Hovhaness discusses his career: the influences of Armenian and Oriental music; Jean Sibelius and Gomitas Vartovet; his mentors Fredrick Converse, Henrich Gebhart, Leopold Stowkowski; Lou Harrison and John Cage; Colin Mcfee; producer Ed Cole; theories of Francis Bacon and Mozart; and psychic Rosemary Brown. Includes musical selections.
The World of Alan Hovhaness / produced by Charles Amirkhanian.
PRA Archive #:
AZ0021
Date Recorded On:
on Jan. 28, 1976.
Date Broadcast On:
KPFA, 1976.
Item Duration:
2 reels (103 min.) : 7 1/2 ips, stereo.
Total Duration (All Reels):
Station: KPFA
Program: The World of Alan Hovhaness / produced by Charles Amirkhanian.
Series: Ode to gravity.
Keywords: Amirkhanian, Charles., Avant garde music., BACON, FRANCIS, 1561-1626., Cage, John, Chance compositions., CONVERSE, F.S. (FREDERICK SHEPHERD), 1871-1940., MCFEE, COLIN., Music — History and criticism — 20th centruy., Music, Armenian., STOKOWSKI, LEOPOLD, 1882-1977., World of Alan Hovhaness / produced by Charles Amirkhanian.**The
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- PRA Archive #: AZ0021
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- Program: The World of Alan Hovhaness / produced by Charles Amirkhanian.
- Series: Ode to gravity.
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- Distributor: Los Angeles : Pacifica Radio Archive, 1976.
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