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Music USA #5262-B [part], Duke Ellington at the White House, Part I

Description: The first part of a series of Music USA programs on Duke Ellington's 70th birthday party at the White House. This segment is the last 17 minutes of Music USA #5262-B, the rest of which featured the Miles Davis album "Odyssey!" (Prestige 7540). The program was originally broadcast on May 27, 1969.
Date: April 29, 1969
Duration: 17 minutes 28 seconds
Creator: Conover, Willis

Act of Opening

Description: "Act of Openings" is a stereo composition made with Moog analog synthesis modules. Composed in 1968, its duration is 17'27. The score of the composition is a dense and modulated sound characterized by carefully controlled phase relationships. All the rhythmic and harmonic elements of the piece derive energy from a long, brilliant sound. Each part of the room is another glimpse of this sound, as a set of flowers form a bouquet. "Act of Openings" received the 2nd Prize at the 1969 Dartmouth Inter… more
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Date: 1969
Duration: 17 minutes 28 seconds
Creator: Weiss, Jonathan, 1949-

[Adult sitting on a couch in a room]

Description: Photograph of a dim room with an adult sitting on a couch. There is a window covered by curtains, and there are many tables throughout the room with lamps and small objects. There is a tall plant and a piano next to the window, and a large dark tapestry on the wall behind the couch with the adult on it.
Date: 1969

[Adult sitting on a couch in a room, 2]

Description: Photograph of a room with an adult sitting on a couch. There is a window covered by curtains, and there are many tables throughout the room with lamps and small objects. There is a tall plant and a piano next to the window, and a large tapestry on the wall behind the couch with the adult on it.
Date: 1969
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