New York Philharmonic Young People's Concerts

Season 1 Episode 36: What is a Mode?

Bernstein discusses scales, intervals and tones, and analyzes several pieces, including Debussy's Fêtes, Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade, and music from the Kinks and the Beatles, to illustrate different modes. An excerpt from Bernstein's ballet Fancy Free is also performed.

Seasons:

1

Episodes:

53

Actor:

Leonard Bernstein

Quality:

HD

Status:

Ended

First Air:

1958

IMDb:

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