Bibliograph

Leaving home, orchestral music in the 20th century, a conducted tour by Sir Simon Rattle, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra ; producers, Hilary Chadwick, Sue Knussen ; director, Deborah May ; an LWT programme, 2

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Label

Leaving home, orchestral music in the 20th century, a conducted tour by Sir Simon Rattle, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra ; producers, Hilary Chadwick, Sue Knussen ; director, Deborah May ; an LWT programme, 2

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

MPAA rating: Not rated

Main title

Leaving home, orchestral music in the 20th century

Medium

videorecording

Oclc number

62333093

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Originally produced for television in 1996

Responsibility statement

a conducted tour by Sir Simon Rattle, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra ; producers, Hilary Chadwick, Sue Knussen ; director, Deborah May ; an LWT programme

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Summary

"In the 20th century, music in the West freed itself from the dominance of melody and explored the richness of musical pulse for its own sake. Starting with the driving power of Stravinsky's Sacre du printemps, Sir Simon Rattle takes viewers on a vibrant sensory journey"--Container

Table Of Contents

Rhythm -- Igor Stravinsky : the vessel of an exhausted era cracking open -- Edgar Varèse : "Tunes are merely the gossips in music" -- Gustav Mahler : high in the stratosphere -- György Ligeti : "Music should not be well-bred" -- Steve Reich : the multi-layered face of music -- Conlon Nancarrow : the possibilities of digital dexterity -- Pierre Boulez : ceremony of remembrance and extinction -- Olivier Messiaen : a celebration in soundExcerpts from: Le sacre du printemps / Igor Stravinsky -- Ionisation / Edgar Varèse -- Atmophères / György Ligeti -- Music for pieces of wood / Steve Reich -- Rituel in memoriam Bruno Maderna / Pierre Boulez -- Turangalîla-Symphony / Olivier Messiaen -- Das Lied von der Erde / Gustav Mahler -- Piano roll no. 21 / Conlon Nancarrow

Technique

live action

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