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Terror And Magnificence
''Terror & Magnificence'' is a 1997 classical album by John Harle, featuring Elvis Costello, Sarah Leonard, and Andy Sheppard Andy Sheppard (born 20 January 1957) is a British jazz saxophonist and composer. He has been awarded several prizes at the British Jazz Awards, and has worked with some notable figures in contemporary jazz, including Gil Evans, Carla Bley, .... Elvis Costello and the Brodsky Quartet: The Juliet Letters Steven David Geller · 2003 p 89 A collaboration in 1996 with classical saxophonist John Harle produced the album Terror and Magnificence Track listing # "Illyria" (de ''Mistress Mine'') (Instrumental) – 3:39 # "O Mistress Mine" (de ''Mistress Mine'') – 4:03 # "Come Away, Death" (de ''Mistress Mine'') – 4:28 # "When That I Was and a Little Tiny Boy" (de ''Mistress Mine'') – 5:10 # "Terror and Magnificence" – 20:06 # "Since First I Saw Your Face" (de ''The Three Ravens'') – 3:50 # "The Three Ravens" (de ''The Three Ravens'') – 5:37 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Harle
John Harle (born 20 September 1956) is an English saxophonist, composer, educator and record producer. He is an Ivor Novello Award winner and has been the recipient of two Royal Television Society awards. Biography Harle was born in Newcastle upon Tyne. Following his education at the Royal College of Music in London and, as a French Government Music Scholar, in Paris with Daniel Deffayet, he won the Amcon Award of The American Concert Artists Guild. In his early years, he was a member of the band of composer Michael Nyman and orchestrator for film composer Stanley Myers, expanding from that into scoring for film and television. In the 1990s, he began a career as saxophonist and composer, both artistically and commercially. He composed the theme tune and music for the BBC TV series ''Silent Witness'' and, in May 1998, was the castaway on BBC Radio 4's long-running ''Desert Island Discs'' programme, with the BBC describing him as "the most-recorded saxophonist in the world". He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Classical Music
Classical music generally refers to the art music of the Western world, considered to be distinct from Western folk music or popular music traditions. It is sometimes distinguished as Western classical music, as the term "classical music" also applies to non-Western art music. Classical music is often characterized by formality and complexity in its musical form and harmonic organization, particularly with the use of polyphony. Since at least the ninth century it has been primarily a written tradition, spawning a sophisticated notational system, as well as accompanying literature in analytical, critical, historiographical, musicological and philosophical practices. A foundational component of Western Culture, classical music is frequently seen from the perspective of individual or groups of composers, whose compositions, personalities and beliefs have fundamentally shaped its history. Rooted in the patronage of churches and royal courts in Western Europe, surviving earl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polygram
PolyGram N.V. was a multinational entertainment company and major music record label formerly based in the Netherlands. It was founded in 1962 as the Grammophon-Philips Group by Dutch corporation Philips and German corporation Siemens, to be a holding for their record companies, and was renamed "PolyGram" in 1972. The name was chosen to reflect the Siemens interest Polydor Records and the Philips interest Phonogram Records. The company traced its origins through Deutsche Grammophon back to the inventor of the flat disc gramophone, Emil Berliner. Later on, PolyGram expanded into the largest global entertainment company, creating film and television divisions. In May 1998, it was sold to the alcoholic distiller Seagram which owned film, television and music company Universal Studios. PolyGram was thereby folded into Universal Music Group, and PolyGram Filmed Entertainment was folded into Universal Pictures, which had been both Seagram successors of MCA Inc. When the newly forme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elvis Costello
Declan Patrick MacManus Order of the British Empire, OBE (born 25 August 1954), known professionally as Elvis Costello, is an English singer-songwriter and record producer. He has won multiple awards in his career, including a Grammy Award in 2020, and has twice been nominated for the Brit Award for Brit Award for British Male Solo Artist, Best British Male Artist. In 2003, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In 2004, ''Rolling Stone'' ranked Costello number 80 on its Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Artists of All Time, list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time. Costello began his career as part of London's Pub rock (United Kingdom), pub rock scene in the early 1970s and later became associated with the first wave of the British punk and new wave movement that emerged in the mid-to-late 1970s. His critically acclaimed debut album ''My Aim Is True'' was released in 1977. Shortly after recording it, he formed the Attractions as his backing band. His second album ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Costello & Nieve
''Costello & Nieve'' is a limited edition five-disc 1996 live album by Elvis Costello and Steve Nieve recorded in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Boston and New York City, which was released in the US only. Track listing All songs written by Elvis Costello unless otherwise indicated. Disc 1 (Recorded on May 14, 1996 Live at The Troubadour, Los Angeles) # "Temptation" – 3:50 # "Poor Fractured Atlas" – 4:58 # " I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) – 3:27 # "It's Time" – 5:55 # "Man Out of Time" – 4:53 # "Shallow Grave" (Costello, Paul McCartney) – 2:54 Disc 2 (Recorded on May 15, 1996 Live at The Fillmore, San Francisco) # "Just About Glad" – 3:59 # "Why Can't a Man Stand Alone?" – 4:10 # "My Dark Life" – 7:13 # "All This Useless Beauty" – 5:57 # "Ship of Fools" (Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter) – 6:12 Disc 3 (Recorded on May 18, 1996 Live at The Park West, Chicago) # "The Long Honeymoon" – 4:25 # "Starting to Come ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Extreme Honey
''Extreme Honey: The Very Best of Warner Brothers Years'' is a 1997 compilation album by Elvis Costello, spanning the years 1989–1997. The collection contains one exclusive track, "The Bridge I Burned". Costello had originally recorded a cover of Prince's "Pop Life" for inclusion, but Prince denied him permission to release it. Track listing All tracks written by Elvis Costello except where noted. # "The Bridge I Burned" – 5:19 # " Veronica" (Paul McCartney, Costello) – 3:09 # "Sulky Girl" – 5:07 # "So Like Candy" (McCartney, Costello) – 4:36 # " 13 Steps Lead Down" – 3:18 # "All This Useless Beauty" – 4:37 # "My Dark Life" – 6:19 # "The Other Side of Summer" – 3:55 # "Kinder Murder" – 3:26 # "Deep Dark Truthful Mirror" – 4:06 # "Hurry Down Doomsday (The Bugs Are Taking Over)" (Costello, Jim Keltner) – 4:04 # "Poor Fractured Atlas" – 4:01 # "The Birds Will Still Be Singing" – 4:23 # "London's Brilliant Parade "London's Brilliant Parade" is a song ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarah Leonard (singer)
Sarah Leonard (born 10 April 1953) is an English classical soprano, known for her performances of contemporary classical music by composers such as Helmut Lachenmann, Harrison Birtwistle, Pierre Boulez and Michael Nyman. Leonard was born in Winchester, and studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, after which she joined the BBC Singers and the Endymion Ensemble. She made her debut at La Scala, Milan, in 1989 in the premiere of ''Dr Faustus'' by Giacomo Manzoni. Sarah Leonard teaches at the Central School of Speech and Drama and Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge. She is a member of the Association of Teachers of Singing, the British Voice Association and is Chairman of the Association of English Singers and Speakers. In January 2013, she was made an Honorary Doctor of Music at the University of Hull. She sang the theme tune to Silent Witness called ‘Silencium’ by composer John Harle and on the 2014 album, ''The Tyburn Tree (Dark London)'', by John Harle and Marc Almond ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Sheppard
Andy Sheppard (born 20 January 1957) is a British jazz saxophonist and composer. He has been awarded several prizes at the British Jazz Awards, and has worked with some notable figures in contemporary jazz, including Gil Evans, Carla Bley, George Russell and Steve Swallow. In 2019 he was presented the degree of Doctor of Music ''honoris causa'' by the University of Bristol. Biography Sheppard was born in Warminster, Wiltshire, England, in 1957. At the age of 19 he emerged as a musician in the Salisbury-based contemporary quartet Sphere in the late 1970s, gigging only three weeks after picking up the saxophone. He honed his skills in the wine bars and jazz clubs of the UK and Europe in the early 1980s. He also played with world music groups and with more established improvisers such as Keith Tippett. While still with Sphere, Sheppard moved to Paris, working with French bands Lumière and Urban Sax. In the mid-1980s Sheppard returned to the UK, playing often on Ki Longfello ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard (magazine)
''Billboard'' (stylized as ''billboard'') is an American music and entertainment magazine published weekly by Penske Media Corporation. The magazine provides music charts, news, video, opinion, reviews, events, and style related to the music industry. Its music charts include the Hot 100, the 200, and the Global 200, tracking the most popular albums and songs in different genres of music. It also hosts events, owns a publishing firm, and operates several TV shows. ''Billboard'' was founded in 1894 by William Donaldson and James Hennegan as a trade publication for bill posters. Donaldson later acquired Hennegan's interest in 1900 for $500. In the early years of the 20th century, it covered the entertainment industry, such as circuses, fairs, and burlesque shows, and also created a mail service for travelling entertainers. ''Billboard'' began focusing more on the music industry as the jukebox, phonograph, and radio became commonplace. Many topics it covered were spun-off ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elvis Costello Albums
Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), or simply Elvis, was an American singer and actor. Dubbed the " King of Rock and Roll", he is regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century. His energized interpretations of songs and sexually provocative performance style, combined with a singularly potent mix of influences across color lines during a transformative era in race relations, led him to both great success and initial controversy. Presley was born in Tupelo, Mississippi, and relocated to Memphis, Tennessee, with his family when he was 13 years old. His music career began there in 1954, recording at Sun Records with producer Sam Phillips, who wanted to bring the sound of African-American music to a wider audience. Presley, on rhythm acoustic guitar, and accompanied by lead guitarist Scotty Moore and bassist Bill Black, was a pioneer of rockabilly, an uptempo, backbeat-driven fusion of country music and rhythm and blues. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
