PRX - Pieces for Topic: Music
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The son of a clergyman, he became an atheist in college, then settled for a life as a “cheerful agnostic.” And yet, he probably wrote more Christma...
Bought by WVIA, Northwest Public Broadcasting, and WUAL
- Added: Dec 28, 2017
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 3
December is filled to bursting with carols and other vocal works—and as a result a great deal of instrumental and orchestral music is often overloo...
Bought by Hawaii Public Radio, Northwest Public Broadcasting, WUAL, and KRPS
- Added: Dec 27, 2017
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 4
One is earthy and comical--an 18th century musical tale of thieves, tramps and trollops. The other is the most beloved holiday concert piece in the...
Bought by WUAL
- Added: Nov 13, 2013
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 1
We know it as “Good King Wenceslas,” but the carol, written in the mid-1800s, has a tune borrowed from a medieval salute to spring flowers! Join ho...
- Added: Nov 13, 2013
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 4
They stand in humble contrast with those other famous visitors to the stable in Bethlehem--the mysterious and awesome Three Kings—but it is the she...
Bought by WUAL
- Added: Nov 11, 2013
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 1
Many composers—Jewish or not—have used Hebraic themes and styles in their music, and whether recalling sacred rituals or scenes from village life, ...
- Added: Oct 31, 2013
- Length: 59:00
It is no coincidence that three of Aaron Copland's most powerful works -- Appalachian Spring, Fanfare for the Common Man, and A Lincoln Portrait --...
Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio
- Added: Jul 03, 2013
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 1
While thoughts of Christmas music usually turn to carols and choirs, many original instrumental works have been written for the season—including on...
Bought by WUAL, Hawaii Public Radio, WUAL, WKSU, and KRPS
- Added: Nov 14, 2012
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 5
George Bizet used an old Provencal carol to open his L’Arlesienne Suite. A British hymn writer borrowed the tune from a now-forgotten work by Felix...
Bought by Interlochen Public Radio, WUAL, WUFT, KRPS, KRPS and more
- Added: Oct 29, 2012
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 11
