For the radio program Test of Time Brakhage plays Ottorino Respighi's 'The pines of Rome' and Claude Debussy's 'The wind on the plain , No. 3.' He talks about ways that paintings and music capture what can be seen and heard. A clip is played of Henry Cowell describing his work 'The Banshee' and then the piece is played. Brakhage introduces with a piece by Edgard Varèse entitled 'Deserts : an interpolation' and then a clip by the Grateful Dead play, showing the influence Varèse had on music. The program closes with 'The Seasons: Vermont' by Malcolm Goldstein and Charles Ive's 'Rembrance.'
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For the radio program Test of Time Brakhage plays Ottorino Respighi's 'The pines of Rome' and Claude Debussy's 'The wind on the plain , No. 3.' He talks about ways that paintings and music capture what can be seen and heard. A clip is played of Henry Cowell describing his work 'The Banshee' and then the piece is played. Brakhage introduces with a piece by Edgard Varèse entitled 'Deserts : an interpolation' and then a clip by the Grateful Dead play, showing the influence Varèse had on music. The program closes with 'The Seasons: Vermont' by Malcolm Goldstein and Charles Ive's 'Rembrance.'
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