(Vocal group, 1988–96) Formed in 1988, Miki Berenyi (guitar, vocals) Emma Anderson (guitar, vocals) Chris Acland (drums) and Steve Rippon (bass) were a classic 4AD label band whose early EPs won cult success. With their ‘shoegazers’ reputation confirmed on two well-received albums – ‘loud guitars with much weaker vocals,’ said Anderson – the band scored hits ...
that characterized the Muzak that was piped into the offices of American corporations at around the same time. One of its first stars was the Anglo-Italian composer Mantovani, whose lush, string-led reinterpretations of popular songs defined a new style: light classical. The multi-talented Henry Mancini absorbed jazz and big band influences to create movie soundtracks whose graceful appeal lingered ...
a realization of his own mortality (‘Alma del gran Pompeo’). Likewise, Cleopatra is transformed from a flirtatious stereotype into a genuinely seductive lover in ‘V’adoro pupille’, which features a lush onstage continuo band, before her sincere hopelessness demands our pity in ‘Piangerò la sorte mia’. The secondary roles of the grieving Cornelia and her vengeful son Sesto are also ...
in Wozzeck, Berg ties this work together with a number of structural devices that operate on a subliminal level, while his masterful orchestration ranges from the dense and lush to the stark cabaret style popularized by Kurt Weill. Composed: 1929–35 Premiered 1937, Zürich (incomplete version); 1979, Paris (complete in three acts) Libretto by the composer, after ...
to the zenith of the blues world never altered his friendly, downhome nature. King was one of the most influential guitarists of the past 50 years, with a lush, sustained yet punchy tone and singing vibrato that had a vast impact on generations of players across all genres. The soaring phrases of his warm, Delta-accented voice cut ...
scene – and a savvy video star – the driving beats of ‘Big Time Sensuality’, ‘Violently Happy’ and ‘Army Of Me’ helped to drive the success of Post (1995). A lush orchestral cover version of 1948 hit ‘It’s Oh So Quiet’ demonstrated the eclectic nature of her music. Despite media intrusion into her personal life – Tricky and Goldie had both ...
‘There’s Been A Change In Me’ Key Track ‘Cattle Call’ (1955) Arnold set the tone for the new stylistic direction in which he would mine future gold by releasing this lush, pop version of a western classic, which he had initially recorded in 1947. The new version featured orchestral strings and was noticeably lacking a steel guitar. It topped ...
just as many hits. 1971 saw four Elton albums: Tumbleweed Connection that reflected Taupin’s fascination with the American West, the live 17-11-70, the film soundtrack Friends and the lush, haunting Madman Across The Water. The hits started to flow in 1972, launched by ‘Rocket Man’ and ‘Honky Cat’ from Honky Chateau, followed by ‘Crocodile Rock’ and ...
but the US denied him entry until 1993. Bassist Charlie Haden sponsored his first Blue Note Records albums and remains an important collaborator, while Rubalcaba has continued to compose lush yet abstract works for trio, quartet and quintet, occasionally employing electronics. Styles & Forms | Contemporary Era | Jazz & Blues Personalities | Bobby Rush | Contemporary Era ...
of seemingly exotic cultures. Mahler may have been influenced by Puccini’s Madama Butterfly, which reached the Vienna Opera (where he was music director) late in 1907 and which spiced lush Italianate song with liberal helpings of the oriental pentatonic scale (playable on the five black notes of the piano). Puccini’s creation of atmosphere, like Mahler’s, was necessary to ...
Solitude (1952), preceded his move to Italy the following year. There, having finally put distance between himself and the repressive Germany of his youth, Henze’s music became more lush and sensual, and his output included operas such as König Hirsch (1956), Elegy for Young Lovers (1961) and The Bassarids (1966). The latter two, arguably his most important ...
this immaculate Latin diva. A remix album went down well and Rebirth (2005) revealed no sign of flagging talent or interest. Styles & Forms | Nineties | Rock Personalities | Lush | Nineties | Rock ...
also crossed over and climbed to the No. 11 position in Billboard’s pop charts. In 1959, Reeves had even more resounding crossover success with ‘He’ll Have To Go’, a lush romantic ballad that topped the country charts and reached No. 2 on the pop charts. Reeves’ across-the-board success led to appearances on both the Grand Ole Opry and American Bandstand ...
pop, finally finding his voice with the 1966 LP Soulin’ and its hit ‘Love Is A Hurtin’ Thing’. Naturally gravitating to smooth Philadelphia soul, his best-seller was the lush 1976 No. 2, Gamble and Huff’s ‘You’ll Never Find Another Love Like Mine’. Vocal on civil rights issues, he hosted annual United Negro College Fund telethons from 1980 ...
love, so Tippett’s couple in The Midsummer Marriage have to find the light of self and mutual understanding by way of knowledge and communication. Boasting a bucolic setting and lush, lyric and tonal beauty reminiscent of Elgar, The Midsummer Marriage was not an immediate success, yet it has become one of Tippett’s most important operatic works. In ...
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