All Programs / Composer in the world of today

How the composer of today sees the contemporary world around him. Interviews, commentary and musical illustration provide a better picture of the modern composer. The series is hosted by Burrill Phillips, composer and professor of music at the University of Illinois.

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Subjects
Chamber music; Choruses with orchestra--20th century--Analysis, appreciation; Composers--United States--20th century; Cowell, Henry, 1897-1965. Symphonies, no. 11; Music; Music--20th century; Music--20th century--History and criticism; Pianists; Piano music--20th century--Analysis, appreciation
Creators
Cutler, Kenneth; Phillips, Burrill; Rogers, Bernard, 1893-1968; University of Illinois; WILL (Radio/television station : Urbana, Ill.)
Contributors
Andricks, George; Andricks, Peggy; Clark, Dorothy; Fletcher, Stanley; Gaburo, Kenneth; Gray, Robert; Lousivlle Orchestra; Mennin, Peter; Persichetti, Vincent, 1915-1987; Richards, Claire; Sexton, Haskell; Williams, Ed; Wykes, Robert
Genres
Music; Music Talk
Time Periods
1950-1959