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Supermen Of The Multiverse
Supermen may refer to: * ''Supermen'' (anthology), science fiction anthology edited by Isaac Asimov et al., published in 1984 * "The Supermen", song written by David Bowie in 1970 * ''Supermen'', a 1979 album by Ferrante & Teicher Ferrante & Teicher were a duo of American pianists, known for their light arrangements of familiar classical pieces, movie soundtracks, and show tunes as well as their signature style of florid, intricate, and fast-paced piano playing performances ... See also * Superman (other) * {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Supermen (anthology)
''Supermen'' is an anthology of science fiction short stories edited by Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg and Charles G. Waugh as the third volume in their Isaac Asimov's Wonderful Worlds of Science Fiction series. It was first published in paperback by Signet/New American Library in October 1984. The first British edition was issued in paperback by Robinson in 1988. The book collects twelve novellas, novelettes and short stories by various science fiction authors, together with an introduction by Asimov. Contents *"Introduction: Super" (Isaac Asimov) *"Angel, Dark Angel" ( Roger Zelazny) *"Worlds to Kill" (Harlan Ellison) *"In the Bone" ( Gordon R. Dickson) *"What Rough Beast?" ( Damon Knight) *"Death by Ecstasy" ( Larry Niven) *"Un-Man" ( Poul Anderson) *"Muse" (Dean R. Koontz) *"Resurrection" (A. E. van Vogt) *"Pseudopath" ( Philip E. High) *"After the Myths Went Home" (Robert Silverberg Robert Silverberg (born January 15, 1935) is an American author and editor, best kn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Supermen
"The Supermen" is a song written by English singer-songwriter David Bowie in 1970 and released as the closing track on the album '' The Man Who Sold the World''. It was one of a number of pieces on the album inspired by the works of literary figures such as Friedrich Nietzsche and H. P. Lovecraft. Music and lyrics The song has been cited as reflecting the influence of German Romanticism, its theme and lyrics referencing the apocalyptic visions of Friedrich Nietzsche and its prominent timpani part being likened to Richard Strauss' ''Also Sprach Zarathustra''.Nicholas Pegg (2000). ''The Complete David Bowie'': pp.209–210 Bowie later said "I was still going through the thing when I was pretending that I understood Nietzsche... And I had tried to translate it into my own terms to understand it so 'Supermen' came out of that." Critics have also seen the influence of H. P. Lovecraft's stories of "dormant elder gods". According to Bowie himself the guitar riff was given to him by Ji ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ferrante & Teicher
Ferrante & Teicher were a duo of American pianists, known for their light arrangements of familiar classical pieces, movie soundtracks, and show tunes as well as their signature style of florid, intricate, and fast-paced piano playing performances. Career Arthur Ferrante (September 7, 1921, New York City – September 19, 2009), and Louis Teicher (August 24, 1924, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania – August 3, 2008, Highlands, North Carolina) met while studying at the Juilliard School of Music in New York in 1930. Musical prodigies, they began performing as a piano duo while still in school. After graduating, they joined the Juilliard faculty. In 1947, they launched a full-time concert career, at first playing nightclubs, then quickly moving up to playing classical music with orchestral backing. Steven Tyler of Aerosmith relates the story that in the 1950s the two students practiced in the home of his grandmother Constance Neidhart Tallarico. Between 1950 and 1980, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |