Music
Story-Lives of Great Musicians
Following the plan of his previous volume of Great Authors, the writer has here endeavoured to weave into more or less story form a few of t…
The Red Album of Asbury Park Remixed
Would you like some music to go with your story? Alex Austin hopes you will. He’s integrated the work of 20 contemporary bands and 40 songs …
Biographical Notice Of Nicolo Paganini
Niccolò (or Nicolò) Paganini (1782 – 1840) was an Italian violinist, violist, guitarist, and composer. He was the most celebra…
An Evenings OTR Entertainment
Enjoy a collection of eight old-time radio programs that originally aired in June of their respective years. Each program offers a unique gl…
A Popular History of the Art of Music
Preface by W.S.B. Mathews: I have here endeavored to provide a readable account of the entire history of the art of music, within the compas…
Great Pianists on Piano Playing
The full title of this book, published in 1913, gives a good idea of its contents: “Great Pianists on Piano Playing: Study Talks with Foremo…
Song Gifts from the Holy Spirit
My wife, Eva and I, Vic Zarley, are songwriters. We each had written many songs before we met each other and continued to write songs once w…
Richard Strauss
There was not much truly spectacular about the course of [Strauss's] life, which was most happily free from the material troubles which bede…
Handel
As Romain Rolland indicates in the preface, this book is a brief sketch of the life and technique of Handel. He provides biographical backgr…
The Roy Rogers Show
In this episode of The Roy Rogers Show, Roy sings "As I Go Singing Down The Road." The cast becomes concerned when they keep heari…
Descriptive Analyses of Piano Works
Descriptive Analyses of Piano Works invites listeners to explore the poetic dimensions of piano music, focusing on the emotional and artisti…
AFRS-V-Disc-8
The Army was the original source of the V-Disc records, with their first being issued in October of 1943. The Army's V-Disc project provided…
Recollections of Johannes Brahms
Albert Dietrich, the German composer and conductor, was a friend of Johannes Brahms and the first part of this book includes vivid recollect…
Physiology of the Opera
Trust Scrici for a tell all, no holds barred exposé of the modern opera . . . well, modern as of . . . er . . . say, 1852. (Summary …
Piano Tuning
This is a primer for anyone wishing to learn how to tune and maintain their own piano or to become a piano tuner. Written in 1907, it was ta…
Louis Armstrong At Basin Street
Experience the vibrant sounds of Louis Armstrong at Basin Street in New York City. This recording from May 21, 1955, captures the essence of…
Robert Schumann, Tone Poet Prophet And Critic
[This is] the sketchiest outline of Robert Schumann’s short life but amazingly rich achievement. Together with Haydn and Schubert he was, pe…
Jazz Today
Episode #85 of Jazz Today was broadcast on August 19, 1958, on KOMO in Seattle. This episode features a variety of jazz performances and dis…
Hollywood Is On The Air
This episode is a musical preview of the soon to be released film, The Wizard of Oz, starring Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley, Bert Lah…
Chopin
In this insightful biography, James Huneker delves into the life and artistry of Frédéric Chopin, the renowned Polish composer…