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2,000 Years of Music Compiled by and Released in Memory of Dr. Curt Sachs
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produced by Curt Sachs, 1881-1959 (Folkways Records, 1962), 1 hour 5 mins

A tribute to prominent musicologist and pioneering ethnomusicologist Dr. Curt Sachs, this compilation of Western classical music tours Greek, Jewish and Gregorian chant traditions; early polyphony of the 2nd century; religious polyphony of the 16th century; German dances and opera; songs of the troubadours; early...

produced by Curt Sachs, 1881-1959 (Folkways Records, 1962), 1 hour 5 mins
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The Ballad and the Source
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directed by John Cohen, 1932-; produced by John Cohen, 1932- (Berkeley, CA: Berkeley Media, 1983), 19 mins
The tradition of unaccompanied ballad singing is very old and still cherished in Great Britain, though only a few traditional singers are still alive. This sensitive musical portrait profiles the life and art of Walter Pardon, perhaps the finest living traditional English ballad singer.This classic documentary, pr...
directed by John Cohen, 1932-; produced by John Cohen, 1932- (Berkeley, CA: Berkeley Media, 1983), 19 mins
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Boban i Marko Markovic Orkestar
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directed by Vincent Massip, fl. 2008; performed by Boban i Marko Markovic Orkestar (Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes: CLC Productions, 2008), 54 mins
This live performance, directed by Vincent Massip, features the Boban and Marko Markovic Orchestra.
directed by Vincent Massip, fl. 2008; performed by Boban i Marko Markovic Orkestar (Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes: CLC Productions, 2008), 54 mins
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Café Continental
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(Cook Records, 2012), 46 mins
During the 18th and 19th centuries, Schrammelmusik rose from the slums of Vienna (a musical product of the meeting of Austrian, Hungarian, Slovenian, Moravian and Bavarian immigrants) to the fashionable haunts of Vienna's aristocracy and even the Austrian court. Now stylish in the cafés of Vienna and Budapest,...
(Cook Records, 2012), 46 mins
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Choir of Young Believers
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directed by Benjamin Hesselholdt; produced by Karl Bjerre Skibsted (Copenhagen, Capital Region (Denmark): Danish Broadcasting Corporation, 2010), 1 hour 4 mins
In June 2009 The Danish National Chamber Orchestra invited the acclaimed indie rock band Choir of Young Believers to join forces in an interpretation of the band's award-winning European debut album. Two sold-out concerts resulted in this extraordinary concert film. Reviewers were thrilled and called the concert...
directed by Benjamin Hesselholdt; produced by Karl Bjerre Skibsted (Copenhagen, Capital Region (Denmark): Danish Broadcasting Corporation, 2010), 1 hour 4 mins
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CNN Specials, Music that Makes a Difference - Ukraine
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presented by John Vause, 1968-, in CNN Specials (Atlanta, GA: Cable News Network (CNN), 2023), 26 mins
Ukrainian artists who joined the military to defend their country started charities to raise money to help their own and/or picked up an instrument to write songs about the war.
presented by John Vause, 1968-, in CNN Specials (Atlanta, GA: Cable News Network (CNN), 2023), 26 mins
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Complaints Choir
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directed by Ada Bligaard Soby; produced by Morten Kjems Juhl (Copenhagen, Capital Region (Denmark): Danish Broadcasting Corporation, 2009), 57 mins
If you feel the need to complain one way could be yelling it out with fellow complainers in a choir. How to do it? Invite friends over - and some musicians! Find something to complain about. Sing it out loud on the streets and pass it on to the next town. In this funny yet thought provoking documentary we follow...
directed by Ada Bligaard Soby; produced by Morten Kjems Juhl (Copenhagen, Capital Region (Denmark): Danish Broadcasting Corporation, 2009), 57 mins
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Cook's Tour of Stereo
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(Cook Records, 1958), 39 mins
Cook Laboratories takes you on a tour of the world of hi-fi sound, by taking you on a tour of the world. Stop by Boston's Symphony Hall to hear a preview of Tchaikovsky's Romeo & Juliet Suite, then to Seville to relish the flamenco singers, to Port of Spain, Trinidad for some calypso and to Martinique for begu...
(Cook Records, 1958), 39 mins
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Daft Punk Unchained
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directed by Hervé Martin-Delpierre, 1967-; produced by Patrice Gellé, fl. 2007 and Jean-Louis Blot, fl. 1999, British Broadcasting Corporation (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2015), 1 hour 25 mins
Daft Punk Unchained is the first film about the pop culture phenomenon that is Daft Punk, the duo with 12 million albums sold worldwide and seven Grammy Awards. Throughout their career Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo have always resisted compromise and the established codes of show business. In th...
directed by Hervé Martin-Delpierre, 1967-; produced by Patrice Gellé, fl. 2007 and Jean-Louis Blot, fl. 1999, British Broadcasting Corporation (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2015), 1 hour 25 mins
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David Starkey's Music and Monarchy, Episode 1, Crown and Choir
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directed by Peter Sweasey, fl. 1993; composed by John Dowland, 1563-1626, William Byrd, 1540-1623, Thomas Tallis, Robert Wylkynson, Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547, Walter Lambe, 1450-1504, John Dunstaple, 1390-1453, Henry V, King of England, 1386-1422, Sir William Walton, 1902-1983 and George Frideric Handel, 1685-1759; conducted by David Skinner, Stephen Cleobury, 1948-, David Flood, Tim Johnson, Andrew Litton, 1959- and James O'Donnell, 1961-; presented by David Starkey, 1945-; produced by Peter Sweasey, fl. 1993, British Broadcasting Corporation; performed by Clare Wilkinson, David Miller, William Lyons and Andrew Lawrence-King, Westminster Abbey Choir, Fretwork, Eton College Chapel Choir, Choir of Canterbury Cathedral, St. James Baroque, The Band of the Life Guards, Alamire and Choir of King's College, Cambridge, in David Starkey's Music and Monarchy, Episode 1 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2013), 59 mins
In this sumptuous four-part series, renowned historian David Starkey shows how the monarchy has shaped the history of British music in ways we can hear today, and demonstrates how much of British history is preserved within some of the nation’s best-loved tunes. While exploring what the monarchy has done for mus...
directed by Peter Sweasey, fl. 1993; composed by John Dowland, 1563-1626, William Byrd, 1540-1623, Thomas Tallis, Robert Wylkynson, Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547, Walter Lambe, 1450-1504, John Dunstaple, 1390-1453, Henry V, King of England, 1386-1422, Sir William Walton, 1902-1983 and George Frideric Handel, 1685-1759; conducted by David Skinner, Stephen Cleobury, 1948-, David Flood, Tim Johnson, Andrew Litton, 1959- and James O'Donnell, 1961-; presented by David Starkey, 1945-; produced by Peter Sweasey, fl. 1993, British Broadcasting Corporation; performed by Clare Wilkinson, David Miller, William Lyons and Andrew Lawrence-King, Westminster Abbey Choir, Fretwork, Eton College Chapel Choir, Choir of Canterbury Cathedral, St. James Baroque, The Band of the Life Guards, Alamire and Choir of King's College, Cambridge, in David Starkey's Music and Monarchy, Episode 1 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2013), 59 mins
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