Music
G I. Jive
Enjoy 10 episodes of the classic radio program G.I. Jive. This series captures the spirit and stories of soldiers during wartime, blending h…
Hector Berlioz
How much more futile is it to attempt on the minuscule scale of the following tiny, if rambling, pamphlet to touch upon even a thousandth of…
AFRS-V-Disc-8
The Army was the original source of the V-Disc records, with their first being issued in October of 1943. The Army's V-Disc project provided…
Moonlight Serenade
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra lead this music-filled program featuring Ray Eberle, The Modernaires, and Marion Hutton. Enjoy the festive so…
Jazz Today
Episode #194 of "Jazz Today" was broadcast on KOMO in Seattle on September 1st, 1959. This episode features a variety of musical p…
The Fringe of an Art
A collection of essays on things musical by Vernon Blackburn, including composers, music in different time periods, and modern music. (Summ…
Personal Recollections of Johannes Brahms
George Henschel, a well-known pianist, singer, composer, and conductor was close friends with Johannes Brahms from 1874 to 1897 and he provi…
The Pianoforte Sonata
John S. Shedlock covers the history of what might now be called the keyboard sonata, from Kuhnau's Sonata in B flat from 1695, believed at t…
My Musical Life
This is the autobiography of the Prussian-born American conductor Walter Damrosch. It includes dozens of anecdotes about many of the great m…
The Rubinstein Staccato Etude
This poem, read by 16 Librivox Volunteers, describes the ups and downs and emotional frenzy of The Rubinstein Staccato Etude. The author, R.…
Sealtest Variety Theater
Dorothy Lamour hosts this musical variety show featuring the talented Jack Benny as this week's guest.
Duke Ellington
Experience the vibrant sounds of Duke Ellington as he takes the stage at The Cotton Club in New York City. This broadcast from March 18, 193…
Delmore Brothers
The Delmore Brothers, Alton and Rabon, were country music pioneers and stars of the Grand Ole Opry in the 1930s. Born into poverty in Elkmon…
Kraft Music Hall With Bing Crosby
Join Bing Crosby and a talented ensemble including The Chariotters, John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra, The Kraft Choral Club, Charles Hen…
Two Musicians
Two Musicians by Sarah Orne Jewett is a reflective exploration of the lives and artistry of two musicians, set against the backdrop of rural…
Richard Strauss
There was not much truly spectacular about the course of [Strauss's] life, which was most happily free from the material troubles which bede…
Bing Crosby Rosemary Clooney Show
In this delightful Thanksgiving episode of the Bing Crosby Rosemary Clooney Show, Rosemary Clooney sings, "It's A Most Unusual Day.&quo…
Jamie Ward AKA, Uncle Neptune
Jamie Ward, also known as Uncle Neptune, is a children's singer-songwriter whose music transcends age boundaries. He was a guest on the week…
Jazz Today
Episode #85 of Jazz Today was broadcast on August 19, 1958, on KOMO in Seattle. This episode features a variety of jazz performances and dis…
Thirty Minutes In Hollywood
Hosted by George Jessel, this episode features a young talent, seven-year-old Josephine Starr, who sings an aria. Jessel introduces the audi…