Gemignani.
782.140267 S957 VHS

Surprise
Mack
22 min. B&W
Vitaphone short film featuring musical performances by James Tyler and Joe and the Duncan Sisters.
791.45 V837 DISC

Sweet Charity
Fosse
1968 148 min. Color
Musical adaptation of the Broadway play by Neil Simon. Screenplay by Peter Stone. Choreographed by Bob Fosse. Starring Shirley MacLaine, John McMartin, Stubby Kaye, Ricardo Montalban, and Sammy Davis, Jr.
791.45 S9743 DISC/PS

Swing: The Best of the Big Bands
1930 200 min. B&W
A collection of individual performance films featuring various artists of the swing era. Performers include Tommy and Jummy Dorsey, Ray Anthony, Harry James, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Gene Krupa, The Ink Spots, and Nat King Cole, among others.
781.654 S978 (4v) VHS

Swing Time
Stevens
1936 103 min. B&W
Movie musical with songs by Jerome Kern and Dorthy Fields and dance direction by Hermes Pan, with Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Victor Moore, and Helen Broderick.
791.45 S978 DISC

Sworn to the Drum
Blank
1983 35 min. Color
Portrait of Afro-Cuban drummer Francisco Aguabella, master of the bata tradition of drumming in the sacred celebrations of the sects of Santeria, Abaqua, and Yeza, and of the secular "conguero" tradition.
780.92 A65s VHS

Sympathy for the Devil
Godard
1970 101 min. Color
Documentary featuring the Rolling Stones.
781.66 S989 VHS

Taming a 100-Headed Dragon
1994 33 min. Color
Documentary on the development of the Middle-European tradition of conducting. Video includes footage of conductors Arthur Nikisch, Leonard Bernstein, Sir John Barbirolli, Richard Strauss, and others.
781.45 T158 VHS

Tango: Baile Nuestro
Zanada
1988 71 min. Color
Argentina. Documentary about the dance form and its sociological importance. In Spanish with subtitles.
792.8 T164 VHS

Tap Duet
1931 2 min. B&W
Features performances of "Whistle and Blow Your Blues Away" and "Mandy".
781.65 A861 VHS

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 "Pathetique", Concerto No. 1
1967 85 min. Color
Performance by the Berlin Philharmonic, conducted by Herbert von Karajan, with Alexis Weissenberg, piano.
780.78 T24s6 VHS

Teaching the Music of the American Indian
1990 37 min. Color
Instructional video including information on American Indian traditions, dance and song, and guidelines for multicultural education. Commentary by ethnomusicologists David P. McAllester, and Edwin Schupman.
780.7 T253 VHS

Tender Game
Hubley / Hubley
1958 6 min. Color
Music performed by Ella Fitzgerald and the Oscar Peterson Trio with Ray Brown and Herb Ellis.
791.45 V975 VHS

Tessie Maize
1930 3 min. B&W
Features the performance of "Someday Sweetheart" with her Darktown Strutters.
781.65 A861 VHS

That's Entertainment
Haley
1974 132 min. Color
A collection of scenes from various MGM musicals, including Anchors Aweigh, Babes in Arms, Girl Crazy, Gigi, In the Good Old Summertime, High Society, Singin' in the Rain, Showboat, and The Wizard of Oz.
791.45 T3677 DISC

That's Entertainment, Part II
1976 129 min. Color
A collection of scenes from various MGM musicals, hosted by Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly. Featured clips include music by George Gershwin, Jerome Kern, and Oscar Hammerstein. Includes the talents of Bing Crosby, Judy Garland, Frank Sinatra, and others. New sequences were directed by Gene Kelly.
791.45 T367 DISC

That's Entertainment, Part II
Kelly
1976 133 min. Color
A collection of scenes from various MGM musicals, hosted by Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly. Featured clips include music by George Gershwin, Jerome Kern, and Oscar Hammerstein. Includes the talents of Bing Crosby, Judy Garland, Frank Sinatra, and others. New sequences were directed by Gene Kelly.
791.45 T3677 DISC

Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey
Martin
1993 104 min. Color
Documentary on the electric music invented by Russia's Professor Leon Theremin. Includes film clips from Hollywood films that used the music, and interviews with musicians Brian Wilson and Todd Rundgren.
780.92 T398 DISC

Thinking Big For Small Bands
1982 60 min. Color
How to build a large band out of a limited number of students.
784.8 L649 VHS

This Is Elvis
Leo / Solt
1981 101 min. Color
Authorized biography of Elvis Presley. Includes rare documentary footage and contains 45 minutes of material cut from theatrical release. Contains interviews with family, friends, employees, and his manager Colonel Tom Parker.
781.66 E51t DISC

This Is Spinal Tap
Reiner
1984 82 min. Color
Mock documentary largely improvised by Reiner and "Spinal Tap" members Michael McKean, Christopher Guest, and Harry Shearer, examining the career of the imaginary band and following the group during a U.S. tour.
791.45 T4483 DISC/LBX

Tie-Died: Rock Ôn' Roll's Most Deadicated Fans
Behar
1995 80 min. Color
A documentary film examining the "deadhead" phenomenon: loyal fans who followed the Grateful Dead around the country and created their own subculture around the band.
791.45 T559 DISC

Tommy
Russell
1975 110 min. Color
Movie musical with music by The Who, starring Roger Daltrey, Ann-Margaret, Tina Turner, Elton John, Oliver Reed, and Jack Nicholson.
791.45 T661 VHS

Tommy Christian
1928 5 min. B&W
Features the performances of "Who Is It? Who?" and "Tommy Christain Stomp".
781.65 A861 VHS

Toscanini the Maestro
1985 74 min. Color
Hosted by James Levine. Biography of conductor Arturo Toscanini including historical footage and performances. Video also contains a 1943 performance of Verdi's "Hymn of the Nations" conducted by Toscanini, with tenor Jan Peerce.
780.92 T71 VHS

Trance and Dance in Bali
1952 22 min. B&W
A performance of the ceremonial Balinese kris dance, originally performed in the village of Pagoetan from 1937-39. The film is narrated by Dr. Margaret Mead.
793.3 T772 VHS

True Stories
Byrne
1986 89 min. Color
Film directed and written by David Byrne and featuring songs performed by Talking Heads, John Goodman, and others.
791.45 T8662 DISC

Tuning the Choir
1988 45 min. Color
A step-by-step workshop, presented by Dr. Eph Ely, on how to perfect a choir. Subjects include warm-ups, tonal memory, and vowels and consonants.
782.5 T926 VHS

(The) Twentieth Century... SEE: Unanswered Question

U.S. Air Force Concert Band
1970 58 min. Color
U.S. Air Force Band plays Carnival Overture, Credo, Holst Suite in E Sharp, Roman Festivals, Stars and Stripes Forever. Dr. William Revelli conducts.
784.8 U58 VHS

(The) Unanswered Question
1973 793 min. Color
Leonard Bernstein's 1973 lecture series at Harvard. Includes "Music Phonology", "Musical Syntax", "Musical Semantics", "The Twentieth Century Crisis", and "The Poetry of Earth".
781 B535u (6v) VHS

Urbanissimo
Hubley / Hubley
1966 6 min. Color
Music by Benny Carter.
791.45 V975 VHS

Vaudeville featuring Buster Shaver and Olive and George
1934 11 min. B&W
Vitaphone short film featuring musical performances by Carl Emmy and His Mad Wags, The Three Queens, Jack Pepper and His Society Pets, and Buster Shaver with Olive and George Brasno.
791.45 V837 DISC

Vaudeville featuring Herb Williams
1934 11 min. B&W
Vitaphone short films featuring musical performances by Les Reis and Artie Dunn, The Stepping Stars, and Herb Williams.
791.45 V837 DISC

(A) Visit with Pablo Casals
1954 28 min. B&W
Documentary of one day in the life of cellist Casals. Also includes Casals playing Bach's Suite No. 1 for Unaccompanied Cello.
780.92 C33 VHS

Vitaphone Shorts
1926-50 557 min. B&W
A collection of shorts made by the Warner Brothers "Vitaphone" division between 1926 and 1950. Includes the work of a variety of vaudeville entertainers, as well as such performers as Al Jolson, "Fatty" Arbuckle, Burns and Allen, and Bob Hope.
791.45 V837 DISC

(La) voix Kaas
1993 36 min. Color
780.92 K11 VHS

Voyage to Next
Hubley / Hubley
1974 10 min. Color
Music by Dizzy Gillespie.
791.45 V975 VHS

West Side Story
Wise / Robbins
1961 153 min. Color
Film version of the Broadway musical, with music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, choreography by Jerome Robbins. Starring Richard Beymer, Natalie Wood, George Chakiris, Rita Moreno, and Russ Tamblyn; conducted by Johnny Green.
791.45 W521 VHS/PS

West Side Story
Wise / Robbins
1961 151 min. Color
Film version of the Broadway musical, with music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, choreography by Jerome Robbins. Starring Richard Beymer, Natalie Wood, George Chakiris, Rita Moreno, and Russ Tamblyn; conducted by Johnny Green.
791.45 W521aa DVD

White Christmas
Curtiz
1954 120 min. Color
Includes several music and dance numbers with Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Vera Ellen, and Rosemary Clooney; score by Irving Berlin.
791.45 I72 VHS

Wild Style
Ahearn
1982 82 min. Color
Documentary on the emergence of hip-hop culture.
791.45 W6685 VHS

Wild Women Don't Have the Blues
Dall
1989 58 min. Color
Includes historic performances and recordings of pioneering blueswomen like Bessie Smith, Ma Rainey, Ethel Waters, Alberta Hunter, Ida Cox, and others.
781.643 W668 VHS

Williams, Joe
1982 60 min. Color
Concert performance at the Smithsonian by blues singer Williams.
781.65 W724 VHS

(The) Wind Ensemble in Today's School
1978 52 min. Color
From the "Master Teacher Seminars", on same video with "The Northshore Concert Band". John Paytner and the Northwestern University Wind Ensemble demonstrate teaching of wind music in the public school and how directors can prepare scores for conducting.
784.8 W763 VHS

(The) Working Process SEE: Barenboim

Yo-Yo Ma at Tanglewood
1991 99 min. Color
Performances by cellist Ma and others, including Ax, Stern, and Fleischer, at Tanglewood.
780.78 M11 VHS

Yo-Yo Ma: Falling Down Stairs
Sweete
1997 55 min. Color
Collaboration with choreographer Mark Morris, featuring Suite No. 3 for Unaccompanied Cello by J.S. Bach. Produced by Niv Fichman.
780.78 I59f VHS

You Are The Music
1989 40 min. Color
A three-module program explaining the benefits of school band participation to parents. Contains "You Are the Music", "Music for Everyone", and "Music Is Life".
780.7 Y67 VHS

Young People's Concerts SEE: Bernstein

Your Unlimited Potential
1985 52 min. Color
Dr. Tim Lautzenheiser gives a motivational session to high school band members.
784.8 Y81 VHS

Zydeco
Spitzer
1984 57 min. Color
Documentary on Louisiana Creole culture and music.
917.63 Z99 VHS