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Musician, composer and orchestra conductor Charles Hazlewood goes in search of minimalism by exploring the work of four great American composers who rebooted classical music in the 20th century. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJlGjSQvvGs In this two-part BBC Four documentary Charles Hazlewood went in search of minimalism by exploring the work of four great composers - Terry Riley, Steve… Continue lendo Tones, Drones and Arpeggios: The Magic of Minimalism | BBC documentary (2018)
"Here's a Piano I Prepared Earlier" is a documentary film about experimental classical music in the 1960s. The program focuses on composers such as John Cage, Terry Riley, Steve Reich and Cornelius Cardew and their musical experiments and developments and how they influenced performers, audiences and composers from all backgrounds and genres. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKPFggCNt_o It showed… Continue lendo “Here’s a Piano I Prepared Earlier”: The Rise of Experimental Music in the 1960s | BBC documentary (2005)
Beautiful documentary following young singer X Ray Spex singer Poly Styrene's struggles with fame as her band climbed the charts in the late 70s. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYIA7VVK0O0 Marianne Joan Elliott-Said (1957–2011), known by the stage name Poly Styrene, was an English musician, singer-songwriter, and frontwoman for the punk rock band X-Ray Spex.
British pop star Boy George recalls, revisits and assesses how the 1970's moulded the person and artist he has become. This is his musical, social and sexual coming of age, when he discovered the power of his own sexuality before setting about turning that persona into a popstar. Set against a backdrop of social discord,… Continue lendo Boy George’s 1970s: Save Me From Suburbia | BBC documentary
The singer songwriter Nick Cave, best known for fronting his band Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, talks to BBC Newsnight. The artist talks about the death of one of his fifteen-year-old twin sons, Arthur, seven years ago, and how he has addressed loss and grief through music, particularly his hugely lauded album Ghosteen. He… Continue lendo Nick Cave on faith, grief, and music: The Newsnight Interview
1959 was the seismic year jazz broke away from complex bebop music to new forms, allowing soloists unprecedented freedom to explore and express. It was also a pivotal year for America: the nation was finding its groove, enjoying undreamt-of freedom and wealth social, racial and upheavals were just around the corner and jazz was ahead… Continue lendo 1959 The Year that Changed Jazz | BBC 4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5QVwE9B17Y The Story of Skinhead with Don Letts (BBC Documentary)
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