JAZZ; THE NEW MUSICFrom its obscure origins in New Orleans, jazz spread throughout America and then to the rest of the world. It became emblematic of the carefree hedonism of post-World War America – the Jazz Age. But what were the ingredients that made the music so revolutionary and who were its creators?EDWARD...
JAZZ; THE NEW MUSICFrom its obscure origins in New Orleans, jazz spread throughout America and then to the rest of the world. It became emblematic of the carefree hedonism of post-World War America – the Jazz Age. But what were the ingredients that made the music so revolutionary and who were its creators?EDWARD ELGAR: HOPE AND GLORYIn 1900 Elgar’s career as a composer...
VIENNA 1913 – double sessionAs the centre of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Vienna epitomised tradition, prosperity andhigh culture. Eminent figures in a range of professions flocked to the city to further their careers. But in 1913 fissures were opening up beneath the glossy veneer. Vienna was, in fact, a cauldron of revolutionary politics,...
VIENNA 1913 – double sessionAs the centre of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Vienna epitomised tradition, prosperity andhigh culture. Eminent figures in a range of professions flocked to the city to further their careers. But in 1913 fissures were opening up beneath the glossy veneer. Vienna was, in fact, a cauldron of revolutionary politics, radical art and shocking new music. To cap it all...
The course will largely focus on the immediate postwar years and the decline of the Great American Song. We will trace some of the changes that overtook popular entertainment during and after WW2 including the Andrews Sisters and Glenn Miller. Postwar we will look at the rise of the solo crooner...
The course will largely focus on the immediate postwar years and the decline of the Great American Song. We will trace some of the changes that overtook popular entertainment during and after WW2 including the Andrews Sisters and Glenn Miller. Postwar we will look at the rise of the solo crooner and pop vocalists such as Crosby, Como and Sinatra. We...
At the turn of the twentieth century, American classical music was dependent on Europe, jazz was in its infancy and the musical did not exist. American art rejected the latest trends from across the Atlantic but was struggling for an identity. Yet within fifty years, images of the USA...
At the turn of the twentieth century, American classical music was dependent on Europe, jazz was in its infancy and the musical did not exist. American art rejected the latest trends from across the Atlantic but was struggling for an identity. Yet within fifty years, images of the USA – both pictorial and musical – were ubiquitous: from its...
