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Camille Saint-Saëns
Gay For Today | October 8th 2008
Camille Saint-Saëns born 9 October 1835 (d. 1921)Charles Camille Saint-Saëns was born in Paris. His father, an official of the Ministry of Interior, died of tuberculosis when the boy was three months old. He was subsequently raised by his mother, read more
10 Things About Me
Black Dogs | October 7th 2008 by R.A.D. Stainforth
I don’t mean to make a big dial out of sobriety. Of all the modes of human consciousness available to the modern consumer I consider it to be the most overrated.”(Michael Chabon, Wonder Boys)Blogs are a great place for lists. So, here is a list, read more
Karol Szymanowski
Gay For Today | October 5th 2008
Karol Szymanowski born 6 October 1882 (d. 1937)Karol Maciej Korwin-Szymanowski was a Polish composer and pianist.Szymanowski was born to a wealthy land-owning family of the Polish gentry in Tymoszówka, then in the Russian Empire, now in present-day read more
George Frideric Handel and the Story of the Hallelujah Chorus
Piano Chords & Chord Progressions | October 4th 2008
George Frideric Handel was born February 23, 1685. While we all have heard the Hallelujah Chorus during Christmas season, many people don't realize that George Frideric Handel is its world-renowned composer. And at Christmas time we all sing "Joy To read more
James MacMillan
Black Dogs | October 3rd 2008 by R.A.D. Stainforth
Dawn had brought milky sunshine to the capital, but Rebus had known it wouldn’t last. The sky had been too hazy, blurred like a drunk’s good intentions.(Ian Rankin, A Question of Blood)Dismal teetotal Roman Catholic Scottish composer James MacMil read more
Timothy E. RAW Is In The House!
Soundtrack Geek | October 2nd 2008 by Soundtrack Geek
Another reviewer is coming on board the Soundtrackgeek revolution and I feel it will stir up the proverbial soundtrack soup quite a bit. Here’s a short introduction: Timothy E. RAW is a film score enthusiast with almost 600 scores in his collec read more
New Reviewer At Soundtrackgeek
Soundtrack Geek | October 1st 2008 by Soundtrack Geek
Hi everyone, time to introduce another reviewer here at Soundtrackgeek. It’s been great so far, and it will get a whole lot better. This means more content, more quality and better service for all you readers. The new reviewer is from Holland a read more
John Adams: Idle Thoughts
Black Dogs | September 30th 2008 by R.A.D. Stainforth
I’ve been enjoying getting back into Adams’s music this week – in particular The Death of Klinghoffer extracts today. Very astute stuff I think. And Adams’s own spoken contributions, especially concerning the controversy around The Death of K read more
Part op pauken
[Klang~440] | September 26th 2008 by Maaike
I was looking for some examples of a capella choir music the other day when I stumbled on De Profundis and other choral pieces by Arvo Part. I haven’t listened to his music for such a long time, and now that I have, I really can’t underst read more
Dame Ethel Smyth & Brad Pitt
Black Dogs | September 26th 2008 by R.A.D. Stainforth
Very stupidly I was wearing my crampons attached to a sling round my middle and I sat on them for the full distance, so that they went in to the full length of the spikes, scarring me for life in a most interesting manner.(Eric Newby, A Short Walk in read more
Northampton
Black Dogs | September 25th 2008 by R.A.D. Stainforth
Saturday nights in strange cities can alienate the calmest of travellers.(Paul Theroux, The Old Patagonian Express)I’ve just finished arranging my trip to the Malcolm Arnold festival in Northampton, 18th/19th October.I went last year mainly because read more
Argentine Writer of Avant-Garde Music Dies
Black Dogs | September 22nd 2008 by R.A.D. Stainforth
Once a thriving city, Palenque was abandoned suddenly in the tenth century when all the great Mayan centres were abandoned for reasons unknown.(Mary Morris, Nothing to Declare)Maurizio Kagel has kicked the bucket.I turn to the obituary pages of the G read more
Dance of the Knights
Chessalee | September 20th 2008 by Nikita
I’ve seen Romeo and Juliet ages ago, I can only recall certain parts of it, think I need to go and see it again. The Dance of the Knights is quite fresh in my mind…I’ve found the music for you to download too if you want to! Have read more
Timeless OPM English Love Songs: Classic OPM Ballads
Tonet's Daily | September 18th 2008 by Tonet Ardael
If you’re a Filipino in love…the Timeless OPM Classic Love Songs will truly endures your heart and soul to a sentimental and romantic journey. I love OPM Classics which reminds me of both joyful and sad memories. The original classic ball read more
Thursday: The Importance of the Arts—Beethoven
I Never Grew Up | September 17th 2008 by I Never Grew Up
Click here for the giveaway. Today was the first day I started to teach the girls about Beethoven. They both love listening to his music and loved hearing little facts and stories about him. I have listed some information on him below. I of course di read more
Ukrainian Acne
Get Rid Of It How | September 17th 2008
A symphonic teaser, composed by L. Ziblat for the Utrecht conservatory orchestra, conducted by Otto Tausk in Vredenburg. When the piece was written, it was discovered that Yushchenko was poisoned. The short piece was completed under a shadow of deep read more
Soundtrack Review: The Forbidden Kingdom (2008)
Soundtrack Geek | September 10th 2008 by Soundtrack Geek
This is a review of the motion picture score for The Forbidden Kingdom by David Buckley. “At times David Buckley visits the past with 70s beats wrapped in a modern setting” Kung Fu! I laughed when I saw this movie, not because it’s read more
Mahler 6
[Klang~440] | September 9th 2008 by Maaike
So how do you describe an experience that goes beyond words? When the Chicago Symphony Orchestra started the first movement of Mahler 6, I had a little trouble focussing and letting go of my thoughts, but about 15 minutes into the performance, the m read more
Music Criticism
Black Dogs | September 9th 2008 by R.A.D. Stainforth
What should be expected of a criticism of music? Maybe something like:That the person making it has taken the music seriously and tried to come to terms with the whys and wherefores of it, including the interpretation.That they aren’t so much under read more
Sir Peter Maxwell Davies
Gay For Today | September 7th 2008
Sir Peter Maxwell Davies born 8 September 1934Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, CBE), is an English composer and conductor.Davies was born in Salford, Lancashire. He took piano lessons and composed from an early age. After education at Leigh Grammar School, read more
John Cage
Gay For Today | September 4th 2008
John Cage born 5 September 1912 (d. 1992)John Milton Cage was an American experimental music composer, writer and visual artist. He is most widely known for his 1952 composition 4'33", whose three movements are performed without playing a single note read more
Arts Funding
Black Dogs | September 2nd 2008 by R.A.D. Stainforth
During the war, it is true, the musical public expanded enormously and a vast number of people began to consider it as natural to go to a symphony concert as to the local cinema.(Constant Lambert, Music Ho!)I listened to Any Questions today on BBC Ra read more
Upcoming Movie Scores Project
Soundtrack Geek | August 30th 2008 by Soundtrack Geek
Hi Everyone, I have some exciting news for you. I have created a new page called Upcoming Movie Scores which you can see on the top bar. It all started with an idea from my friend Steven from Holland. Basically the idea is to have a frequently update read more
Ferneyhough @ Darmstadt
Black Dogs | August 27th 2008 by R.A.D. Stainforth
Music begins to atrophy when it departs too far from the dance ... poetry begins to atrophy when it gets too far from music.(Ezra Pound, The ABC of Reading)I wonder if anyone reading this was at Darmstadt last month for the Arditti’s concerts of th read more
‘Jack Says’ out on DVD
THE DIRECTION REGGAE SHOULD BE HEADING | August 25th 2008 by i and i tunes
Waking up in London with amnesia next to a dead body, Jack has just enough time and sense to disappear before the police arrive. In an attempt to lay low, he heads to Paris to visit the ex he can’t remember. But a guy like Jack attracts trouble read more
Leonard Bernstein
Gay For Today | August 24th 2008
Leonard Bernstein born 25 August 1918 (d. 1990)Leonard Bernstein was an American conductor, composer, and pianist. He was the first conductor born in the US to receive world-wide acclaim, and is known for both his conducting of the New York and Berli read more
Compose concept is an instant score!
Machines that go Bing! | August 18th 2008 by Steve
The Compose Concept looks like just another clipboard until take the pen from its holder and start to write with it. Your scrawlings are automatically transcribed into typographically perfect score. But the Compose Concept’s other main feature read more
KTV outlets to pay more for licensing - end of cheap deals?
Simply Jean | August 14th 2008 by Simply Jean
Warning letters have been sent to several KTV outlets asking for payments for royalties. Apparently, most of these outlets have already paid for some form of "rights" - which allows them to reproduce copies of audio and video. However, this p read more
Shetland 2008: Day Thirteen
Black Dogs | August 13th 2008 by R.A.D. Stainforth
Yesterday, drunk, I thought a little ultra-modern music might be nice. So I tuned in to BBC Radio 3’s “Hear and Now” to listen to the productions of one or two “experimental” composers, hoping to hear novel but complex harmonic progressions read more
The Financial Woes of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Our Fourpence Worth | August 13th 2008 by Penelope
This month’s topic for the PF Bloggers Network Group Writing Project is “Rich People Gone Broke.” Our chosen subject for this project is Wolfgang Mozart, one of the greatest composers that ever lived. While a genius in everything mu read more
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