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Syndication

Today we honor the King of Light Music, Eric Coates! Though fairly obscure today, his "By the Sleepy Lagoon" is still the theme music for Desert Island Discs. Take a peek into the life and music of Eric Coates!

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Direct download: eric-coates-082713.mp3
Category:music -- posted at: 3:39pm PDT

In honor of Salon97's annual American Composers Month, we take a look at the life of trailblazer John Cage. Silence, chance operations, and mushroom hunting, oh my!

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Direct download: john-cage-07-25-13.mp3
Category:music -- posted at: 4:33pm PDT

In honor of the 100th anniversary of Rite of Spring's debut, we have a special podcast complete with Stravinsky and Rite of Spring trivia. Don't miss this one!

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Direct download: rite-of-spring-05-28-13.mp3
Category:music -- posted at: 6:22pm PDT

We all need to take a moment to relax sometimes. The pieces featured in this month's podcast were selected to help you find a moment of calm. Learn more about beautiful music by Johann Strauss II, Amy Beach, and Frederick Delius.

Missed us last month? Hear the podcast of Salon97's visit to the VoiceBox show!

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Direct download: calm-042813.mp3
Category:music -- posted at: 2:59pm PDT

American composers have been inspired by presidential legacy for generations, and today we explore a few of these regal works. 

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Direct download: presidents2013-02192013.mp3
Category:music -- posted at: 12:52pm PDT

We ring in the new year by taking a brief look at the Vienna Philharmonic's New Year's Day concert, a tradition since 1939. A star-studded and joyous occasion, there are sordid tales too.

 

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Direct download: newyear2013-01052012.mp3
Category:music -- posted at: 4:03pm PDT

In this week's episode, we celebrate 150 years of French composer Claude Debussy.

 

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Direct download: Debussy-anniv-09152012.mp3
Category:music -- posted at: 8:31am PDT

It's time for part two of our 2012 Summer Classical Playlist! Get ready for a sample of tunes from Copland, Zaimont, Ravel, Delius, and Mendelssohn. And yes, we're *still* making the livin' easy. Enjoy!

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Direct download: Salon97-Summer-Playlist2-07312012.mp3
Category:music -- posted at: 3:56pm PDT

Summertime is here! How best to celebrate? Make a playlist! In part one of this two-part series we explore works by John Philip Sousa, Zoltan Kodaly, Darius Milhaud, Antonio Vivaldi, and Claude Debussy. We're makin' the living easy!

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Direct download: Salon97-Summer-Playlist-07012012.mp3
Category:music -- posted at: 10:31am PDT

You've probably never heard of William Grant Still, but he was awesome! A very talented American composer with tons of rich, melodic music under his belt. Hear a preview of some of the magic he created!

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Direct download: Still-05152012.mp3
Category:music -- posted at: 9:40pm PDT