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A two-part film on the life and work of Malcolm Arnold, made by Tony Palmer for the South Bank Show. Arnold is last survivor of a generation of great British composers who dominated the musical landscape in...
Lives and work of noted composers, set within the context of their respective ages, presented through the use of film, archive material, music and commentary. Music is performed by members of the Elysium...
The music for ‘Bergerac’, ‘The Trials of Life’ ‘Gandhi’, ‘Memphis Belle’ and many other plays, films and television shows was written by George Fenton, who talks about how he approaches...
A dramatisation of the life of Abbess Hildegard of Bingen, a 12-century nun and visionary known for her musical compositions, whose music is being rediscovered by modern scholars and musicians. With Patricia...
Examines the relationship between the rigours of theoretical training and the ‘inspirational’ image of the ‘great’ composers. Using surviving harmony exercises used by Beethoven and Handel, and set...
Examines some of the issues raised when a composer sets words to music, looking at the way a composer balances the words, which need to be heard and understood, with the music, which needs to make sense on...
Focuses on composer Arnold Schoenberg in the years 1906-1923, during which he braved bitter poverty and isolation - the fate of a revolutionary in a conservative world. His concerts resulted in riots,...
Introduces Elizabeth Maconchy’s music, explaining how she approaches the task of composition and how her ideas are formulated. Leading musicians and the orchestra of Wells Cathedral School play excerpts...
Documentary on the avant-garde composer John Cage. Includes a postcript by Peter Greenaway in which he discusses some of the issues raised.
Film about the life and work of socialist composer Alan Bush, whose career was dedicated to trying to "connect musical activity with real happenings in the world." This aim is exemplified both by the...
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