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Myths, legends, fairy tales, characters, famous people and places are often the subject and inspiration for operas, ballets, overtures, tone poems, suites and so much more. Don’t have time to listen to it all? Hear the nuts and bolts of it all in a 60 Second Saga with Shari Barbour. 60secondsaga@co…

Shari Barbour


    • May 20, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 1m AVG DURATION
    • 98 EPISODES


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    60 Second Saga 098 - A hauntingly beautiful folk song.

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2025 1:05


    Topic: Unrequited love.

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    60 Second Saga 097 - A great symphonic poem.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2025 1:07


    Stirring and patriotic.

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    60 Second Saga 096 - An internationally acclaimed work.

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2024 1:06


    From novel to play to ballet.

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    60 Second Saga 095 - A peaceful, gentle 19th century composition.

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2024 1:07


    It has stood the test of time.

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    60 Second Saga 094 - A popular late 19th century showpiece.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2024 1:08


    Exhilarating, dreamy and exotic.

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    60 Second Saga 093 - An American patriotic hymn.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2024 1:07


    With a shared melody.

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    60 Second Saga 092 - An iconic piece of American music.

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2024 1:06


    Bold, triumphant, and celebratory.

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    60 Second Saga 091 - A groundbreaking work.

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2024 1:07


    Written by a musical genius.

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    60 Second Saga 090 - A hauntingly beautiful aria.

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2024 1:08


    It can bring you to tears.

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    60 Second Saga 089 - A free-form symphonic piece.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2024 1:07


    Its iconic opening became a Classical hit.

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    60 Second Saga 088 - A heartfelt song of farewell.

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2023 1:08


    Recognized by its melody.

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    60 Second Saga 087 - A short 20th century tone poem.

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2023 1:07


    Inspired by a supernatural creature.

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    60 Second Saga 086 - A peaceful 20th century tone poem.

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2023 1:07


    By the master of the English pastoral style.

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    60 Second Saga 085 - A shining example of Baroque music.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2023 1:07


    By a musical genius.

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    60 Second Saga 084 - A beautiful song.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2023 1:07


    From a landscape-inspired collection.

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    60 Second Saga 083 - A case of mistaken identity.

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2023 1:08


    In one of the most cheerful of all musical forms.

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    60 Second Saga 082 - A 20th century music blockbuster.

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2023 1:05


    Pays tribute to an ancient city.

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    60 Second Saga 081 - A very popular and frequntly performed ballet.

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2023 1:07


    Based on a famous classic fairy tale filled with magic spells.

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    60 Second Saga 080 - A famous piece for classical guitar.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2023 1:07


    Inspired by one of the most beautiful and historic sites in Spain.

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    60 Second Saga 079 - A song with a haunting, minor-chord theme.

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2022 1:08


    From an animated cold season classic.

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    60 Second Saga 078 - A short orchestral piece.

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2022 1:09


    Very familiar - even if you don't know it by name.

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    60 Second Saga 077 - A concert "favorite"

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2022 1:09


    Musical depiction of Midsummer mayhem.

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    60 Second Saga 076 - One of the most popular and iconic works of Classical music.

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2022 1:09


    Just what you need after a horrible day.

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    60 Second Saga 075 - One of the most enduring and famous tunes in Western music.

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2022 1:09


    Composer unknown.

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    60 Second Saga 074 - A very popular soprano aria.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2022 1:08


    From a not so well-known opera.

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    60 Second Saga 073 - An orchestral repertoire standard.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2022 1:09


    A 20th century take on a form that has stood the test of time.

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    60 Second Saga 072 - A Renaissance earworm.

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2022 1:08


    Composer unknown.

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    60 Second Saga 071 - A quiet "chamber-like" instrument.

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2022 1:12


    Very popular in its time, yet placed on the endangered musical instrument list.

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    60 Second Saga 070 - A 19th century orchestral work.

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2022 1:13


    With the sound of rebirth and renewal.

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    60 Second Saga 069 - A famous piano duet.

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2022 1:13


    Upbeat, carefree and playful.

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    60 Second Saga 068 - A one-act ballet full of drama and tunes.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2022 1:13


    A prayer is answered - with a twist.

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    60 Second Saga 067 - A lively little waltz.

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2021 1:16


    Known by its nickname.

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    60 Second Saga 066 - A well-known American folk melody.

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2021 1:12


    Originally part of a worship service.

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    60 Second Saga 065 - A symphonic poem.

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2021 1:12


    An evil, beautiful princess.

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    60 Second Saga 064 - A popular march.

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2021


    Everybody gets into the act.

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    60 Second Saga 063 - A suite of instrumental pieces.

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2021


    Fit for a king.

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    60 Second Saga 062 - A very famous tenor aria from an opera.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2021 1:12


    Sung by a womanizing Duke.

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    60 Second Saga 061 - A 19th century concert overture.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2021 1:11


    Inspired by two short 18th century poems.

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    60 Second Saga 060 - A 19th century ballet.

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2021 1:11


    The tale of a warrior nymph.

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    60 Second Saga 059 - Penmanship matters!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2021 1:10


    Early and intermediate piano students learn to play this one.

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    60 Second Saga 058 - A very recognizable aria.

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2021 1:12


    A jack of all trades.

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    60 Second Saga 057 - A wordless tune from an opera.

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2021 1:15


    A musical message of hope in the face of uncertainty.

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    60 Second Saga 056 - A very famous aria.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2021 1:13


    Episode Notes An evil mother threatens her daughter.

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    60 Second Saga 055 - Incidental music for a play.

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2020 1:13


    Episode Notes Children search for their lost parents.

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    60 Second Saga 054 - A Classical favorite.

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2020 1:16


    It made its composer famous in America and throughout the world.

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    60 Second Saga 053 - A symphonic tone poem.

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2020 1:16


    A fictional Spanish character.

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    60 Second Saga 052 - An unusual addition to the string quartet,

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2020 1:16


    Filled with carefree spirited tunes and a popular song with variations.

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    60 Second Saga 051 - An instrumental piece from an oratorio.

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2020 1:16


    The beginning of a royal visit.

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    60 Second Saga 050 - Exciting music from an opera.

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2020 1:16


    Helpful spirit warrior maidens.

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    60 Second Saga 049 - 20th century incidental music turned concert suite.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2020 1:16


    Delightful tunes, lively rhythms and a sense of humor.

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    60 Second Saga 048 - A staple in the light classical repertoire from both ballet and opera.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2020 1:16


    One of the most frequently parodied pieces of classical music.

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