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William Schuman discusses his career as a composer
Apr. 10, 1986 American composer William Schuman discusses his career as a composer and music educator at the Juilliard School.
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Von Freeman (tenor saxophone), Franz Jackson (vocals) and composer Kahil El'zabar.
Mar. 31, 1997 Interviewing jazz musicians Von Freeman (tenor saxophone), Franz Jackson (vocals) and composer Kahil El'zabar.
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Studs Terkel discusses contemporary American music with composer and trombonist Bill Russo
May. 18, 1983 Discussing the origins of three schools of contemporary American music, their influence upon each other, and the new directions composers are taking with their music with composer and trombonist Bill Russo.
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Studs interviews "Voices of Light" composer Richard Einhorn
Feb. 19, 1997 Studs and Einhorn discuss the Chicago premiere of the 1928 silent film "The Passion of Joan of Arc," which is accompanied by Einhorn's "Voices of Light" score. Includes snippets of Franck's "Symphony in D minor" as well as three pieces from the "Voices of Light" score.
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Presenting music with Teresa Orantes, Laura Fenster, and Dan Tucker
Oct. 15, 1992 Terkel comments and presents a musical performance by Teresa Orantes, Dan Tucker, and Laura Fenster
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Presenting music with pianist and composer Larry Schanker
May. 30, 1991 Musical performance by Larry Schanker
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Presenting music from "Orpheus Descending: An Opera in Two Acts," with composer Bruce Saylor
May. 19, 1994 Performance of Orpheus descending
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Presenting music from "Fancy Meeting You: The Lyrics of E.Y. "Yip" Harburg," with Phillip Officer and Tex Arnold
May. 6, 1997 Terkel comments and presents music from "Fancy Meeting You."
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Presenting music by composer and improvisational pianist William Allaudin Mathieu
Jan. 7, 1983 Terkel comments and presents a musical performance by Bill Mathieu
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Presenting a musical performance by composer and author Ned Rorem
Apr. 27, 1989 Musical performance by Ned Rorem
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Peter Schickele performs and lectures on the music of composer P.D.Q. Bach
Dec. 1, 1988 Peter Schickele, the man behind the pseudonymous musical persona P.D.Q. Bach, gives a lecture on the oft-forgotten composer and sibling of Johann Sebastian Bach, playing and discussing a number of works by the fictitious composer.
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Musician and composer Howard Levy discusses the sounds of various instruments
Jan. 11, 1990 Howard Levy learned to play the piano at the age of 8. After hearing a John Coltrane album at 17, Levy knew he wanted to play blues on the harmonica. Levy talks about and demonstrates the harmonica, the pan flute, the Marimba and the ocarina. There is also an excerpt of Laurel Masse singing.
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