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musicals
musicals earlier known as musical comedy, plays that incorporate music, song, and dance. These elements move with the plot, heightening and commenting on the action. Mixing the sprightly songs and sketchy plots of operetta with the topical numbers of the revue , musical comedy began in En... Read more
Leonard Slatkin
Leonard Slatkin , 1944-, American conductor, b. Los Angeles. Slatkin is known for his interpretations of 20th-century American music as well as of the standard classical repertory. Raised in a musical family, he studied violin, viola, piano, and composition. He has been conductor of the New Orleans ... Read more
Roger Sessions
Roger Sessions 1896-1985, American composer and teacher, b. Brooklyn, N.Y. Sessions was a pupil of Horatio Parker at Yale and of Ernest Bloch. He taught (1917-21) at Smith, leaving to teach at the Cleveland Institute of Music as Bloch's assistant. With Aaron Copland he organized (1928) the Copland-... Read more
Stephen Joshua Sondheim
Stephen Joshua Sondheim 1930-, American composer and lyricist, b. New York City. As a young man, he studied lyric writing with Oscar Hammerstein 2d, and early in his career he wrote lyrics for Leonard Bernstein 's West Side Story (1957) and collaborated with Jule Styne in the writing of Gypsy... Read more
Claudio Abbado
Claudio Abbado 1933-, Italian conductor, b. Milan. He debuted (1960) in his native city, conducting the orchestra at La Scala, where he subsequently served (1968-86) as musical director. He was appointed (1971) principal conductor of the Vienna Philharmonic, was (1986-91) musical director of the Vi... Read more
John Taverner
John Taverner c.1495-1545, English organist and composer. He was choirmaster at Oxford from 1526 to 1530. His small body of work—eight masses, 28 motets, and three secular songs—may be considered the high point of development of early Tudor music. Allegations that he abandoned music to ... Read more
Arthur Fiedler
Arthur Fiedler 1894-1979, American conductor, b. Brookline, Mass. Fiedler, who ultimately became a grandfatherly American musical icon, studied violin with his father, a member of the Boston Symphony Orchestra . He continued his musical studies in Berlin (1909-15), becoming a violinist (and later ... Read more
Esa-Pekka Salonen
Esa-Pekka Salonen 1958-, Finnish conductor and composer. Originally a French horn player, he studied (1973-77) at Helsinki's Sibelius Academy. He made his conducting debut (1979) with the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, his American debut (1984) with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and later conduc... Read more
music
music For information on types of music see such articles as absolute music ; aleatory music ; chamber music ; church music ; computer music ; electronic music ; jazz ; program music ; rock music ; serial music ; and spiritual . In addition, see entries on the music of various nations an... Read more
absolute music
absolute music term used for music dependent on its structure alone for comprehension. It is the antithesis of program music . It is not associated with extramusical ideas or with a pictorial or narrative scheme of emotions, nor does it attempt to reproduce sounds in nature. Hence it is always ins... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "1979 in music"

Music
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to United States History ...Culture . Bibliography Bill C. Malone , Southern Music/American Music , 1979. Neil V. Rosenberg, ed., Transforming Tradition: Folk Music Revivals Examined , 1993. Robert Cantwell , When...
Chinese music
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Chinese music the classical music forms of China...genres, such as cantatas and music dramas, which have educational...Beijing Institute of National Music to preserve the few remainders...F. Lieberman (1970, 2d ed. 1979).
Personal Music Players
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science ...easily. The first personal music player, Texas Instruments...the evolution of the personal music player was the invention of...miniaturized cassette tape player. In 1979, the Japanese company Sony...compact disc (CD) for digital music was introduced in 1982. In...
Rock Music
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology ...new connection between rock music and the occult was made in the...from radio stations and the music press, their first album hit...Osbourne who would leave in 1979 and cultivate a more graphic...the larger rock community as music expressing teenage rebellion...
Radio City Music-Hall
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre Radio City Music-Hall, New York, in the Rockefeller...opening production was not a success and the Music-Hall closed, to reopen a month later...the building was designated a landmark in 1979. The theatre is now used for spectacular...
Edinburgh Festival of Music and Drama
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre Edinburgh Festival of Music and Drama, international event presented...August. Although the main emphasis is on music, some distinguished theatrical productions...the adaptation of Richard III staged in 1979 by the Rustaveli company from Georgia...
Mingus, Charles
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...Mingus (1922 – 1979) is regarded by many...since his early death in 1979 at the age of 56. Mingus...but also fueled a music known for its passion...by John Rockwell in a 1979 New York Times obituary...tension." Mingus dropped music to take a job with the...
Bernd Alois Zimmermann
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...the use of the fugue in modern music in order to pursue a career...performers have presented his music to a general audience that continues...The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (London, 1980...The New Yorker (February 12, 1979); W. Gruhn, "Integrale...
Charles Wuorinen
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...and taught at the Manhattan School of Music from 1972 to 1979. Wuorinen's early works use conventional...reading includes Introduction to Contemporary Music by Joseph Machlis (1979), American Music Since 1910 by Virgil Thompson (1970...
Copland, Aaron
Encyclopedia entry from: U*X*L Encyclopedia of World Biography ...High School he began to study music theory beginning in 1917. Copland continued his music lessons after graduating from...Boulanger (1887 – 1979). During his early studies...had been attracted to the music of Scriabin (1872 –...

Dictionary entries related to "1979 in music"

Music Festivals
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...study of particular styles of music. The Marlboro School in Vermont has stressed chamber music since 1950, whereas the Cincinnati...productions since 1920. New Music Across America began as a festival in New York in 1979 and has emphasized works by...
Manhattan
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers MANHATTAN USA, 1979 Director: Woody Allen Production...time: 96 minutes. Released 1979. Filmed 1978 in New York...production designer: Mel Bourne; music: George Gershwin; costume...Seduction of Joe Tynan ), 1979. Publications Script: Allen...
L'Albero Degli Zoccoli
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...director: Enrico Tovaglieri; music: J. S. Bach, executed on...Award, Best Foreign Film, 1979. Publications Script: "A...Budapest), January-February 1979. Books: Olmi, Ermanno, L'albero degli zoccoli, Bergamo, 1979. Dell'Acqua, Gian Piero...
Lutyens, (Agnes) Elisabeth
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music ...perc. (1961); Music for Piano and Orchestra...Echoi , with mez. (1979); Rapprochement (1980...cl., vc., pf. (1979); Branches of the Night...qt. (1981).CHAMBER MUSIC (1 or 2 instr., classified...Prelude , solo vn. (1979); Madrigal , ob...
Apocalypse Now
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...also 139 minutes. Released 1979. Filmed 1976–77...post-production lasted until 1979; shot on location in the Philippines...director: Angelo Graham; original music: Carmine Coppola and Francis...Cinematography and Best Sound, 1979; Palme d'Or (Shared with...
Holloway, Robin (Greville)
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music ...1990).ENS.: Garden Music , 8 players (1962, rev...Serenade in C, octet (1979); Ode , 4 winds, str...db. (1986); Summer Music , ob., cl., str...wind quintet (1977, 1979); Moments of Vision...CHORUS: The Consolation of Music (1967–71...
Rihm, Wolfgang
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music ...mez., bar., orch. (1979–81); Andere...1989).INSTR. ENS.: Music-Hall Suite , cl...pf., vn., db. (1979); Chiffre I , pf...instr. (1989).CHAMBER MUSIC: str. qts.: No.1...3 (1976), No.4 (1979–81), No...
Jones, Rickie Lee
Dictionary entry from: Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Popular Musicians Since 1990 ...1979), scored six 1979 Grammy Award nominations...speaks — her music with a voice that ranges...from a once promising pop music career, she has found a comfortable niche as one of music's foremost song stylists...Jones (Warner Bros., 1979); Pirates (Warner Bros...
Die Blechtrommel
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Tin Drum) Germany/France, 1979 Director: Volker Schlodorff...Pezzoli, Marijan, and Marcijus; music: Maurice Jarre; costumes...Or, Cannes Film Festival, 1979; Oscar for Best Foreign Language...Blechtrommel als Film, Frankfurt, 1979. Books: Lewandowski, Reiner...
Bennett, (Sir) Richard Rodney
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music ...Bow I , vn., pf. (1979), II , va., pf. (1979); Metamorphoses , str...Birds , fl. (1981); Music for String Quartet...other instr.): The Music that her Echo is , ten...Print , v., pf. (1979); Vocalise , sop...

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BACKBEAT: Radical world of the Stereotypes; 1979: BECAUSE THEY DON'T MAKE MUSIC LIKE THEY USED TO!(Features)
Newspaper article from: Coventry Evening Telegraph (England); 2/1/2005; 700+ words ; ...by a couple of members and the name. In 1979 the mark one version began to take shape...vocal line that was just as original as the music he was singing. The band took part in...not pleasing everyone. Bates felt the music was too clever and too complex, a second...
Social context and musical content of rap music, 1979-1995.
Magazine article from: Social Forces; 9/1/2006; ; 700+ words ; ...organization of firms on the production of rap music. The structure of the contemporary recorded music industry is oligopolistic, controlled by multi...agree, however, on the source of diversity in music markets. Anderson and Hesbacher (1980) found...
John Simon on Music: Criticism, 1979-2005.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Reference & Research Book News; 11/1/2005; 435 words ; ...9781557835062 John Simon on music; criticism, 1979-2005. Simon, John. Applause...contains nearly 80 articles on music by cultural critic John Simon...Stagebill during the period 1979-2005. Included are book and music reviews (with CD references...
Amber Waves: The Glazer Duo plays American Music: Rebecca Clarke (1886-1979), Alan Shulman (1915-2002), and Easley Blackwood (b. 1933)
Magazine article from: Strings; 5/1/2006; ; 463 words ; ...The Glazer Duo plays American Music: Rebecca Clarke (1886-1979), Alan Shulman (1915-2002...strong affinity for contemporary music. The pianist is the more accomplished...finely balanced, and all for the music. -E.E.
Love Saves the Day: A History of American Dance Music Culture, 1970-1979
Magazine article from: Cultural Studies Review; 3/1/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...LAWRENCE Love Saves the Day: A History of American Dance Music Culture, 1970-1979 Duke University Press, Durham NC, 2003 ISBN 0-8223...for cultural studies theorists writing in the area of music subcultures, is one that Lawrence could have more...
MUSIC: DEATH FROM ABOVE 1979 King Tut's, Glasgow, February 5 #####.(Features)
Newspaper article from: Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland); 2/13/2005; 316 words ; ...delighted the stowed venue with their own eclectic brand of rock music. Little Girl from 2004 album release You're A Woman and I...and had the crowd moshing throughout. With a unique style DFA 1979 delivered rip-roaring rock riffs from Jesse Keeler on guitar...
De-gaying the Village People: December 27, 1979. (From the Advocate Archives).(pop music group)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine); 5/14/2002; ; 626 words ; ...almost as soon as the band tasted mainstream success. In a 1979 issue, The Advocate lamented that in 1977 the group "seemed...Advocate's reflection was the production of Can't Stop the Music, the squeaky-clean extravaganza loosely based on the Village...
At N.Y.'s Kitchen, New Music Created Quite a Stir in 1979
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 5/9/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...presented a festival called "New Music New York" in 1979, most of the composers and performers...truest way to understand "New Music New York 1979," a new two-CD set on the Orange Mountain Music label that features all of the...
Unstrung Hero. (Music).(Nam June Paik, Works 1958.1979)
Magazine article from: Artforum International; 12/1/2001; ; 700+ words ; ...June Paik, Works 1958.1979. Sub Rosa (SR 178...they represent a music that isn't heard...studio for electronic music. It was at the Darmstadt music conference of 1958 that...to Cage. Works 1958.1979 bears this out. The...
Top 25 music singles of 1979.(Time Capsule)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Home Textiles Today; 9/6/2004; 636 words ; 1. "My Sharona" Knack 2. "Bad Girls" Donna Summer 3. "Le Freak" Chic 4. "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" Rod Stewart 5. "Reunited" Peaches & Herb 6. "I Will Survive" Gloria Gavnor 7. "Hot Stuff" Donna Summer 8. "Y.M.C.A." Village People 9. "Ring My Bell" Anita Ward 10. "Sad Eyes" Robert John 11. "Too