02 - Nobody Knows the Charles Ives Scene

Bye Bye Celluloid

AUDIO COLLAGE: To commemorate the 4th of July, here's a short episode about the great American composer Charles Ives. Guest starring Stan Brakhage, Billy Eckstine, Aaron Copland, Elliott Carter, and Nicolas Slominsky.

Source material derived from archive.org and ubu.com

USA Composers: The "American" Tradition with Robert Potts (television program, 1967)

Nicolas Slominsky at 76 (radio broadcast, 1971)

Are My Ears on Wrong? A Portrait of Charles Ives (film, 1979)

The Test of Time with Stan Brakhage (radio broadcast, 1982; includes a recording of Ives's "The See'r")

And from the Internet Archive's 78 RPMs & Cylinder Recordings collection:

"Nobody Knows De Trouble I've Seen" by Billy Eckstine

"American Fantasie (Parts 1 & 2)" by Victor Herbert's Orchestra

"Bye Bye Celluloid" opening theme by Brad Glanden

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