Muziek - Film en Theaterboeken

Muzikant David Byrne doet verslag van een leven in de muziekwereld en zijn visie op muziek.

This book presents a powerful view of the history of dance, contrasting its role in Western civilization with its significance in other cultures. Highwater--a renowned critic, author, and lecturer on art, theater, music, and dance--links the history of dance to cultural forces as diverse as Karl Marx and Elvis Presley. Beginning with the original, ritualistic, and primal forms of dance, he traces its decline into empty ceremonial forms while all along insisting that dance is a fundamental life impulse made visible in motion--a spontaneous transformation of experience into metaphoric meaning. Considering the historical and creative context from which dance emerged, Highwater goes on to point out the specific contributions and cultural influences of such 20th-century dance giants as Isadora Duncan, Twyla Tharp, Robert Wilson, George Balanchine, Martha Graham, Alwin Nikolais, Erick Hawkins, Jose Limon, Merce Cunningham, Meredith Monk, and Garth Fagan. Also examined are many newer artists, such as Bebe Miller and the Urban Bush Women.

With enthusiasm and probing intelligence, Colin McGinn (“an ingenious philosopher who thinks like a laser and writes like a dream”–Steven Pinker) embarks on a fascinating philosophical consideration of the allure of movies–what it is we experience when we watch them and what makes them such a universally compelling form of entertainment. McGinn examines how movies work on our minds: how looking “into” the movie screen allows us to imagine the characters portrayed and know their thoughts and feelings . . . how what we see on the screen can seem to recapitulate the workings of consciousness itself . . . how the screen image is ideally suited to capturing both physical and emotional movements, depicting human feeling in all its variations . . . how heightened reality characterizes both film narrative and dreams . . . how our connection to and perception of movies enables us to better understand aspects of our own nature. A fresh, invigorating look into the art of film and the minds of filmmakers and filmgoers,The Power of Moviesis certain to change the way you watch movies. From the Hardcover edition.

Voor Oboes, English Horn, Bassoons, Contra Bassoons, Doubles 3rd Bassoon, Horns in F. Trumpets in C. Trombones, Percussion, Snare Drums, Drums without Snares, bongos, tomtoms, conga's, marimba, tamtams. Mooi exemplaar, voorop de cover staat geschreven College Blaucape.

3. Filmkunst als vlucht uit en overwinning van de werkelijkheid; 4. De 'film noir' ; 5. De aantrekkingskracht van de western

"Bij Shakespeare is Lear een oude middeleeuwse koning. Bij Tom Lanoye een bejaarde hedendaagse 'Leading Lady': Elisabeth Lear. Het regionale familiebedrijfje van haar vader heeft zij in de loop van haar loopbaan uitgebouwd tot een multinationale mastodont. Aan de vooravond van een wereldwijde bancaire crisis verdeelt zij het concern geheel onverwachts onder haar drie zonen. In ruil voor hun eed van liefde en dankbaarheid. De jongste zoon weigert. De gevolgen zijn niet te overzien. Met 'Koningin Lear' tekent Tom Lanoye het portret van een oud geworden 'captain of industry' die het zicht op de realiteit kwijt is en de eigen machtspositie niet meer gebruikt om wezenlijke problemen op te lossen - Lear is alleen nog bezig met haar populariteit en haar eer. Dat levert een meervoudig en tragisch gevecht op. Zoals altijd 'gevat in meesterlijke poëzie' - zo omschreef de Volkskrant Lanoyes vorige Shakespeare-bewerking, 'Hamlet versus Hamlet'."--Cover.

The Pulitzer Prize winner's "latest indispensable oral history" (New York Times) of the twentieth century's most celebrated musicians.

Throughout the second half of the twentieth century, Studs Terkel hosted a legendary daily radio show in Chicago, presenting listeners with his inimitable take on an eclectic range of music, from classical, opera, and jazz to gospel, blues, folk, and rock. And They All Sang is nothing less than "a tribute to music's universality and power" (Philadelphia Inquirer), featuring more than forty of Terkel's unforgettable conversations with some of the greatest musicians of the past centuryincluding Louis Armstrong, Leonard Bernstein, Big Bill Broonzy, Bob Dylan, Dizzy Gillespie, Mahalia Jackson, Janis Joplin, Rosa Raisa, Pete Seeger, and many others.

Focuses on six artists and the relationships of rock'n'roll and American culture.

Bloemlezing van cabaretliederen uit het werk van de Nederlandse tekstdichter (1919-2015).

The first book ever to chronicle the most famous and influential jazz label of them all, from its beginning to the present day. Blue Note is a label that stands for more than just the extraordinary music in its catalogue. The label's story has hitherto been told only through collections of art and photography, foregrounding the label as an arbiter of style that continues to have great influence. Francis Wolff's photography, coupled with Reid Miles' designs, set an unrepeatable standard which has become a classic design symbol. But of course it was not only style and elegance in design that set Blue Note apart; Miles David, Thelonius Monk, Bud Powell, Sonny Rollins and - perhaps the archetypal Blue Note group - Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers all made their most significant early recordings under the auspices of the Blue Note genius. The body of this book is a detailed history of the label from its beginnings in 1939, its development, rise, fall and rebirth. Also included is a parallel analysis of all the major records released by the label throughout its history.

By the time Jimi Hendrix died in 1970, the idea of a black man playing lead guitar in a rock band seemed exotic. Yet a mere ten years earlier, Chuck Berry and Bo Diddley had stood among the most influential rock and roll performers. Why did rock and roll become “white”? Just around Midnight reveals the interplay of popular music and racial thought that was responsible for this shift within the music industry and in the minds of fans.

Rooted in rhythm-and-blues pioneered by black musicians, 1950s rock and roll was racially inclusive and attracted listeners and performers across the color line. In the 1960s, however, rock and roll gave way to rock: a new musical ideal regarded as more serious, more artistic—and the province of white musicians. Decoding the racial discourses that have distorted standard histories of rock music, Jack Hamilton underscores how ideas of “authenticity” have blinded us to rock’s inextricably interracial artistic enterprise.

According to the standard storyline, the authentic white musician was guided by an individual creative vision, whereas black musicians were deemed authentic only when they stayed true to black tradition. Serious rock became white because only white musicians could be original without being accused of betraying their race. Juxtaposing Sam Cooke and Bob Dylan, Aretha Franklin and Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix and the Rolling Stones, and many others, Hamilton challenges the racial categories that oversimplified the sixties revolution and provides a deeper appreciation of the twists and turns that kept the music alive.

"This publication zooms in on the part cinema has played in urban development between 1920 and 1980. Rotterdam acts as an inspiring example, as observed from an international perspective. This city has its very own history in film. Besides providing the backdrop for a variety of feature films and avant-garde classics, Cinematic Rotterdam describes how the city has established and maintained its identity through thousands of promotional and educational films and television programmes. This diverse collection of filmed material presents an audiovisual map of Rotterdams emergence as a modern city. Written by film scholar Floris Paalman, Cinematic Rotterdam is not only a thorough study of the audiovisual history of Rotterdam but is more especially a conceptual exploration of a hidden dimension of the city itself. Besides being an exhaustive reference work for policymakers, clients, producers and researchers in architecture, media and social studies, this overview makes a fascinating visual guide for anyone interested in looking at the city of Rotterdam from a different angle" -- Publicaciones Arquitectura y Arte.

Bundel columns over 80 popmuziekhits die verwijzen naar een bepaalde locatie in de wereld.

Wie had twintig jaar geleden gedacht dat tv-series zo belangrijk zouden worden? De acteurs zijn opeens sterren van Hollywoodniveau. Tv-studio's en streamingdiensten vechten om de beste regisseurs. Spoilers zijn een zaak van staatsbelang. Veel series zijn van hoge kwaliteit. Het zijn artistieke werken met diepgang. De twijfel die 'Westworld' zaait over de grenzen tussen realiteit en fictie, gaat helemaal terug op de avonturen van Don Quichot. 'Breaking Bad' maakt Goethes 'Faust' weer actueel. 'Game of thrones' borduurt voort op theorieën over macht die Leo Tolstoj in 'Oorlog en vrede' ontwikkelde. 'Spoiler' verbindt Amerikaanse series met klassieke literatuur. Zo nam 'In Treatment' het stokje over van Italo Svevo's literaire mijlpaal 'Bekentenissen van Zeno', varieert 'The West Wing' op Tomas More's 'Utopia' en herkennen we in Chandler Bing ('Friends') een moderne Hamlet. Daarnaast bekijken we hoe de Amerikaanse tv reageerde op 9/11 en wat Nabokov ons kan leren over spoilers (die in dit boek overigens tot een minimum beperkt blijven). Bij wijze van special features bevat 'Spoiler' ten slotte een hoofdstuk over de oermoeder van alle goede series ('Twin Peaks' dus) en een over de precieze verhouding tussen literatuur en tv fictie.

Four Parts, No Waiting investigates the role that vernacular, barbershop-style close harmony has played in American musical history, in American life, and in the American imagination. Starting with a discussion of the first craze for Austrian four-part close harmony in the 1830s, Averill traces the popularity of this musical form in minstrel shows, black recreational singing, vaudeville, early recordings, and in the barbershop revival of the 1930s. In his exploration of barbershop, Averill uncovers a rich musical tradition--a hybrid of black and white cultural forms, practiced by amateurs, and part of a mythologized vision of small-town American life. Barbershop harmony played a central -- and overlooked -- role in the panorama of American music. Averill demonstrates that the barbershop revival was part of a depression-era neo-Victorian revival, spurred on by insecurities of economic and social change. Contemporary barbershop singing turns this nostalgic vision into lived experience. Arguing that the "old songs" function as repositories of idealized social memory, Averill reveals ideologies of gender, race, and class. This engagingly-written, often funny book critiques the nostalgic myths (especially racial myths) that have surrounded the barbershop revival, but also celebrates the civic-minded, participatory spirit of barbershop harmony. The contents of the CD have been replaced by a companion website with helpful links, resources, and audio examples.