WGUC

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  • Call Letters: WGUC
  • Frequency: 90.9
  • Formats: Classical

Description

WGUC, Cincinnati's Classical Public Radio, was founded in 1960 by a group of citizens who saw the need for a radio station devoted to cultural and public affairs programming in the region. Today, the station remains committed to this heritage and broadcasts the finest in classical music, news and information programming.

Pieces

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90 second modules that celebrate the natural world and bring the wonder of nature into daily life

  • Added: Jan 26, 2012
  • Length: 00:31:37
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William Grant Still was a 20th century African-American composer. But hundreds of years before he lived, there were other black composers. And ther...

Bought by KVLU and KUHF


  • Added: Jan 17, 2012
  • Length: 00:06:30
  • Purchases: 2
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Still added bits of poetry to his Afro-American Symphony. A look at Paul Lawrence Dunbar, the author of the poems.

Bought by KUHF


  • Added: Jan 17, 2012
  • Length: 00:06:30
  • Purchases: 1
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William Grant Still's Afro-American Symphony is centered on a bluesy theme. A look at how it changes in each of the Symphony's four movements.

Bought by KVLU and KUHF


  • Added: Jan 17, 2012
  • Length: 00:06:30
  • Purchases: 2

  • Added: Jan 17, 2012
  • Length: 00:06:30
  • Purchases: 3
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90 second modules that celebrate the natural world and bring the wonder of nature into daily life

  • Added: Dec 27, 2011
  • Length: 00:33:32
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Schubert's Marche Militaire was never actually meant for anyone to march to. More march music written without bands or parades in mind.

Bought by WGBH Radio Boston, KUHF, and KVLU


  • Added: Dec 14, 2011
  • Length: 00:06:30
  • Purchases: 3

  • Added: Dec 14, 2011
  • Length: 00:06:30
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Schubert was the master of lieder, art songs. Each of his songs combines poetry and music, voice and accompaniment, to make a complete musical shor...

Bought by KUHF and KVLU


  • Added: Dec 14, 2011
  • Length: 00:06:30
  • Purchases: 2

  • Added: Dec 14, 2011
  • Length: 00:06:30
  • Purchases: 3
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90 second modules that celebrate the natural world and bring the wonder of nature into daily life

  • Added: Nov 23, 2011
  • Length: 00:33:44
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A collection of musical firsts, including the first string quartet, the first use of trombones in a symphony, and the first professional musician t...

Bought by WGBH Radio Boston, KVLU, and KUHF


  • Added: Nov 17, 2011
  • Length: 00:06:30
  • Purchases: 3
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Classical music that includes Christmas carols.

Bought by KVLU and KUHF


  • Added: Nov 17, 2011
  • Length: 00:06:30
  • Purchases: 2

  • Added: Nov 17, 2011
  • Length: 00:06:00
  • Purchases: 3
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Monophony, homophony, and polyphony - Hear those terms explained in words and in music.

Bought by KVLU, WGBH Radio Boston, and KUHF


  • Added: Nov 17, 2011
  • Length: 00:06:30
  • Purchases: 3

  • Added: Nov 17, 2011
  • Length: 00:06:30
  • Purchases: 3
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90 second modules that celebrate the natural world and bring the wonder of nature into daily life

  • Added: Oct 26, 2011
  • Length: 00:33:00
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Gershwin is the not the only composer who used jazz in their classical compositions.

Bought by WGBH Radio Boston, KUHF, and KVLU


  • Added: Oct 20, 2011
  • Length: 00:06:30
  • Purchases: 3

  • Added: Oct 20, 2011
  • Length: 00:06:31
  • Purchases: 3
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A look at the rhapsody, a free-form piece that takes different tunes and strings them together.

Bought by KUHF, KVLU, and WGBH Radio Boston


  • Added: Oct 20, 2011
  • Length: 00:06:31
  • Purchases: 3