"Marsalis on Music is the young people's series for our time. Conceived and written by Wynton Marsalis--the most popular and acclaimed jazz musician of his generation, and a distinguished classical performer as well-- this four-part series covers the basics of music appreciation. To explore these fundamentals, Marsalis has created a unique dialogue between his jazz band and the students of the Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra, led by Maestro Seiji Ozawa. Group and solo performances, a live audience, imaginative graphics and visual effects, computer animation, and even a basketball are all used to teach and inspire a new generation of young music lovers and their families."--1995 Peabody Awards entry form excerpt. In this first show of the series filmed at the Tanglewood Music Center, Wynton Marsalis demonstrates to students how composers use rhythm to express emotion in their compositions. Marsalis uses two versions of Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker, the original version and Duke Ellington's jazz version as part of his demonstration.