Classical Music
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Music – 1984 – All America Olympic Band + Chorus – The Olympic Anthem As Olympic Flag Is Taken Down
The Olympic Hymn is also known informally as the Olympic Anthem….is a choral cantata by opera composer Spyridon Samaras….with lyrics by Greek poet Kostis Palamas…..as both poet and composer were the…
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Music – 1984 – John Williams Boston Pops – Beethoven Ode To Joy – Highlights Of The L A Olympics
For a Sportsphile, there is nothing more magical than a really great piece of music put to highlights of really…
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Music – 1984 – 800 Strong All American Olympic Band – Olympic Fanfare – Closing Ceremonies Of L A Games
We have told many stories of our Bone Daddy, the original Sportsphile….and his incredible Olympics adventure at the 1984 Los…
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Music – 1983 – Steve Martin Presents The American String Quarter – Bartok Concerto For Orchestra
Steve Martin is not only legendary for his comic genius…..but remarkable in his musical talent as a songwriter and musician….with…
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Music – 1980 – Ray Charles – Piano Instrumental – Featuring Classical + Jazz + Blues + Country
It is really rare to find a piano instrumental played by Ray Charles in any of his concerts or music…
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Music – 1980 – The NBC Classical Chorus – A Ship Set To Sea In The Month Of May
We have an incredible amount of video footage from well over 100 Saturday Night Live episodes from the mid-1970’s to the late…
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Music – 1977 – Tchaikovsky – Swan Lake – With Dance Interpretation By Modern Dancers + Ballerinas
Swan Lake is a ballet composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in 1875–76…..which despite its initial failure, has now one of the most popular ballets of…
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Music – 1980 – Ludwig Van Beethoven – Ode To Joy – With Sights + Moments Of Lake Placid Olympics
“Ode to Joy“ is an ode (poem) written in the summer of 1785 by German poet, playwright, and historian Friedrich Schiller….and published the following year in Thalia.…
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