The Unanswered Question II : Musical Syntax (1976)

Bernstein at Harvard

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This series comprised six lectures on music, which cumulatively took the title of a work by Charles Ives, The Unanswered Question. Bernstein drew analogies to other disciplines, such as poetry, aesthetics, and especially linguistics, hoping to make these lectures accessible to an audience with limited or no musical experience, while maintaining an intelligent level of discourse: Syntax refers to the study of the structural organization of a sentence, or as Bernstein summarizes, "the actual structures that arise from that phonological stuff."

Director: Humphrey Burton
Genre: Documentary, Music
Runtime: 96 min
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Cast

Production: Harvard Productions
Language: English
Budget: $1,000
Box Office: $2,000
Original Language: en

Keywords

classical music, harvard university, linguistics, music, leonard bernstein

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is The Unanswered Question II : Musical Syntax about?
This series comprised six lectures on music, which cumulatively took the title of a work by Charles Ives, The Unanswered Question. Bernstein drew analogies to other disciplines, such as poetry, aesthetics, and especially linguistics, hoping to make these lectures accessible to an audience with limited or no musical experience, while maintaining an intelligent level of discourse: Syntax refers to the study of the structural organization of a sentence, or as Bernstein summarizes, "the actual structures that arise from that phonological stuff."
Who directed The Unanswered Question II : Musical Syntax?
The Unanswered Question II : Musical Syntax was directed by Humphrey Burton.
Who stars in The Unanswered Question II : Musical Syntax?
The Unanswered Question II : Musical Syntax stars Leonard Bernstein.
How long is The Unanswered Question II : Musical Syntax?
The Unanswered Question II : Musical Syntax has a runtime of 1h 36m (96 minutes).
What genre is The Unanswered Question II : Musical Syntax?
The Unanswered Question II : Musical Syntax is a Documentary, Music film.
What is the budget of The Unanswered Question II : Musical Syntax?
The Unanswered Question II : Musical Syntax had a budget of $1,000.
How much did The Unanswered Question II : Musical Syntax gross?
The Unanswered Question II : Musical Syntax grossed $2,000 worldwide.