The music instinct : science & song
(DVD)

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Contributors
Mannes, Elena.
Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
Mannes Productions, Inc.
ARTE France.
Published
[Alexandria, Va.] : PBS, ©2009.
Format
DVD
Edition
Widescreen.
ISBN
0793670829, 9780793670826
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 120 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
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On Shelf
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Subjects

LC Subjects
Animals -- Effect of music on.
Cognition -- Effect of music on.
Documentary television programs.
DVD-Video discs.
Educational television programs.
Emotions -- Effect of music on.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Human beings -- Effect of music on.
Music -- Physiological effect.
Music -- Psychological aspects.
Music and science.
Nonfiction television programs.
Premature infants -- Effect of music on.
Science television programs.
OCLC Fast Subjects
Documentary television programs
Educational television programs
Films for the hearing impaired
Nonfiction television programs
Science television programs
Other Subjects
Music -- Television feature.
Television programs -- United States.

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Published
[Alexandria, Va.] : PBS, ©2009.
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
English
ISBN
0793670829, 9780793670826
UPC
841887010832

Notes

General Note
Widescreen.
General Note
Title from disc surface,
General Note
Copyright date on credit frame: 2008; copyright date on disc label: 2009.
General Note
Bonus features (additional performances and interviews): Crossing cultural boundaries / Bobby McFerrin -- Bach's Sarabande and musical universality / Yo-Yo Ma -- Daniel Barenboim on sound -- The musical brain #1 ; The musical brain #2 ; Music & education ; Music as medicine for neurological disorders / Oliver Sacks -- Sound vibrations ; The math of sound ; The octave, a musical universal ; String theory / Brian Greene -- Music therapy for premature babies.
Creation/Production Credits
Executive producers, Elena Mannes, Margaret Smilow ; editor, Donna Marino ; director of photography, Dewald Aukema ; original music, Michael Bacon.
Participants/Performers
Audra McDonald, narrator ; Bobby McFerrin, Daniel Levitin, hosts.
Description
The music instinct provides a ground-breaking exploration into how and why the human organism is moved by the undeniable effect of music, and the deep connection between music and our bodies and brains. The program follows visionary researchers and accomplished musicians to the crossroads of science and culture in search of answers to music's deep mysteries.
Target Audience
Not rated.
System Details
DVD; region 1, NTSC; widescreen (enhanced for 16x9 TVs); stereo.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
For private home use only.
Language
In English; closed-captioned for the deaf and hard-of-hearing.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Mannes, E. (2009). The music instinct: science & song (Widescreen.). PBS.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Mannes, Elena. 2009. The Music Instinct: Science & Song. PBS.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Mannes, Elena. The Music Instinct: Science & Song PBS, 2009.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Mannes, Elena. The Music Instinct: Science & Song Widescreen., PBS, 2009.

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