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Ruth Crawford Seeger (1901-1953)

Ruth Crawford Seeger (1901-1953)

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Between new sounds and old songs, Kate Molleson shares the story of Ruth Crawford-Seeger

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Between new sounds and old songs, Kate Molleson shares the story
of Ruth Crawford-Seeger

Ruth Crawford Seeger (1901-1953) had multiple lives. As Ruth, she
was an aspiring poet and teacher, who longed to become a mother.
Crawford the composer wrote some of the most daring pages of
20th-century American music, granting her a place among the group
of the 'Ultra-Modernists'. And, as the matriarch of the Seeger
dynasty, she collected and arranged countless pieces from
treasures of the folk tradition. With Kate Molleson, discover the
extraordinary life and work of a major American composer, in a
story of creative experimentations, of family bonds, and most of
all, of joy in music-making, accompanied by the memories of
Crawford's daughter and folk legend, Peggy Seeger.

Music Featured:

Little Waltz Five Songs to Poems by Carl Sandburg (1, Home
Thoughts; 2, White Moon) Theme and Variations Selection from
American Folk Songs for Children Diaphonic Suite No 2 for bassoon
and cello Kaleidoscopic Changes on an Original Theme, Ending with
a Fugue Diaphonic Suite No 3 for Flute Whirligig Preludes for
Piano Caprice Sonata for Violin and Piano Trad: Prisoner Blues
Music for Small Orchestra Marion Bauer: Four Piano Pieces
Selection from 19 American Folk Songs for piano Three Songs to
poems by Carl Sandburg Diaphonic Suite No 4 for oboe and
violoncello Three Chants for Female Chorus String Quartet
Diaphonic Suite No 1 for oboe Selection from Animal Folk Songs
for Children Preludes for Piano Two Ricercare to poems by Hsi
Tseng Tsiang Peggy Seeger: How I Long For Peace Selection from
American Folk Songs for Christmas Andante for strings Trad: "New
River Train” Trad: "Midnight Special" Trad: "Irene (Goodnight,
Irene)" Charles Seeger: John Hardy Piano Study in Mixed Accents
Suite No 1, for five wind instruments and piano Elizabeth Cotten:
"Freight Train" Rissolty, Rossolty Piano Sonata Diaphonic Suite
for two clarinets Piano Study in Mixed Accents (Version 3) Suite
for Wind Quintet Five Canons, for piano Peggy Seeger: "Everything
Changes"

Presented by Kate Molleson Produced by Julien Rosa for BBC Audio
Wales and West

For full track listings, including artist and recording details,
and to listen to the pieces featured in full (for 30 days after
broadcast) head to the series page for Ruth Crawford Seeger
(1901-1953) https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0028k1v

And you can delve into the A-Z of all the composers we’ve
featured on Composer of the Week here:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3cjHdZlXwL7W41XGB77X3S0/composers-a-to-z