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The Song of Roland
Item# 35688
© 2005
73 Min.
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DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-4213-4531-4
Compiled in the 11th century, The Song of Roland is perhaps the world's most famous portrait of early European chivalry, piousness, and militarism. This beautifully produced program offers an abridged...
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The Nightingale of Wittenberg
Item# 33600
© 2004
27 Min.
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DVD ISBN: 978-0-7365-9771-5
Congregational music during worship owes its origin to Martin Luther, who used it to proclaim his bedrock message of the Protestant Reformation: God's grace as the sole ingredient for salvation. This...
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Tribal Religions
Item# 11954
© 1999
56 Min.
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DVD ISBN: 978-0-7365-5343-8
In North America and western Europe there is a growing interest in the spiritual practices and ideas of the world's native peoples. In this program, Hans Kung first travels to Australia to investigate...
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Voices from Heaven: The Religious Music of Europe in the Middle Ages
Item# 10329
© 1997
57 Min.
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DVD ISBN: 978-1-4213-7527-4
Filmed in several of northern Italy’s most magnificent churches and beautiful villages, this documentary illuminates the medieval origins of Christian music through vocal and instrumental performances...
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The Story of the Carol
Item# 3929
© 1993
52 Min.
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Christmas carols originated in dances that date back to the seventh century. This program traces the progress of carols from their pagan beginnings, through the first printed carol in 1521, their cond...
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The Heritage of Flamenco
Item# 10588
© 1992
60 Min.
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DVD ISBN: 978-1-4213-7654-7
In Andalusia and all around the world, the sensual rhythms of flamenco ignite the blood with joy and sorrow. This program helps make accessible the mysterious, intimate, plaintive form of music known...
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Venice and the Gabrielis
Item# 4072
© 1990
52 Min.
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DVD ISBN: 978-0-7365-5709-2
This program, devoted to the 16th century, provides an introduction to the history, art, and architecture of Venice and the history of music in the city; covers Willaert and Andrea and Giovanni Gabrie...
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The First Secular Music
Item# 716
© 1982
61 Min.
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DVD ISBN: 978-0-7365-6331-4
This program proceeds from the early music of the Eastern churches to the establishment of music as part of the Christian liturgy; the influence of Pope Gregory and the first composers for the Church;...
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The Renaissance
Item# 717
© 1982
59 Min.
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DVD ISBN: 978-0-7365-6332-1
This program covers the patronage of the Dukes of Burgundy and the Kings of France, and the continued influence of the Church. It shows how music, like philosophy, moved away from the elaborate formal...
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