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, Peter West ; an LWT programme, 3

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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, Peter West ; an LWT programme, 3

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

MPAA rating: Not rated

Main title

Leaving home, orchestral music in the 20th century

Medium

videorecording

Oclc number

62333092

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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, Peter West ; an LWT programme

Runtime

Summary

"Painting and poetry developed a more abstract style during the latter part of the 19th century, and music was quick to follow. In Colour, Sir Simon Rattle looks at the shift away from the melody towards an emphasis on tone color or "timbre""--Container

Table Of Contents

Claude Debussy : light and flexibility in music -- Igor Stravinsky : carnivorous colours -- Maurice Ravel : the power of pure imagination -- Debussy's Jeux : music without feet -- Arnold Schoenberg : searching for new modes of languages -- Pierre Boulez : "I need all the leaves" -- Olivier Messiaen : music is coloured -- Toru Takemitsu : walking through a beautiful Japanese gardenExcerpts from: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune / Claude Debussy -- Firebird suite / Igor Stravinsky -- Five orchestral pieces, op. 16 / Arnold Schönberg -- Notations : for piano / Pierre Boulez -- Et expecto resurrectionem mortuorum / Olivier Messiaen -- Jeux / Debussy - Dream/Window / Toru Takemitsu -- Daphnis et Chloé / Maurice Ravel

Target audience

general

Technique

live action

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Orchestral music in the 20th century, 3ColourColorSir Simon Rattle leaving home, 3

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