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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Haydn was one of several composers who wrote national anthems and other patriotic songs for their countries.

Bought by WGBH Radio Boston, KVLU, KUHF, and WQXR


  • Added: Feb 15, 2013
  • Length: 06:29
  • Purchases: 4
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How the minuet started as a dance at the French court and found its way into symphonies, operas, plays, and ballets.

Bought by WGBH Radio Boston, KVLU, KUHF, and WQXR


  • Added: Feb 15, 2013
  • Length: 06:30
  • Purchases: 4

  • Added: Feb 15, 2013
  • Length: 06:30
  • Purchases: 4
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Haydn wasn't the first person to compose symphonies, but he did help the symphony to grow up as a musical form.

Bought by WGBH Radio Boston, KVLU, KUHF, and WQXR


  • Added: Feb 15, 2013
  • Length: 06:30
  • Purchases: 4

  • Added: Feb 15, 2013
  • Length: 06:30
  • Purchases: 4
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90 second modules that celebrate the natural world and bring the wonder of nature into daily life

  • Added: Jan 28, 2013
  • Length: 30:00

  • Added: Jan 23, 2013
  • Length: 06:30
  • Purchases: 4
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Classical music that is such a big part of a movie that the two have become linked forever.

Bought by WGBH Radio Boston, KVLU, WQXR, and KUHF


  • Added: Jan 23, 2013
  • Length: 06:30
  • Purchases: 4
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An Explanation and Sampling of Ragtime Music.

Bought by WGBH Radio Boston, KVLU, WQXR, and KUHF


  • Added: Jan 23, 2013
  • Length: 06:30
  • Purchases: 4

  • Added: Jan 23, 2013
  • Length: 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 19, 2012
  • Length: 34:30
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"Gigue" is the French word for jig -- how did this lively dance turn up in classical music?

Bought by WGBH Radio Boston, KVLU, and KUHF


  • Added: Dec 19, 2012
  • Length: 06:30
  • Purchases: 3
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Georg Philipp Telemann never studied composition — he taught himself how to write music. Hear about quite a few other self-taught composers.

Bought by WGBH Radio Boston, KVLU, and KUHF


  • Added: Dec 19, 2012
  • Length: 06:30
  • Purchases: 3
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Learn about the Baroque era, the time in which Georg Philipp Telemann composed.

Bought by WGBH Radio Boston, KVLU, and KUHF


  • Added: Dec 19, 2012
  • Length: 06:30
  • Purchases: 3

  • Added: Dec 19, 2012
  • Length: 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 28, 2012
  • Length: 31:30
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Carnegie Hall opened with a concert conducted by Piotr Tchaikovsky. The story of one of the world’s premier concert venues.

Bought by WGBH Radio Boston, WQXR, KUHF, and KVLU


  • Added: Nov 15, 2012
  • Length: 06:30
  • Purchases: 4
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Classical music that traditionally gets played during the Christmas season.

Bought by WGBH Radio Boston, WQXR, KUHF, and KVLU


  • Added: Nov 15, 2012
  • Length: 06:30
  • Purchases: 4

  • Added: Nov 15, 2012
  • Length: 06:30
  • Purchases: 5
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An exploration of ballet and Tchaikovsky's ballet compositions.

Bought by WGBH Radio Boston, WQXR, KUHF, and KVLU


  • Added: Nov 15, 2012
  • Length: 06:30
  • Purchases: 4