1901–99 English percussionist Blades played as a drummer in the band of a travelling circus, and in orchestras for silent films. He joined the London Symphony Orchestra in 1940, and later worked with the Melos Ensemble and the English Opera Group. It was Blades who was actually heard (though not seen) when the Roman gladiator struck the gong at ...
the 1400s – the clavichord differs from both since its strings were not plucked, and from the piano because they were not hit by hammers. Instead, small brass blades known as tangents would strike the strings from underneath. The tangent would lift, strike and then hold the string in position, acting like a guitarist’s or violinist’s finger ...
radio 1942–58. He played organ music of all periods including his own, with new works by Walter Piston (1894–1976) and others. Introduction | Contemporary | Classical Personalities | James Blades | Contemporary | Classical ...
The Pistols On Film Polish-American director Lech Kowalski based his punk documentary, D.O.A: A Rite of Passage, around The Sex Pistols’ American 1978 tour, which ended in the band’s dissolution. Footage from the tour was intercut with live performances by other British punk bands, Generation X, The Dead Boys, Rich Kids, X-Ray ...
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