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Leaving Home - Orchestral Music in the 20th Century, Made in America
directed by Deborah May, fl. 1993; conducted by Sir Simon Rattle, 1955-; presented by Sir Simon Rattle, 1955-; produced by Hilary Chadwick, fl. 1980 and Sue Knussen, 1949-2003, Monarda Arts; performed by City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, in Leaving Home - Orchestral Music in the 20th Century (Halle, Saxony-Anhalt: Monarda Arts, 1996), 51 mins
Written and presented by Sir Simon Rattle, the foremost British conductor of our day, this series forms a fascinating introduction to, and overview of, the music of the twentieth century. Each of the seven programmes feature over thirty minutes of specially-shot music in performance, with Rattle conducting the Cit...
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directed by Deborah May, fl. 1993; conducted by Sir Simon Rattle, 1955-; presented by Sir Simon Rattle, 1955-; produced by Hilary Chadwick, fl. 1980 and Sue Knussen, 1949-2003, Monarda Arts; performed by City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, in Leaving Home - Orchestral Music in the 20th Century (Halle, Saxony-Anhalt: Monarda Arts, 1996), 51 mins
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Written and presented by Sir Simon Rattle, the foremost British conductor of our day, this series forms a fascinating introduction to, and overview of, the music of the twentieth century. Each of the seven programmes feature over thirty minutes of specially-shot music in performance, with Rattle conducting the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra.Simon Rattle leads viewers on an exhilarating journey through the music of our time, explaining the...
Written and presented by Sir Simon Rattle, the foremost British conductor of our day, this series forms a fascinating introduction to, and overview of, the music of the twentieth century. Each of the seven programmes feature over thirty minutes of specially-shot music in performance, with Rattle conducting the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra.Simon Rattle leads viewers on an exhilarating journey through the music of our time, explaining the chief musical developments from Mahler to the present day. Each programme is illustrated with evocative imagery, archive film and photographs and the featured music is set within the broader context of artistic and social change.Why “Leaving Home”? The story of twentieth-century music is one of leave-takings in many ways. As a wealth of talented composers searched for new creative responses to the world around them, many made departures from the solid ‘home’ foundations of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century music – tonal harmony, melody, regular rhythm and metre. Many had to literally leave home, displaced by political uphevals. A remarkable diversity of expression developed – not all of the difficult or discordant variety commonly associated with modern music. The range is wide and this series samples the work of over thirty composers, discovering new and challenging sounds as well as some unexpectedly familiar music. It presents an extraordinary kaleidoscope of orchestral images, full of contrasts and surprises.The first episode in the series describes a great musical culture in decline in turn-of-the-nineteenth-century Vienna. From that decline erupted a musical revolution whose reverberations have continued to this day. The names of Schönberg, Webern and Berg still strike terror into the hearts of many concert-goers, but with Simon Rattle we hear in this music’s brooding power not only the collapse of the old Austro-German order and the rise of Facism, but also the portents of the music to come in the second half of the twentieth century.
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Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Documentary
Performer / Ensemble
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Contributor
Sir Simon Rattle, 1955-, Hilary Chadwick, fl. 1980, Sue Knussen, 1949-2003, Monarda Arts
Author / Creator
Deborah May, fl. 1993, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle, 1955-
Date Published / Released
1996
Publisher
Monarda Arts
Series
Leaving Home - Orchestral Music in the 20th Century
Person Discussed
John Adams, 1947-, Terry Riley, 1935-, Morton Feldman, 1926-1987, John Cage, 1912-1992, Leonard Bernstein, 1918-1990, Kurt Weil, fl. 1950, Aaron Copland, 1900-1990, Elliott Carter, 1908-2012, Charles E. Ives, 1874-1954, George Gershwin, 1898-1937
Topic / Theme
Blues, Jazz
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1996 Monarda Arts
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Sing China!
directed by Freida Lee Mock, fl. 1967-2013; composed by Carl Orff, 1895-1982; produced by Freida Lee Mock, fl. 1967-2013, American Film Foundation and Sanders and Mock Productions; performed by Los Angeles Children's Chorus (Santa Monica, CA: American Film Foundation, 2009), 1 hour 12 mins
Sing China!, a sequel to the Oscar-nomiated film Sing!, tells the moving often funny story of how children can be a force in diplomacy as they build bridges between China and the United States through the power of music.
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directed by Freida Lee Mock, fl. 1967-2013; composed by Carl Orff, 1895-1982; produced by Freida Lee Mock, fl. 1967-2013, American Film Foundation and Sanders and Mock Productions; performed by Los Angeles Children's Chorus (Santa Monica, CA: American Film Foundation, 2009), 1 hour 12 mins
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Sing China!, a sequel to the Oscar-nomiated film Sing!, tells the moving often funny story of how children can be a force in diplomacy as they build bridges between China and the United States through the power of music.
Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Documentary
Performer / Ensemble
Los Angeles Children's Chorus
Contributor
Freida Lee Mock, fl. 1967-2013, American Film Foundation, Sanders and Mock Productions
Author / Creator
Carl Orff, 1895-1982, Freida Lee Mock, fl. 1967-2013, Los Angeles Children's Chorus
Date Published / Released
2009
Publisher
American Film Foundation
Topic / Theme
Travel, Vocal groups, Children, Concerts, Diplomatic missions, Vocal Jazz, Piece, Song, Patriotic Song, Carol, Cantata, Chinese
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2009 American Film Foundation
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