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SUBJECT ID NUMBER GRADE TITLE DESCRIPTION LEVEL ART APPRECIATION VC518-28 J-H HOW TO VISIT AN ART MUSEUM This video shows you: what is in a painting using simple techniques; plan the visits around your special interests; pleasures of gallery walks made alone or with others; how to come up with a greater understanding of art, and other areas of appreciation. ART APPRECIATION - DVD046-42 J-H CASTLE Explore the giant castles built by King Edward during England's legendary ARCHITECTURE DESIGN campaign to bring Wales into the British Empire. A colorful and detailed animated story also dramatizes medieval life. ART APPRECIATION - DVD046-43 J-H CATHEDRAL The great European cathedrals of the Middle Ages are among the finest ARCHITECTURE DESIGN architectural achievements of all time. Built of stone and glass, they soared to unprecedented heights as the medieval church reached to the heavens to express their devotion. Author David Macaulay hosts an hour of spectacular location sequences and cinema-quality animation celebrating France's most famous cathedrals. Travel back in time to 1214 to explore the design of Notre Dame de Beaulieu, a fictional but representative Gothic cathedral. ART APPRECIATION - DVD518-26 H 300 YEARS OF HOUSING This program examines the timber frame, 16th century stone buildings, ARCHITECTURE DESIGN Queen Anne housing, baroque housing, the Georgian terrace, Regency housing, working class housing, the villa of the suburbs, early council housing, garden city estates, speculative development between the World Wars, and more. ART APPRECIATION - DVD518-27 H FRANK GEHRY:ARCHITECTURE Part in-depth analysis, part whirlwind tour, this program captures the ARCHITECTURE DESIGN AS ART essence of Frank Gehry and his iconoclastic creations through the celebrated architect's own words; the insights of Cesar Pelli, Richard Serra; and a broad sampling of Gehry's many structures. ART APPRECIATION - VC032-7 I-H THOMAS JEFFERSON'S On a hill outside Charlottesville, Jefferson built a house that provided him ARCHITECTURE DESIGN MONTICELLO with a setting for his many skills and interests. Film displays his collections of paintings and furniture and his ingenious devices for comfortable living. Page 1 of 499 SUBJECT ID NUMBER GRADE TITLE DESCRIPTION LEVEL ART APPRECIATION - BALLET VC550-18 I-H THE FIREBIRD (THE ROYAL The Firebird is kept in an enchanted garden where she is guarded by a DANISH BALLET) Victorian family, lead by a father figure. With the help of her lover, the Firebird liberates herself from the family's strict traditions and bonds, and with each pas de deux she becomes more and more human. As in every fairy tale, good trumphs over evil. Her lover overcomes evil, in the form of the garden's guardian, and is at last reunited with his Firebird. ART APPRECIATION - BALLET VC550-19 I-H CINDERELLA: A DANCE FANTASY This classic fairy tale is depicted in its entire romantic splendor in a ballet production created especially to introduce children to the world of dance. ART APPRECIATION - BALLET VC550-4 H DANCE THEATRE OF HARLEM Four signature pieces from the all-black ballet company. Fall River Legend (the story of Lizzie Borden), Troy Game (a satire of the machismo attitudes inherent in sports), The Beloved (a ballet for two dancers, confronting themes of violence and fanaticism in the relationship between a minister and his wife) and John Henry. ART APPRECIATION - BALLET VC553-1 H DON QUIXOTE This sparkling full-length production by Mikhail Baryshnikov captures all the excitement and Spanish color taken from Cervantes' masterpiece that have made Don Quixote one of the most popular and joyful of the ballets. ART APPRECIATION - BALLET VC553-4 P-H I CAN DANCE: INTRODUCTION This is an exciting way to introduce children to the wonderful world of TO BALLET FOR CHILDREN ballet and the joys of dance. Professional dancer Debra Maxwell has designed this video specifically for this girls and boys by following a child’s first ballet lesson, including: five basic positions, barre and center work. ART APPRECIATION - BALLET VC553-4 P-H BOLSHOI SOLOISTS CLASSIQUE Celebrate the mastery of the great Bolshoi stars, Nina Timofeyeva and Mikhail Lavrosky, who perform the classic and elegant style of the Soviet ballet tradition. ART APPRECIATION - CHILDREN'S VC690-1 P DAY WITH THE ANIMALS A musical trip to the zoo, featuring "Little Bo Peep" "Do Your Ears Hang MUSIC Low" "Itsy Bitsy Spider" and nine more music videos. Page 2 of 499 SUBJECT ID NUMBER GRADE TITLE DESCRIPTION LEVEL ART APPRECIATION - CHILDREN'S VC690-11 P RAFFI: A YOUNG CHILDREN'S Music for early primary children. Fun to sing songs, many of them familiar, MUSIC CONCERT with lots of word play. ART APPRECIATION - CHILDREN'S VC690-12 P-I RAFFI ON BROADWAY: A FAMILY This show, captured live at the Gershwin Theater in New York City, was MUSIC CONCERT part of Raffi's jubliant 60-city Family Concert tour of 1993. It includes such old favorites as "Baby Beluga" and "This Little Light,” along with new songs written by Raffi during his active involvement in the environmental movement. ART APPRECIATION - CHILDREN'S VC690-13 P-J JAZZ TIME TALE Aside from its awkward animation, this charming tale does well in MUSIC introducting the viewers to a young "Fats" Waller and his professional debut at the Lincoln in 1919. Solid support for Black History Month. ART APPRECIATION - CHILDREN'S VC690-17 P-I NOTES ALIVE! DR. SEUSS' MY Kids will delight in following the adventures of a child and a dog as they MUSIC MANY COLORED DAYS share all the everyday emotions that go along with growing up. From happy Pink Days to quiet Green Days, children will see how the Arts enhance the expression of their feelings. Narrated by Holly Hunter. ART APPRECIATION - CHILDREN'S VC690-3 P CARS, BOATS, TRAINS, AND The Kidsongs Kids and Uncle George chase Mike the Dog through the MUSIC PLANES park. They sing "Car Car Song" "Up, Up and Away" "Wild Blue Yonder", plus seven more videos. ART APPRECIATION - CHILDREN'S VC690-6 P SING OUT, AMERICA! Uncle Sam & kids take a musical trip through the history of the U.S.A. MUSIC Features "Home on the Range" "I've Been Working on the Railroad", "Living in the U.S.A." and eight more videos. ART APPRECIATION - CHILDREN'S VC690-7 P ANIMAL ALPHABET Travel the globe with exotic animals while Geoffrey introduces cartoon MUSIC letters, each with its own song. Includes 27 original songs that express rhythm and movement of the animal as well as the sound of the letters. Page 3 of 499 SUBJECT ID NUMBER GRADE TITLE DESCRIPTION LEVEL ART APPRECIATION - CLASSICAL VC602-1 I-H CONCERTO! MOZART: Dudley Moore introduces The London Symphony Orchestra, directed by MUSIC CONCERTO FOR FLUTE & HARP Michael Tilson Thomas, and the performances of James Galway, Marisa Robles. ART APPRECIATION - CLASSICAL VC602-16 I-H CONCERTO! RACHMANINOFF: Dudley Moore introduces The London Symphony Orchestra directed by MUSIC PIANO CONCERTO #2 Michael Tilson Thomas, and the performance of Barry Douglas. ART APPRECIATION - CLASSICAL VC602-2 I-H CONCERTO! BEETHOVEN PIANO Dudley Moore introduces The London Symphony Orchestra directed by MUSIC CONCERTO NO 1 Michael Tilson Thomas, and the performance of Alicia de Larrocha. ART APPRECIATION - CLASSICAL VC602-22 H-A ORCHESTRA! VOL. 1 Introduction to the symphony orchestra, featuring Maestro Sir Georg Solti MUSIC and the talent and humor of Dudley Moore. This volume presents the upper strings and the woodwinds. ART APPRECIATION - CLASSICAL VC602-23 H-A ORCHESTRA! VOL. 2 This volume presents the lower strings, the brass, and the percussions. MUSIC ART APPRECIATION - CLASSICAL VC602-24 H-A ORCHESTRA! VOL. 3 This volume presents the piano, the conductor, and the making of MUSIC "Orchestra!" ART APPRECIATION - CLASSICAL VC602-3 I-H CONCERTO! SAINT-SAENS: CELLO Dudley Moore introduces The London Symphony Orchestra directed by MUSIC CONCERTO NO. 1 Michael Tilson Thomas, and the performance of Steven Isserlis. ART APPRECIATION - CLASSICAL VC602-4 I-H CONCERTO! COPLAND: Dudley Moore introduces The London Symphony Orchestra directed by MUSIC CLARINET CONCERTO Michael Tilson Thomas, and the performance of Richard Stoltzman. ART APPRECIATION - CLASSICAL VC602-5 I-H CONCERTO! BARTOK: VIOLIN Dudley Moore introduces The London Symphony Orchestra directed by MUSIC CONCERTO NO. 2 Michael Tilson Thomas, and the performance of Kyoko Takezawa. ART APPRECIATION - CLASSICAL VC650-10 I-H ROSSINI'S GHOST Rossini's Ghost is the story of three women who learn that friendship, like MUSIC opera or a great pasta sauce requires nurturing, patience, and time. Page 4 of 499 SUBJECT ID NUMBER GRADE TITLE DESCRIPTION LEVEL ART APPRECIATION - CLASSICAL VC650-3 I-H STRAUSS: THE KING OF THREE- The year is 1868 and not all is well with Johann Strauss, Jr. He is haunted MUSIC QUARTER TIME by the constant pressure to outdo him. He meets Nicholas, a humble stable boy. To their surprise, the composer and the boy find a bond of trust and embark on a collaboration that will be music to the world's ears. ART APPRECIATION - CLASSICAL VC650-4 I-H BACH'S FIGHT FOR FREEDOM The chapel organist, Johann Sebastian Bach, is enraged. It's bad enough his MUSIC boss, Duke Whilhelm, stifles his creativity. Now the bumbling fool has given him a servant he suspects is a spy! But soon, the temperamental composer recognizes a kindred soul in his new 10-year-old assistant, Frederick. For both know too well what it's like not to be able to follow your dream. ART APPRECIATION - CLASSICAL VC650-7 P-J BEETHOVEN LIVES UPSTAIRS "The spirit of a gypsy, the discipline of a soldier. Beethoven characterizes MUSIC the ultimate musician in Beethoven Lives Upstairs. The sweetness and beauty of the composers music is in contrast with his eccentric madness.