American Landscapes

Series produced by KCME

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American Landscapes is a weekly potpourri of the best of American music, hosted by Michael Campion. You’ll be treated to works by composers such as Copland, Samuel Barber, George Gershwin, Leonard Bernstein, Edward MacDowell, George Chadwick and many others. There will be much-loved music that never gets old, music to get reacquainted with and music that you’ll be hearing for the first time, with plenty to add to your list of favorites. And every piece you hear will be born in the USA!

American Landscapes is produced and hosted by Michael Campion.


184 Pieces

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The Lost Generation
From: KCME
Series: American Landscapes
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This week I’m very happy to be able to bring back to life music by largely forgotten American composers. As you’ll hear, it's baffling why some of...

Bought by WVRU, Rhythm & News Service, WDPR, KVNO, KWAX and more


  • Added: May 15, 2018
  • Length: 57:57
  • Purchases: 6
Charles Tomlinson Griffes
From: KCME
Series: American Landscapes
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Charles Tomlinson Griffes was inspired by the German romantics, but his later works display a lavish sound world and an ethereal vision that is uni...

Bought by Rhythm & News Service, WDPR, and KWAX


  • Added: May 15, 2018
  • Length: 57:39
  • Purchases: 3
American Concerti
From: KCME
Series: American Landscapes
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This week, a selection of concerti for diverse instruments. Composers include George Gershwin, Edward MacDowell and Elmer Bernstein.

Bought by Rhythm & News Service, KWAX, and KVNO


  • Added: May 13, 2018
  • Length: 56:21
  • Purchases: 3
American Music You Should Know
From: KCME
Series: American Landscapes
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A selection of American favorites with a few less-known pieces that you should definitely get to know.

Bought by Rhythm & News Service, WDPR, KWAX, KVNO, and KVNO


  • Added: May 29, 2018
  • Length: 58:25
  • Purchases: 5
Samuel Barber
From: KCME
Series: American Landscapes
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The "Adagio for Strings" made Samuel Barber's name immortal. This week hear some of the other works that make him among the most beloved of America...

Bought by Rhythm & News Service, WDPR, and KWAX


  • Added: May 13, 2018
  • Length: 57:41
  • Purchases: 3
Copland, a Second Helping
From: KCME
Series: American Landscapes
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Music by Aaron Copland not heard as much as his more famous works, but equally great.

Bought by Rhythm & News Service, WDPR, and KWAX


  • Added: May 12, 2018
  • Length: 57:43
  • Purchases: 3
Hymn Tunes
From: KCME
Series: American Landscapes
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Hymns were a vastly important part of the lives of early Americans. This week a selection of works inspired by some of them.

Bought by Rhythm & News Service, WDPR, and KWAX


  • Added: May 12, 2018
  • Length: 57:43
  • Purchases: 3
American Composers You Should Know
From: KCME
Series: American Landscapes
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Combining well-known American composers with some you'll be hearing for the first time in music for everyone.

Bought by Rhythm & News Service, WDPR, KVNO, and KWAX


  • Added: Jun 13, 2018
  • Length: 57:57
  • Purchases: 4
Boulanger's America
From: KCME
Series: American Landscapes
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The list of American composers who traveled to Paris for the sole purpose of studying with the legendary Nadia Boulanger reads like a Who’s Who of ...

Bought by Rhythm & News Service, WDPR, KWAX, and 'The Sea'


  • Added: May 11, 2018
  • Length: 56:45
  • Purchases: 4
American Ballet
From: KCME
Series: American Landscapes
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Georges Balanchine was the first to establish ballet in America with his School of American Ballet in New York. The greatest composers of the 20th ...

Bought by Rhythm & News Service, WDPR, KWAX, and KVNO


  • Added: May 11, 2018
  • Length: 57:34
  • Purchases: 4
American Music You Should Know 2
From: KCME
Series: American Landscapes
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You'll hear the familiar and the unfamiliar this week, but all of it enjoyable music you should know.

Bought by WDPR and KWAX


  • Added: Jun 06, 2018
  • Length: 57:59
  • Purchases: 2
American Light Music
From: KCME
Series: American Landscapes
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Light music by composers from all over the world has delighted audiences. In this installment, light music by American composers including Leroy An...

Bought by Rhythm & News Service, WDPR, KWAX, and WNMU-FM


  • Added: May 11, 2018
  • Length: 58:03
  • Purchases: 4
Summer Moods
From: KCME
Series: American Landscapes
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A selection of music by American composers inspired by the season of Summer. Composers include Edward MacDowell, Aaron Copland, Samuel Barber, Lero...

Bought by WDPR, KVNO, and KWAX


  • Added: May 09, 2018
  • Length: 55:55
  • Purchases: 3
American Pioneers
From: KCME
Series: American Landscapes
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American composers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries set the bar for the composers who would come after them. Although their style was stil...

Bought by KWAX, Rhythm & News Service, WDPR, KWAX, KVNO and more


  • Added: May 09, 2018
  • Length: 57:56
  • Purchases: 7
Jazz
From: KCME
Series: American Landscapes
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By the 1920s jazz had taken hold of the American music scene. Classical composers were just as excited by the new genre and wrote unique pieces ins...

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  • Added: May 09, 2018
  • Length: 56:57
  • Purchases: 7
Copland's America
From: KCME
Series: American Landscapes
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Aaron Copland redefined American music. The use of folk themes, the rhythms and the harmonies that we think of as distinctly American are represent...

Bought by KWAX, Rhythm & News Service, WDPR, and KWAX


  • Added: May 03, 2018
  • Length: 56:28
  • Purchases: 4
American Composers You Should Know 2
From: KCME
Series: American Landscapes
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A selection of composers, some of whom you know, some of whom you'll be introduced to on the program. Some delightful discoveries that you just mig...

Bought by KWAX, WDPR, and KWAX


  • Added: Jun 01, 2018
  • Length: 57:02
  • Purchases: 3
American String Quartets
From: KCME
Series: American Landscapes
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Since Haydn, the string quartet has always been one of those genres that tested the mettle of any serious composer. You'll hear some of the best of...

Bought by KWAX, Rhythm & News Service, WDPR, and KWAX


  • Added: May 15, 2018
  • Length: 57:52
  • Purchases: 4
Howard Hanson
From: KCME
Series: American Landscapes
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Howard Hanson was a firm believer in the relationship between composer and listener. His highly original style sought to communicate beauty, crafts...

Bought by KWAX, WDPR, and KWAX


  • Added: May 15, 2018
  • Length: 57:47
  • Purchases: 3
American Film Music
From: KCME
Series: American Landscapes
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Film music by famous American composers including Aaron Copland, Leonard Bernstein and Virgil Thomson.

Bought by WDPR, KZYX, KWAX, KVNO, and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: May 16, 2018
  • Length: 57:50
  • Purchases: 5

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