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The Unanswered Question II : Musical Syntax

1976·Movie
1h 36min·G
90
ExcellentGoodWatch score

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Calm.

Energy

Calm and low-key

Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.

  • Spectacle2
  • Tension1
  • Fast Pace1

Heart

Emotionally reserved

  • Wonder4
  • Nostalgia3
  • Wholesome2

Humor

A little humor

Not a comedy at heart.

  • Wit & Wordplay3
  • Situational Comedy0
  • Physical Comedy0

World

Show business

  • Dialogue Centrality9
  • Novelty7
  • World Immersion6

Craft

Solid, not remarkable

Layered plot that rewards full attention.

  • Complexity8
  • Acting7
  • Dialogue Quality7

Style

Standout score

  • Music Centrality10
  • Music Composition9
  • Editing5

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Bernstein at Harvard

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."
Academic MusicologyHarvard LecturesStructural AnalysisIntellectual Deep DiveHistorical ContextCompositional TheoryLeonard Bernstein LegacyPedagogical PerformancePhilosophy of ArtHigh Culture Education

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Directed by:
Humphrey Burton

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90
ExcellentGoodWatch score

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What is The Unanswered Question II : Musical Syntax rated?

G

It's rated G in the United States.

How long is The Unanswered Question II : Musical Syntax?

1 h 36 min

The Unanswered Question II : Musical Syntax runs 1 h 36 min.

What language is The Unanswered Question II : Musical Syntax in?

English

It was made in English.