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The Birth Of Kd Lang’S Hallelujah Out Of The ‘Spirit Of Music’: Performing Desire And ‘Recording Consciousness’ On Facebook And Youtube, Babette Babich
The Birth Of Kd Lang’S Hallelujah Out Of The ‘Spirit Of Music’: Performing Desire And ‘Recording Consciousness’ On Facebook And Youtube, Babette Babich
Babette Babich
The Hallelujah Effect on the Internet The initial focus of this essay, apart from important preliminary references to Leonard Cohen is on kd lang, not as composer (although she is one) but musical performer and not as guitarist (although she is one) but as a singer and although her live performances have to make all the difference, very specifically, for the sake of any analysis, specifically as her singing is available in video format on YouTube. Of course there are many readings of kd lang and popular music, and of course most of them focus on the way she dresses, …
Interview, Radio Nacional Clásica Fm 96.7, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Oscar Macchioni
Interview, Radio Nacional Clásica Fm 96.7, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Oscar Macchioni
Oscar Macchioni
Interviewed by Leandro Donoso for his program "La música de los libros de música" (The Music of the Music Books). Taked about my book "The Tango in American Piano Music" and listened to my recordings of tangos by Thomson, Copland, Barber, Biscardi and Bolcom.
Fiestas, For 12 Percussionists, Bruno Louchourn
Fiestas, For 12 Percussionists, Bruno Louchourn
Bruno Louchouarn
Fiestas is conceptually inspired by the "Feasts" as social rituals. The musical process and form mirror aspects of group dynamic in these gatherings. Although a few individual players may at times dominate, the ensemble has to "conduct" itself with several sub-groups emerging and disappearing. The main theme, introduced by hand claps, is an oscillation slowly quickening to a fast trepidation, giving way to a stable polyrhythm. The degree of synchronization between players or groups of players varies and generally increases toward more order as the piece unfolds. I wanted to impart a sense of “orchestra” to the group with relatively …
Karol Szymanowski. Etude Op. 4 No. 3, Oscar Macchioni
Karol Szymanowski. Etude Op. 4 No. 3, Oscar Macchioni
Oscar Macchioni
Oscar Macchioni plays Karol Szymanowski's Etude Op. 4 No. 3 in B-minor