World at war : originally titled "Prelude to victory" / by Gail Kubik ; [orchestrated by Edgar Schenkman]. [1942] .

Kubik, Gail, 1914-1984

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First movement commissioned by CBS for its American School of the Air series. Composed 1941. First performance over the CBS Network, New York, 8 April 1941, Columbia Concert Orchestra, Bernard Herrmann conductor. The Billings tunes in no. 2 are When Jesus Wept and Chester. Composed 1945. No. 3 commissioned by the BBC. Composed 1944. First performance on the BBC Network (I.T.M.A. program), 30 March 1944.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Folk song suite : 1. Whoopee-ti...

Schenkman, Edgar

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