Omnibus Season 5 Introduction to Modern Music 1957
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The program has three segments: (1) "Introduction to Modern Music" (Leonard Bernstein discusses modern music and composers, including Bartok, Berg, Hindemith, Ives, Prokofiev, Schoenberg and Stravinsky), (2) "Out" (showing of a 1957 UN documentary about the influx of Hungarian refugees into Austria as a result of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution), and (3) "John Hersey Interview" (interview with the writer of segment (2))
- Released: 1957-01-13
- Runtime: 30 minutes
- Genre: Talk
- Stars: Alistair Cooke
- Director: Robert Saudek
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1. The American Musical Comedy 1956-10-07
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2. Androcles and the Lion 1956-10-14
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3. The Last Day of Manolete 1956-10-21
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4. My Heart's in the Highlands 1956-10-28
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5. Let There Be Farce 1956-11-04
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6. Moliere's School for Wives 1956-11-11
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7. Plays of the Irish Renaissance 1956-11-18
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8. The Blue Hotel 1956-11-25
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9. A Man Without a Country 1956-12-02
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10. The Fine Art of Murder 1956-12-09
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11. The Christmas Tie 1956-12-16
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12. Madeline Visits Omnibus 1956-12-23
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13. The Art of Choreography 1956-12-30
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14. Oedipus, the King 1957-01-06
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15. Introduction to Modern Music 1957-01-13
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16. Lee at Gettysburg 1957-01-20
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18. The Theatre Breaks Loose 1957-03-03
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19. The Trial of Captain Kidd 1957-03-10
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20. How the F-100 Got Its Tail 1957-03-17
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22. The Music of Johann Sebastian Bach 1957-03-31
