Theme in Seven

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Theme in Seven
Genremusic history
Presented byJean de Rimanoczy
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes7
Production
Producer Daryl Duke
Running time30 minutes
Original release
Network CBC Television
Release8 August (1955-08-08) 
18 September 1955 (1955-09-18)

Theme in Seven is a Canadian music history television series which aired on CBC Television in 1955.

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Premise

Jean de Rimanoczy, a violinist from Vancouver, hosted this series on the history of classical music and its related instruments. [1] Subjects included chamber music, the effects of jazz on contemporary music and the romantic music period.

Scheduling

This half-hour series was broadcast Mondays at 9:30 p.m. from 8 August to 12 September 1955, with a finale episode on 18 September 1955 at 6:45 p.m.

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References

  1. Gooch, Bryan N. S. (1992). "de RIMANOCZY, Jean". Encyclopedia of Music in Canada (2nd ed.). University of Toronto Press. Retrieved 6 May 2012.