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  1. John Adams - A Portrait and Concert of American Music (2002)

    aka: John Adams - American Classic - A Portrait

    Subject
    Music
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 101 minutes), £19.99

    A look a the life and work of John Adams, one of America’s most frequently performed living composers who has managed to write accessible music that still surprises and challenges his listeners. Includes...

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  2. BBC releases American culture archive

    Date
    16 Nov 2011, 09:52
    Author
    Cathy Grant
    Post Type
    Post

    To tie in with BBC Four's All American season, launching on 14 November, which will explore the cultural heritage of 20th century America, the BBC has made available online 15 full-length programmes on this...

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  3. John Cage (1984)

    Director
    Peter Greenaway
    Producer
    Revel Guest
    Subject
    Music
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Documentary on the avant-garde composer John Cage. Includes a postcript by Peter Greenaway in which he discusses some of the issues raised.

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  4. Meredith Monk (1984)

    Director
    Peter Greenaway
    Producer
    Revel Guest
    Subject
    Music
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Discusses Meredith Monk’s achievements as singer, dancer, performance artist, composer and filmmaker. Includes a postcript by Peter Greenaway in which he discusses some of the issues raised.

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  5. Four American Composers: John Cage, Robert Ashley, Meredith Monk, Philip Glass (1984)

    aka: 4 American Composers

    Director
    Peter Greenaway
    Producer
    Revel Guest
    Subject
    Music
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 220 minutes), £32.92

    A series of four programmes of performances by ‘avant-garde’ musicians from New York: John Cage, Meredith Monk, Philip Glass and Robert Ashley. The programmes are preceeded and followed by short...

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  6. Devil’s Music, The: Series 2 (2011)

    Subject
    Music

    A series of four 25-minute programmes in which Alexis Korner investigates the roots of American Blues music.

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  7. Robert Ashley (1984 Film)

    Director
    Peter Greenaway
    Producer
    Revel Guest
    Subject
    Music
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Uses material from various performances of the stage version of Ashley’s ‘made for television’ opera ‘Perfect Lives (Private Parts)'. The stage version was a collaboration between Ashley, the...

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  8. Jazz is Our Religion (1972 Film, Video)

    Director
    John Jeremy
    Subject
    English language and literature; Music
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    An evocation of jazz through photographs, words and music. Music by Johnny Griffin Quintet with Jon Hendricks and the voices of Art Blakey, Kenny Clarke, Jo Jones, Sonny Murray, Eddie Gomez, Bill Evans. Jazz...

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  9. Compay Segundo

    Subject
    HISTORY & POLITICS CATALOGUES; Music
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 100 min), £17.99

    Compay Segunda was filmed, in his nineties, singing his Cuban songs as he has done in Havana since the 1920s. His songs tell of promises of a brave new world following the revolution and life in Cuba before...

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  10. Too Close to Heaven: A History of Black Gospel Music (3 Parts) (1996 Video)

    Director
    Alan Lewens
    Producer
    Leo St Clair
    Subject
    Music
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassettes. VHS. col. 180 min., 2000 sale: £25.00 (inclusive)

    Professor Horace Boyer traces the development of gospel music, using footage of live performances and interviews, from it West African roots and the spirituals sung by slaves in the American South through to...

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