- Series
- The Music of Don Gillis II
- Air Date
- 1964-05-12
- Duration
- 00:29:35
- Episode Description
- This program features performances of the following Gillis compositions: Second Movement from Symphony No. II; To an Unknown Soldier; First Movement from Symphony No. VI; Second Movement from Symphony No. VI
- Series Description
- This series features the works of Don Gillis; hosted by the composer himself. Most of the performances are conducted by the composer.
- Subject(s)
- Creator(s)
- Gillis, Don, 1912-1978 (Host)
- Contributors
- Gillis, Don, 1912-1978 (Composer)
- Genre(s)
- Geographic Region(s)
- regions
- Time Period
- 1961-1970
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You're listening to music by Don give us and this is done give us already feeling a bit alone because
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this present series is almost over.
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Pretty soon I will be able to buy any of my music for you know and even be able to tell you that this program is being
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brought to. The national educational radio network.
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With only three more shows left to do including this one.
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One combines a feeling of relief that the work part is finished and in histology
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regret that it's almost over with. But maybe I can be back next year with still another
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group of give us type programs. I know I could if we got in about a million cards or
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letters requesting the show a million that's a lot of cards and letters
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friends and my mother can't write them all you know. You'll have to help out by writing at least two
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apiece. But one thing please mail them after you finish them won't you.
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But enough of this asking for solicited testimonials. Let's get on with the show.
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On this broadcast we're going to hear five different movements from four different symphonies and
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we'll begin with the second movement for my Symphony Number Six subtitled mid-century
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USA. It's music with a lot of energy and drive and I hope you like it.
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In the performance we're going to hear more and Ali is conducting the honors orchestra
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of National Music Camp.
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In.
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Iraq.
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Nothing.
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With.
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The and. Nothing.
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Three.
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Hundred
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thirty.
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Eight
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thousand
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one.
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Hundred thirty three.
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The phone.
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With.
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Anything.
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Thanks.
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If.
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With.
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Oil in down I has just played the second movement from my Symphony Number Six with the honors
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orchestra of Interlochen as the opening number on music by Don Gill was
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where on this program we are bringing you five different movement from four of my
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symphonies. Our next item is the third movement from my Symphony Number 8. My dance
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symphony and its title is waltz of sorts.
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Nothing.
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If.
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Any.
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Thank. The third movement of my dance
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symphony subtitled waltz of sorts has just been heard into the composer's baton as
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we continue this excursion into symphonic sound. Give us next
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to hear the third movement from one of my more successful symphonies which even in these days
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of unconventional symphonies is still according to my conductor friends a bit too
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far out to program.
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Not that the music is dissonant or strident or tonal or anything like that. What
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they say is that when folks come to hear a symphony concert they want to hear something pretty solemn and
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they add bobby socks from the or a Star-Spangled symphony is certainly anything but.
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Lucky for me that I pick the programs here right because one solemn are not
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we'll included as our next five minutes worth. And if it sounds familiar to you it's because I
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used parts of it in the sketch we did recently about airport type music which is always
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being interrupted by announcements so I thought you ought to hear it without any interruption at all and
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absolutely no announcement except the one I'm making right now which goes you are about
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to hear the third movement from my Star-Spangled symphony. Bobby sucks.
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And the.
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Earth.
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The music was bobby socks a sort of skirt so with the beat from my Star-Spangled symphony
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a few moments ago we heard a movement for my dance symphony titled waltz of sorts. There's still
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another waltz of sorts for my first symphony for a band called Uncle waltz
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waltz.
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Oh.
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Uncle waltz waltz the music which you have just heard during the previous three minutes and 25
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seconds. That's from my first symphony for a band. We've been listening to some movements from
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four of my symphonies and we'll conclude this session with a final movement of my Sixth
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Symphony. This music was once called by one of my choreographer Franz
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under-privileged value music in that it has never been danced to. And
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because it is a sort of a terpsichorean toe tapper will let you take it out of the
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category of being and dance to and dance at yourself while the music plays.
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There's a short introduction which sounds pretty solemn giving you just enough time to get into your ballet
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slippers. Here it is now the finale from my Symphony Number Six.
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Will this performance of the finale for my Symphony Number Six played by the honors orchestra of
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Interlochen conducted by Henri and Dolly.
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We have come to the end of another programme of music by Don give us where on this
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broadcast we have brought you five different movements from four different symphonies all
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homemade with my own private recipe.
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Earlier we heard Uncle waltz waltz for my first symphony for a band obvious socks from
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the Star-Spangled symphony waltz of sorts from the dance Symphony and the
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second movement from the Symphony Number Six subtitled mid-century USA
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Next week on the next to last session in this series we're going to hear a variety of
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scores again. But if you want to know the truth I'm not too sure myself exactly what I'm going to play.
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So I think I'll join you in being surprised when I tune into my local station and hear
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myself announce whatever it is I'll be announcing next week.
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Gee I wonder what it will be.
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Don't forget that we need about a million cards and letters for the series to be back on the air again next year.
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Just send them to the station to which you are now listening and they'll send them on to network
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headquarters. And won't they be surprised to get a million cards and letters. Come to think of
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how be a little bit surprised myself. Just say anything you want in 25 words or less.
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But do mention that you would like this series on again next season.
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That is if you really do music by DON'T GIVE US is brought to you each week for the
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national educational radio network and this is done give us saying thanks for that.
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This is the national educational radio network.
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