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Shel Silverstein discusses his books, children's literature, and art; part 2
Nov. 20, 1961 Shel Silverstein discusses his books and children's literature, and art. Shel Silverstein discusses his contemporaries, art, and life experiences.
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Studs Terkel discusses folk music with Doc Watson
Feb. 20, 1969 Studs Terkel interviews and discusses the history and cultural significance of folk music with Doc Watson. Topics include Watson's personal history and biography, the origins of some of the songs he sings, sacred music.
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Studs Terkel interviews Doc Watson about his music career
Dec. 10, 1971 Studs Terkel interviews Doc Watson about his music career. The interview includes recordings and live sections of different songs that have shaped his career.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Xochimoki discuss their music and musical influences
Apr. 18, 1986 Musical duo Xochimoki discuss music and musical influences drawn from Mesoamerican civilizations; clips of their music are also played throughout the interview.
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Peter, Paul and Mary discuss Folk music and the forming of their singing group ; part 1
Apr. 12, 1961 Peter Yarrow, Paul Stookey and Mary Travers talk with Studs about the forming of the Folk singing group Peter, Paul and Mary. They perform their music throughout the interview.