MUSIC FOR JULY 4
N the Fourth of July as everyone knows all good Americans celebrate Independence Day, in memory of that day on which their forefathers adopted the Declaration of Independence. To mark the occasion, 3YC is presenting a programme of American music, both the old and the new. The old is directly represented by some traditional songs afranged by Aaron Copland, and indirectly appears in Virgil Thomson's Acadian Songs and Dances. This lilting suite, originally written for the film Louisiana Story, is based upon treditional Southern tunes. Anita Ritchie opens the programme with eight modern songs written by Samuel Barber. Aaron Copland has written film scores and other orchestral music, but perhaps some of his most popular works have been the ballets Billy the Kid, Appalachian Spring and Rodeo. This last is in the programme, which will end with Julius Katchen playing Sonata No. 2, by Ned Rorem, a younger American composer with a growing reputation.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 37, Issue 933, 28 June 1957, Page 15
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158MUSIC FOR JULY 4 New Zealand Listener, Volume 37, Issue 933, 28 June 1957, Page 15
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