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Description of Dakpa riddles
Mrs. Humchung is one of the oldest people living in Thragom village. She says riddles were part of every mother's teaching to support children's thought processes and to teach them about common mistakes.
Date:
June 8, 2022
Creator:
Tshewang, Tashi
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Description of farming practices in Thragom village
Mrs. Humchung is one of the oldest people living in Thragom village. She describes farming practices used for staple crops, such as corn, wheat, and buckwheat. She says the community would work on each other's farm on rotational bases, using manure made from a mixture of dry oak leaf and cow dung on the farmland to increase the yield.
Date:
June 8, 2022
Creator:
Tshewang, Tashi
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Description of ritual cakes
Mrs. Humchung is one of the oldest people living in Thragom village. She describes ritual cakes. She says pond earth was used to make the wrathful ritual cake. Wheat flour was used to make a personal Yidam ritual cake. Only in rare cases was rice flour used. A helper of the Lama will come one day ahead of the ritual ceremony to make the cakes.
Date:
June 8, 2022
Creator:
Tshewang, Tashi
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Description of Nak Chö rituals and animal sacrifice
Mrs. Humchung is one of the oldest people living in Thragom village. She describes Nak Chö rituals, explaining that all the ritual cakes were prepared, and only then a pig was killed. This was followed by encircling of ritual cakes with the intestines of the pig. The ritual was performed only once in Thragom. During other early ritual celebrations, it was done in the maternal home of the grandmother.
Date:
June 8, 2022
Creator:
Tshewang, Tashi
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Description of traditional bamboo roofing
Mrs. Humchung is one of the oldest people living in Thragom village. She describes bamboo roofing, a common feature for all the houses in Thragom before people started having CGI roofing. In the past, youths would have to walk for around 5 hours to Yabrangtot where they get bamboo, and then travel back to Thragom. They would take a packed lunch for their trip, usually in winter.
Date:
June 8, 2022
Creator:
Tshewang, Tashi
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Description of crops in Thragom village
Mrs. Humchung is one of the oldest people living in Thragom village. She describes growing corn and other crops in Thragom village, explaining that corn was the staple diet in Thragom historically. In the past, they would plant during the month of April and harvest during late October to early November. They also plant soybeans, pumpkin, and cucumbers in the maize field. She says that monkeys are the main animals that destroy corn and other crops.
Date:
June 8, 2022
Creator:
Tshewang, Tashi
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Description of millet in Thragom village
Mrs. Humchung is one of the oldest people living in Thragom village. She says that, of all the farming works, the plantation of millet was most sought after. Millet seeds were planted before the arrival of the magpie in the village, and planting millet after the arrival of the magpie was considered late and generally wouldn’t have a good yield. During millet plantation, the workers would share fermented wine using a big ox horn.
Date:
June 8, 2022
Creator:
Tshewang, Tashi
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Personal narrative about visiting the Dalai Lama
Mrs. Humchung is one of the oldest people living in Thragom village. She describes a visit to the Dalai Lama. She says the first visit to see His Holiness in Tawang was quite long. They stayed around a month and a half in Tawang at a relative's house. While waiting for His Holiness, they helped in their fields, took care of house chores, and got wood from the forest.
Date:
June 8, 2022
Creator:
Tshewang, Tashi
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Music USA #1667-B, Warsaw, Poland
The entire program for the jazz hour (second hour) of Music USA, broadcast July 23, 1959. This episode was the fourth of a series following Conover's trip to Poland earlier that year, and featured the first part of the second concert at the Warsaw Philharmonic Hall during Conover's visit.
Date:
June 8, 1959
Creator:
Conover, Willis
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Music USA #1672-B, Warsaw, Poland
The entire program for the jazz hour (second hour) of Music USA, broadcast July 28, 1959. This episode was the fifth and final part of a series following Conover's trip to Poland earlier that year, and featured the second part of the second concert at the Warsaw Philharmonic Hall during Conover's visit.
Date:
June 8, 1959
Creator:
Conover, Willis
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Performance of proverbs of Ustaad Qadir
Recording of Muneem Dawar discussing the proverbs of Ustaad Qadir in the Hunza dialect. Muneeb recalls the stories of Ustaad Qadir and recites some of his proverbs. Ustaad Qadir is sometimes referred to as "Berich Qadiro", although the term "Berich" is perceived to be derogatory by the native speakers. The term has been used to refer to the musicians class, which was stigmatized in the past.
Date:
June 8, 2010
Creator:
Karim, Piar
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Doctoral Recital: 2010-06-08 - Danny Steve Vinson, euphonium
Recital presented at the UNT College of Music Recital Hall in partial fulfillment of the Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree.
Date:
June 8, 2010
Creator:
Vinson, Danny Steve
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Monologue on poetry contests
A recording of Suram Daam discussing the cultural history of poetry competitions in the Hunza dialect. This recording tells the story of a competitions between Hunza and Nagar, two groups competing in a song and poetry contest.
Date:
June 8, 2010
Creator:
Munshi, Sadaf
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Performance of a poem entitled "Like a Pearl"
Recording of Basharat Shafi reciting "Like a Pearl," a poem in the Yasin dialect of Burushaski. The Burushaski name of this poem is "Maghon Jawan".
Date:
June 8, 2010
Creator:
Munshi, Sadaf
System:
The UNT Digital Library
NBC Radio Broadcast: Toscanini - The Man Behind the Legend, 6/8/1966
This recording is a part of the radio series “Toscanini: The Man Behind the Legend,” which was a tribute to conductor Arturo Toscanini. The broadcasts consist of music performed by the NBC Orchestra as well as interviews with composers, conductors, orchestra members, and other people associated with Toscanini. This segment includes performances of Berlioz's Roman Carnival Overture and Beethoven's Symphony No. 5, and an interview with NBC's Vice President of Programming, Robert Wogan.
Date:
June 8, 1966
Creator:
Gillis, Don
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Doctoral Lecture Recital: 2010-06-08 – Mark Lynn, trumpet
Recital presented at the UNT College of Music Recital Hall in partial fulfillment of the Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree.
Date:
June 8, 2010
Creator:
Lynn, Mark
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Retelling of A Kind Man
A story recited by Suram Daam entitled "A Kind Man," in the Hunza dialect. In this popular story, a father searches for his wife and kids that have left to the fairy realm. As he searches for them, he is allowed to continue his search because many things see how kind he is, and are kind in return.
Date:
June 8, 2010
Creator:
Karim, Piar
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Doctoral Lecture: 2011-06-08 – Cameron F. LaBarr, choral conducting
A doctoral lecture presented at the UNT College of Music Music Building Room 288 in partial fulfillment of the Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree.
Date:
June 8, 2011
Creator:
LaBarr, Cameron
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Performance of a poem entitled "Ajo Mathan" (second version)
Recording of Basharat Shafi reciting the poem “Ajo Mathan”, or “Very Far” in the Yasin dialect. The poem likens being apart to worsening ones behavior, and going home helps repair the soul.
Date:
June 8, 2010
Creator:
Munshi, Sadaf
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Faculty Recital: 1988-06-08 - Ellen Ritscher, harp
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A faculty recital performed at the NTSU School of Music Recital Hall.
Date:
June 8, 1988
Creator:
Ritscher, Ellen
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Doctoral Lecture Recital: 2009-06-08 – John T. Cord, trumpet
Recital presented at the UNT College of Music Recital Hall in partial fulfillment of the Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree.
Date:
June 8, 2009
Creator:
Cord, John T.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Doctoral Recital: 1987-06-08 - Kim French, flute
Recital presented at the UNT College of Music Concert Hall in partial fulfillment of the Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree.
Date:
June 8, 1987
Creator:
French, Kim
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Harold Sampson, June 8, 2009
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Harold Sampson. Sampson joined the Army in October of 1943. In May of 1944 he traveled to Hawaii and served as a clerk typist in the Headquarters Company Pacific Ocean Area, stationed at Fort Shafter and Fort Ruger in Honolulu. His job included typing orders for emergency leaves and transfers. He provides some details of his work and life in general in Hawaii. He remained in Hawaii until February of 1946 and was discharged in March of 1946.
Date:
June 8, 2009
Creator:
Sampson, Harold
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Doctoral Recital: 1990-06-08 – Grace Stewart Campbell, Piano
Recital presented at the UNT College of Music Recital Hall in partial fulfillment of the Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree.
Date:
June 8, 1990
Creator:
Campbell, Grace Stewart
System:
The UNT Digital Library