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Win Stracke discusses his career and folk music

BROADCAST: Jun. 1, 1962 | DURATION: 00:31:43

Synopsis

Songs, music and lyrics are among the topics of Win Stracke's interview. Stracke believed folk songs had a morality all their own. He also explained that songs have a way of recapturing the feeling(s) of an event that the printed work can not convey.

Details

Broadcast Date
Jun. 1, 1962

Physical Format
1 sound tape reel (ca. 55 min.) : 10 1/2 in.

Duration
31 minutes, 43 seconds

Digital Format
WAV

Ownership
The Chicago History Museum

Language
English

Topics

Music Music - Folk Music

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Win Stracke discusses his career and folk music

Synopsis

Songs, music and lyrics are among the topics of Win Stracke's interview. Stracke believed folk songs had a morality all their own. He also explained that songs have a way of recapturing the feeling(s) of an event that the printed work can not convey.

Details

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Win Stracke discusses his career and folk music

Synopsis

Songs, music and lyrics are among the topics of Win Stracke's interview. Stracke believed folk songs had a morality all their own. He also explained that songs have a way of recapturing the feeling(s) of an event that the printed work can not convey.

Details

Topics

People

Tags

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Listening to and discussing Greek music with musicologist and clarinetist James Stoynoff

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