(CBS Daytime, 1954 - 1955) [This unfortunately short-lived TV soap opera was based upon the very successful long-lived radio series, which aired on NBC and CBS, between 1937 - 1959]
[aka: "Tableaux d'une Exposition"; The melody is a linking motif for the suite of piano pieces describing a show of paintings by Victor A. Hartmann in 1873, composed by Modeste Mussorgsky (who also had his name spelled Modest Moussorgsky in the West.) The piano pieces were so well received that they were orchestrated later by the famed French composer Maurice Ravel as a suite for orchestra -- which is the form by which most people know it; THEME credit verified by TV Theme Collector Ray Clark] Composer: music by Modest Moussorgsky (predates ASCAP & BMI), and arranged by Maurice Joseph Ravel (predates ASCAP & BMI) Original Publisher: B. Bessel & Cie publisher, of St. Petersburg, Russia 1978 Publisher: [now in the Public Domain] 2000 Publisher: [now in the Public Domain] Composition Date: 1886 - 1887 Publication Date: 1887 Orchestration Date: Recordings:
[The melody -- one of the original radio series THEMEs -- was originally a subordinate theme from the First movement of this famous "warhorse" -- an often-programmed classical piece. This symphony was completed in the last year of the composer's life. It is thought that Tchaikovsky committed suicide over a gay affair with a military student which would have resulted in a ruinous scandal.] Composer: Pytor Ilyitch ("Peter") Tchaikovsky (predates ASCAP & BMI) Original Publisher: P. I. Jurgenson publisher, of Moscow, Russia 1978 Publisher: [now in the Public Domain] 2000 Publisher: [now in the Public Domain] Composition Date: August, 1893 Publication Date: March, 1894 Recordings: