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Dilettante
Dilettante or dilettantes may refer to: * An amateur, someone with a non-professional interest * A layperson, the opposite of an expert * ''Dilettante'' (album), a 2005 album by Ali Project * ''Dilettantes'' (album), a 2008 album by You Am I * Dilettante Music, a classical music website with social networking features * Dilettante Press, a now-defunct independent book publisher * The Dilettantes, a San Francisco neo-psychedelic rock band * ''The Dilettante'', a 1999 French film * A member of the Dilettante Society The Society of Dilettanti (founded 1734) is a British society of noblemen and scholars that sponsors the study of ancient Greek and Roman art, and the creation of new work in the style. History Though the exact date is unknown, the Society is b ... {{disambiguation de:Dilettant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dilettante Music
Dilettante was an online classical music hub based in London, England. The platform enabled classical music fans from around the world to connect and share with each other. The site saw a major redesign in May 2009 which implemented "new ticketing, media and retail partners, video tutorials, a new personalized homepage, Dilettante Radio, a discussion forum and Dilettante Guru, a site-wide search tool." At its peak, Dilettante claimed to have over 15,000 unique visitors each month from over 100 countries. As of December 2010, Dilettante Music has been taken off-line, citing financial difficulties. History Dilettante was founded in January 2008 by Juliana Farha, a Canadian journalist and businesswoman who believed that social media was the ideal tool to support classical music and musicians. Digital Composer-in-Residence In 2009 Dilettante held a 'Digital Composer-in-Residence' competition which was the first such position to be offered anywhere in the world. The competition consis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dilettante
''The Dilettante'' (french: La Dilettante) is a 1999 French comedy film directed by Pascal Thomas and starring Catherine Frot, Sébastien Cotterot and Barbara Schulz. The film was entered into the 21st Moscow International Film Festival where Catherine Frot won the Silver St. George for Best Actress. Cast * Catherine Frot - Pierrette Dumortier * Sébastien Cotterot - Éric * Barbara Schulz - Nathalie * Jacques Dacqmine - Delaunay * Christian Morin - Edmond Rambert * Jean Desailly - Edmond Thibault * Armelle - The Judge * Jean-François Balmer - Président of the tribunal * Marie-Christine Barrault - Thérèse Rambert * Didier Bezace - Father Ferro * Gisèle Casadesus - The volunteer * Odette Laure - Zoé de la Tresmondière * Bernard Verley - André Ackerman * Michèle Garcia - The college manager * Sophie Mounicot - Gym teacher * Gérard Hernandez Julio Gerardo "Gérard" Hernandez (born 20 January 1933) is a Spanish-born French actor. Biography Hernandez was born in Vallad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dilettantes (album)
''Dilettantes'' is the eighth studio album by the Australian rock band You Am I, released on 13 September 2008. It was recorded at Electric Avenue Studios in Sydney and Sing Sing South in Melbourne before being mixed at Studios 301 in Sydney. The first single, "Erasmus", was premiered on Triple J radio on Dools & Linda's show on 6 August, and was released on iTunes along with the album's title track as a downloadable single on 6 September. Video clips were released in November for "Beau Geste" and " Givin' Up And Gettin Fat" to be released as radio/iTunes singles. The title track, "Dilettantes", was previewed as streaming audio on The Vine from 30 July 2008. The iTunes Plus release includes a bonus video of live footage from a 1998 gig at the Budokan, supporting Soundgarden, on the '' #4 Record'' tour. Songwriter Tim Rogers said of the album, "I think I'm as proud of that as I am of anything we've ever done." Track listing # "Dilettantes" – 4:25 # "Disappearing" – 4:58 # ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dilettante Press
Dilettante Press is a now defunct independent book publisher, co-founded by Jodi Wille, Nick Rubenstein, and Steven Nalepa in 1998, joined soon after by partner Hedi El Kholti. Dilettante was a publishing house dedicated to "challeng ngtraditional notions of art and culture," focusing its efforts on featuring visionary, outsider, vernacular art in books. Dilettante only published three titles, but "their impact was considerable." Dilettante’s first book, ''The End Is Near! Visions of Apocalypse, Millennium and Utopia'', won the Benjamin Franklin Award for Best First Book. Their subsequent titles included: ''Extreme Canvas: Hand-Painted Movie Posters from Ghana.'' By Ernie Wolfe, III and ''Starstruck: Photographs from a Fan'' by Gary Lee Boas, selected by Artforum Magazine as "Best of 2000". Jodi Wille went on to co-found Process Media in 2005 with husband Adam Parfrey of Feral House. Process Media now distributes the Dilettante titles. Hedi El Kholti is currently managing edi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dilettantes
''The Dilettantes'' are an American alternative rock band based in San Francisco Bay Area. They consist of Brian Jonestown Massacre member Joel Gion (vocals, tambourines, and maraca A maraca (), sometimes called shaker or chac-chac, is a rattle which appears in many genres of Caribbean and Latin music. It is shaken by a handle and usually played as part of a pair. Maracas (from Guaraní ), also known as tamaracas, were ...s), Jefferson Parker (guitar, vocals), Brock Galland (guitar, vocals), KC Kozak (drums), and Nick Marcantonio (bass guitar). To date they have released one studio album, 2007's ''101 Tambourines'', which received mixed reviews. References External links The Dilettantesat Happy Parts Recordings * Musical groups from San Francisco Alternative rock groups from California {{US-alternative-rock-band-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amateur
An amateur () is generally considered a person who pursues an avocation independent from their source of income. Amateurs and their pursuits are also described as popular, informal, autodidacticism, self-taught, user-generated, do it yourself, DIY, and hobbyist. History Historically, the amateur was considered to be the ideal balance between pure intent, open mind, and the interest or passion for a subject. That ideology spanned many different fields of interest. It may have its roots in the ancient Greek philosophy of Amateur sports, amateur athletes competing in the Olympic Games, Olympics. The ancient Greek citizens spent most of their time in other pursuits, but competed according to their natural talents and abilities. The "gentleman amateur" was a phenomenon among the gentry of United Kingdom, Great Britain from the 17th century until the 20th century. With the start of the Age of Enlightenment, Age of Reason, with people thinking more about how the world works around th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dilettante (album)
Ali Project (typeset as ALI PROJECT) is a Japanese rock band with a strong Japanese Aristocrat-style image, consisting of and . In the band's earlier days, their musical style tended towards light, cheerful and/or refreshing songs. However, the sound has changed in recent times to take on a darker and more mysterious tone. Takarano Arika, lead singer/lyricist, has termed this change as a transition from to . Though there has been a general shift towards performing songs in the "Black Alice" phase, Ali Project has occasionally sung in the White Alice style as well. Career They made their indie debut in the charts in 1988 as with their album . The album was later included in Tatsumi Takayuki's book , which led to the band being classified under the progressive rock genre. Four years later in 1992 they changed their name and made their major debut with their single . Most of their records are released by Toshiba-EMI, Victor Entertainment and Tokuma Japan. The band is nota ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dilettante Society
The Society of Dilettanti (founded 1734) is a British society of noblemen and scholars that sponsors the study of ancient Greek and Roman art, and the creation of new work in the style. History Though the exact date is unknown, the Society is believed to have been established as a gentlemen's club in 1734 by a group of people who had been on the Grand Tour. Records of the earliest meeting of the society were written somewhat informally on loose pieces of paper. The first entry in the first minute book of the society is dated 5 April 1736. In 1743, Horace Walpole condemned its affectations and described it as "... a club, for which the nominal qualification is having been in Italy, and the real one, being drunk: the two chiefs are Lord Middlesex and Sir Francis Dashwood, who were seldom sober the whole time they were in Italy." The group, initially led by Francis Dashwood, contained several dukes and was later joined by Joshua Reynolds, David Garrick, Uvedale Price, and R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
