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Classics for Kids is a fun introduction to classical music for kids of all ages. Each month focuses on a different composer. In July 2014 it is Ge...

Bought by WQXR, KVLU, and KUHF


  • Added: Jun 03, 2014
  • Length: 06:30
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Washboard Rhythm Kings
Spasm bands, or skiffle bands, (created out of found objects not usually found in musical groups) originated in the streets of New Orleans around 1...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: May 12, 2014
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 1
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Handel wrote his Water Music for the King of England. Lots of aristocrats hired composers to write music for them. But some kings and nobles wrote ...

Bought by WQXR, KUHF, and KVLU


  • Added: Apr 30, 2014
  • Length: 06:29
  • Purchases: 3
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The Water Music that Handel composed may be the most famous classical music associated with water, but there are lots of other composers who wrote ...

Bought by WQXR, KUHF, and KVLU


  • Added: Apr 30, 2014
  • Length: 06:29
  • Purchases: 3
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As soon as Handel got his first job of court composer to a German prince, he headed for England. Through a bizarre twist of royal succession, that ...

Bought by WQXR, KUHF, and KVLU


  • Added: Apr 30, 2014
  • Length: 06:30
  • Purchases: 3
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1685 was a very good year for German composers. Within the space of a month, two of the greatest were born: Johann Sebastian Bach, and George Frede...

Bought by KVLU, WQXR, KUHF, and KVLU


  • Added: Apr 30, 2014
  • Length: 06:29
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: Thomas 'Fats' Waller
Although Thomas ‘Fats’ Waller was one of the most prolific recording artists in the 1920s and 1930s, very little of his earlier music is heard.

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Apr 29, 2014
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 1
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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Hearing loss doesn't have to happen to rockers. But, it's mighty common, especially for those attending and performing at concerts. This week we ...

Bought by KSKQ and KFOK-LPFM


  • Added: Apr 22, 2014
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Blackbirds Sheet Music
The review, Lew Leslie’s Blackbirds of 1928, opened at the Liberty Theatre on 42nd Street in May of that year.

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Apr 16, 2014
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: WBOI's Folktale of Birdsong, Credit: Julia Meek
We're welcoming spring time this edition of Folktales, sharing 'tweets & twitters' of a MOST ornithological variety!

Bought by WFIU, 'The Sea', WLPR , WFIU, GCR (Global Community Radio) and more


  • Added: Apr 04, 2014
  • Length: 01:00:00
  • Purchases: 9
Caption: George Brunies
Half a dozen brothers and sisters, mother, father, and a cousin made up the core of the Brunies family. They were all good musicians. Many of them ...

Bought by Troy Public Radio and KCBX


  • Added: Apr 03, 2014
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Vaughn De Leath
She was known as “The First Lady of Radio.” Vaughn De Leath’s recording career began in 1921, which lead to hundreds of titles over the next decade...

Bought by Radio New Zealand and KCBX


  • Added: Mar 25, 2014
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
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With the help of Don Maue, a sound designer and Duquesne University professor, we examine the role of sound in video games.

  • Added: Mar 17, 2014
  • Length: 09:19
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It's an hour of singles that bankrolled comfortable lifestyles for their creators. We explore what it takes and who was able to write music that p...

Bought by KFOK-LPFM, KSKQ, and KSRQ


  • Added: Mar 11, 2014
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
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Rockers live to perform. However, sometimes things go horribly wrong. This week Rock School explores the worst gigs in rock history. From broken...

Bought by KWIT, KFOK-LPFM, KSKQ, and KSRQ


  • Added: Mar 06, 2014
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4
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Classics for Kids is a fun introduction to classical music for kids of all ages. Each month focuses on a different composer. In May 2014 it is Nik...

Bought by WQXR, KUHF, and KVLU


  • Added: Mar 06, 2014
  • Length: 06:29
  • Purchases: 3
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Classics for Kids is a fun introduction to classical music for kids of all ages. Each month focuses on a different composer. In May 2014 it is Nik...

Bought by WQXR, KUHF, and KVLU


  • Added: Mar 06, 2014
  • Length: 06:30
  • Purchases: 3
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Classics for Kids is a fun introduction to classical music for kids of all ages. Each month focuses on a different composer. In May 2014 it is Nik...

Bought by WQXR, KUHF, and KVLU


  • Added: Mar 06, 2014
  • Length: 06:30
  • Purchases: 3
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Classics for Kids is a fun introduction to classical music for kids of all ages. Each month focuses on a different composer. In May 2014 it is Nik...

Bought by WQXR, KUHF, and KVLU


  • Added: Mar 06, 2014
  • Length: 06:30
  • Purchases: 3
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Classics for Kids is a fun introduction to classical music for kids of all ages. Each month focuses on a different composer. In May 2014 it is Nik...

Bought by WQXR, KUHF, and KVLU


  • Added: Mar 06, 2014
  • Length: 06:30
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Eddie Condon
Eddie Condon is one of the liked musicians during the early years of jazz. A Chicago style guitarist, is probably best remembered for his wit, humo...

Bought by WDCB and KCBX


  • Added: Mar 03, 2014
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 2
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Classics for Kids is a fun introduction to classical music for kids of all ages. Each month focuses on a different composer. In April 2014 it is A...

Bought by KUHF and WQXR


  • Added: Feb 26, 2014
  • Length: 06:29
  • Purchases: 2
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Classics for Kids is a fun introduction to classical music for kids of all ages. Each month focuses on a different composer. In April 2014 it is A...

Bought by KUHF and WQXR


  • Added: Feb 26, 2014
  • Length: 06:29
  • Purchases: 2
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Classics for Kids is a fun introduction to classical music for kids of all ages. Each month focuses on a different composer. In April 2014 it is A...

Bought by KUHF and WQXR


  • Added: Feb 26, 2014
  • Length: 06:29
  • Purchases: 2
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Classics for Kids is a fun introduction to classical music for kids of all ages. Each month focuses on a different composer. In April 2014 it is A...

Bought by KUHF and WQXR


  • Added: Feb 26, 2014
  • Length: 06:29
  • Purchases: 2