Yasuhide Ito: a master of music
Contemporary music from Japan
Composer
Dr phil Jack A. Bullock deceased in April 2022
Dr phil Jack A. Bullock, his correct title and name, studied at Ithaca College and the University of Miami, where he received his doctorate in 1974. After teaching in various…
Gone with the Wind – Max Steiner on the 50th Anniversary of his Death
Max Steiner was born in Vienna’s Leopoldstadt in the Hotel Nordbahn and came from a wealthy theatre dynasty that was friends with many composers. Sein Großvater Maximilian Steiner war unter…
The Regents of the Year 2022
Many smaller and bigger names are celebrating an anniversary in 2022. In any case, there are so many that one could fill several concert programmes. Perhaps one or the other…
Next spring is sure to come
For countless people, spring is the most beautiful of all seasons. The well-known German poet Johann Gottfried Herder (1744 – 1803) sums it up when he says: “What spring did…
Music was his first love: John Miles has died.
The song “Music” was not necessarily universally recognised after its release; too epic, too much drama. Nevertheless, the song wrote music history. The song has strong contrasts, changes of rhythms…
Send in the Clowns – a song has faded away
When one thinks of Stephen Sondheim, one hardly associates him with Bernstein’s “West Side Story”. Sondheim was brilliant as a composer as well as a lyricist, and so he provided…
Ana hot always the Bummerl – a song has faded away
Derjenige, der beim Kartenspiel verliert, hat das “Bummerl”. Wer im Leben verliert, hat das auch, sagt man in Österreich. Jetzt hat das “Bummerl” auch seinen Macher erreicht: am 22. November…
Sir Malcolm Arnold: a border crosser of music
“Hardly any other British composer has contributed more to overcoming the boundaries between “U” and “E” music than Malcolm Arnold. Most music and cinema lovers will know him as the…
Mikis Theodorakis died
The Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis has died at the age of 96. For many Greeks, he is considered “The Voice of the People”, as he was also politically engaged and…
