| Description | Track 1: Duration (min/sec): 14.41 Description of track: Charles Parker interviews [founder members of WMA including John Horrocks and others] who describe the influence of the music section of the Workers Theatre Movement, their theatrical style of presentation was 'agit prop' (agitational propaganda borrowed from Germany) and the music played an important part in this, bridged gap between organised choral singing to almost spontaneous singing; at that time [1930s] there was no development of English folk music;
talks about aims of the WMA, employing General Secretary's of the WMA William Sahnow followed by [Gerry] Sharp and since then relied only on voluntary labour, describe financial situation of the WMA, mention the Horrocks Scholarship provided by the WMA Executive Committee, describe publications which arise from work of the WMA, value for money of the summer school with tutoring, lectures, residential etc
Track 2: Duration (min/sec): 4.28 Description of track: continue discussing the Summer School which has run every year since 1947, describe how the Workers' Music Association came to use Wortley Hall, Sheffield, composition of musical classes
Track 3: Duration (min/sec): 15.21 Description of track: continue talking about the composition of the classes which are of fered at the Summer School including instrumental, jazz, folk music, lectures on musical matters, development of improvisational techniques and discuss what they hope people will gain from the course
Total duration: (min/sec): 34.30 |