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Musicians Music - Experimental Music
  • Easley Blackwood

    Easley Blackwood, Midwestern composer, pianist and educator at University of Chicago, discusses his music

    Mar. 1, 1961

    Studs and Mr. Blackwood discuss his musical theory of tonal composition, and Mr. Blackwood plays several excerpts of his piece "Chamber Work for Fourteen Winds" on the piano.

  • Easley Blackwood, Leonard Meyer and Ralph Shapey talk about standards of composition in contemporary music, part 1

    1965

    The program begins with an excerpt from BBC Radio about a hoax piece of music by Pietorzac (Hans Keller). Hans Keller and a friend went into studio and made noise and presented it as music. In this round table discussion the three gentlemen - all composers, musicians, and educators, discuss with Studs, contemporary music and the standards for defining a composition as music. In the second hour, they discuss what level of knowledge of music a critic should have in order to form a proper opinion of music. All animatedly offer their opinion to both the pro's and the cons.

  • Easley Blackwood, Leonard Meyer and Ralph Shapey discuss the standards of composition in contemporary music, part 2

    1965

    In this round table discussion the three gentlemen - all composers, musicians, and educators - discuss with Studs contemporary music and the standards for defining a composition in music. In the second hour they discuss what level of knowledge of music a critic should have in order to form a proper opinion of music. All animatedly offer their opinion to both the pro and the con. A movement of both Blackwood and Shapey compositions is played.

  • Frank Zappa

    Discussing the music of the Mothers of Invention and interviewing Frank Zappa

    Aug. 1, 1970

    Discussing the music of the Mothers of Invention and interviewing Frank Zappa. Songs include "Who are the Brain Police," "Brown Shoes Don't Make It," "Concentration Moon," "Mom and Dad," "Bow Tie Daddy," "Harry, You're a Beast," "What's the Ugliest Part of Your Body?" "Trouble Every Day," "Very Distraughtening," "White Ugliness" and "There Will Come a Time."

  • Kronos Quartet

    Studs comments and presents a musical performance of the Kronos Quartet

    Sep. 22, 1986

    Terkel comments and presents a musical performance of the Kronos Quartet

  • John Cage

    Merce Cunningham and John Cage discuss music and dance

    Jan. 14, 1971

    Merce Cunningham, choreographer and John Cage musician and composer speak about music and dance. The two gentlemen discuss with Studs how music and dance come together to create the avant-garde of art in both worlds (music and dance).

  • Corky Siegel

    Corky Siegel and members of his ensemble the West End String Quartet discuss chamber blues

    Oct. 15, 1996

    Terkel interviews Corky Siegel and the West End String Quartet. Corky Siegel and the West End String Quartet also performs during the broadcast. They also discuss the musical genre of chamber blues.

  • John Cage

    Interviewing composer and pianist John Cage and pianist Peter Gena

    1980
  • Easley Blackwood, David Schrader and Ramon Salvatore in discussion with Studs Terkel about music

    Apr. 14, 1993

    Presenting music published by Chicago record label Cedille Records including the music of composer and pianist Easley Blackwood along with David Schrader and Ramon Salvatore.

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