Etiket: music
Crumb composed dreamy music and an anti-war nightmare
The memory of dead composers, if remembered at all, often hangs on a single piece. In the case of George Crumb it will undoubtedly be ‘Black Angels’ his, the electric…
George Crumb (1929-2022), composer of large music for small ensembles
He was the last ‘Big C’ on the register of great American composers, George Crumb, who died on February 6 at the age of 92. They had little in common,…
The shark in Jaws got really scary with the music of John Williams. What makes him so good?
Film composer John Williams is celebrating his 90th birthday, February 8, with a stunning double album performed by the Berlin Philharmonic. He made the music for Indiana Jones, Harry Potter…
Longest-lasting piece of music ever says goodbye to lonely ‘guess’
On Saturday, Germany said goodbye to one of the saddest notes in music history. At 3 p.m. in the St. Burchardi Church in Halberstadt, the seven-tone from ‘c-des-gis-dis-e-ais-e’ changed into…
No words for: Medea, theater without text or music, premiered in Tielt
No words for: Medea, theater without text or music, premiered in Tielt Medea is a horrific Greek tragedy. Actress Tania Van der Sanden plays Medea, the mother who killed her…
Artists remove music from Spotify: who loses out as a result?
Following Neil Young, artists such as Joni Mitchell and India.Arie have also announced in recent days that they are getting their music from Spotify. They do this in protest against…
“Today songs are made just to generate content”
León Benavente does not bite his tongue: “The album is a concept / and you do not understand anything & rdquor ;, spits Abraham Boba in the song ‘Old rockers’,…
From a free exhibition to swinging to music: 3 x fun weekend outings in Zoetermeer
I have lived and worked in Zoetermeer for over forty years, so I know the city like the back of my hand. You can usually find me cycling in the…
Dom OM: Musicians wanted
“I like to connect with other people, like Nokia taught me to do back then. I make and write music. DJing and production with studio software…no problem. Drums, guitar, piano/keyboards.”…
Stefanie Simon (71): “In Germany nobody wants to hear me, in Japan they do”
Sabine Klier The Berlin singer Stefanie Simon (71) suddenly storms the charts in the Far East Singer Stefanie Simon (71) has been making hits for 50 years. Recorded over 150…