Mediatheque Stories tagged #HistoryOfMusic
The whole world in music
How different cultures find one another: a short history of world music. #HistoryOfMusic #World
Marc Ribot – A Portrait
The sound sculptor combines the rawness of punk, the cleverness of jazz and the sensitivity of an artist who hasn’t been ground smooth by life. #Jazz #MarcRibot #HistoryOfMusic #Portrait
Kennen Sie Arnold Schönberg?
Vergessen Sie das Schlagwort »Zwölfton«! Die Vielfalt seiner Persönlichkeit und seines Werkes ist schillernd und irritierend. #HistoryOfMusic #ContemporaryMusic #Schoenberg
Music from Naples
Naples! A dream city for many, a mysterious holiday destination, shrouded in legend. Romance, murders, garbage scandals. And great music. #HistoryOfMusic
Transcriptions
From 17th-century salon music to contemporary pop covers: good music has always been re-interpreted for other constellations of instruments. #Piano #HistoryOfMusic
Brazilian Legends
Ten key moments from Brazil’s eventful musical history. #Singing #HistoryOfMusic #World
Schoenberg is beautiful
Why the Viennese composer’s music is not only revolutionary, but also worth listening to. #HistoryOfMusic #ContemporaryMusic #Portrait #Schoenberg
War and peace in music
How does music speak about war? And what does peace sound like? An essay. #HistoryOfMusic #MusicFestival2024
Music as trauma medicine
What can musical monuments achieve that physical ones can’t? An essay by the American composer John Adams. #HistoryOfMusic #MusicFestival2024
The deep well of history
A brief look at Armenia’s ancient music in the 21st century #EarlyMusic #HistoryOfMusic #World
A portrait of Béla Bartók
Amiable yet conflicted: Béla Bartók’s life and work #HistoryOfMusic #Portrait
5 Questions for Aynur
She is currently the most prominent voice of Kurdish music. Her unmistakable sound can be heard at the Kurdistan Festival in the Elbphilharmonie #Interview #HistoryOfMusic #Kurdistan
The Music of Kurdistan
A festival celebrating the diversity and vitality of Kurdish music culture. #HistoryOfMusic #World #Kurdistan
5 Questions for Danûk
From wax cylinder to Spotify hit: the band Danûk take early 20th century phonograh recordings and transform them into remarkable contemporary music. #Interview #HistoryOfMusic #World #Kurdistan
György Kurtág: Every note in the right place
Late fame through polished and radically reduced music: About the composer György Kurtág. #HistoryOfMusic #ContemporaryMusic #Portrait
MUSIC WITHOUT SHADOWS?
A host of voices speak in Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy’s music. That is one of its strengths. #HistoryOfMusic
Electronic music
Making music possible: a short history of electronic sound production. #Electronic #HistoryOfMusic
New Sounds on Old Instruments
The (re-)discovery of Early music #EarlyMusic #HistoryOfMusic
Franz Schubert and Love
About the Romantic composer and his works, whose melodic beauty fascinates us to this day. #Singing #HistoryOfMusic #MusicFestival2023
Bach: The Ways of a Dynasty
The Bach family stepped into the limelight a long time before Johann Sebastian was born. #EarlyMusic #HistoryOfMusic