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Sound and Spirit; Devil’s Trill, The

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Series

Sound and Spirit

Program

Devil’s Trill, The

Program Number

111

Series Description

Sound And Spirit is a weekly series of hour-long radio programs exploring the human spirit through music and ideas.The program blends classical, traditional and world musics with myth and history, stories and poetry, and commentary from composers, theologians and writers, to provide insight into various aspects of the human experience. Each week the program explores connections between world cultures and examines different approaches to universal questions.

Program Description

While some believe that the beauty of music is actually denied to the great enemy of humankind, others credit the Devil as inspiration, or even author of particular music. Hear diabolical pieces by Tartini, Liszt, Robert Johnson; and consider with Ellen Kushner's guest, Dr. Elaine Pagels (author of The Origin of Satan) if the Devil is an expression of our fear of the evil in ourselves and others.

Asset Type

Broadcast program

Media Type

Audio

Topics

Music

Citation

Chicago: “Sound and Spirit; Devil’s Trill, The,” GBH Archives, accessed April 20, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/A_A543DA5D60A34F18963DD4018E6AB59B.

MLA: “Sound and Spirit; Devil’s Trill, The.” GBH Archives. Web. April 20, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/A_A543DA5D60A34F18963DD4018E6AB59B>.

APA: Sound and Spirit; Devil’s Trill, The. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/A_A543DA5D60A34F18963DD4018E6AB59B