Thomas Tallis (c. 1505 – 23 November 1585) was an English composer. Tallis flourished as a church musician in 16th century Tudor England. Here is his beautiful "Spem In Alium" reputed to have been written for Quenn Elizabeth I birthday.
The Concierto de Aranjuez is a composition for classical guitar and orchestra by the Spanish composer Joaquín Rodrigo. Written in 1939, it is probably Rodrigo's best-known work, and its success established his reputation as one of the most significant Spanish composers of the twentieth century. He was born today in 1901. Björk Guðmundsdóttir (born 21 November 1965), known simply as Björk, is an Icelandic singer songwriter. A true original, you should check out the album version of this song (YouTube) to see how different it is from this live version. More fungi music, this time from St. Croix. Enjoy. BVI Culture Week ends with a two day Fungi Fest! The Noel Lloyd Positive Action Movement Park in Road Town will be awash with Fungi Bands, stalls and cultural demonstrations. It starts 7pm Friday with bands including Tortola's own Lashing Dogs. It then runs all day Saturday with bands from all over the islands. Should be fun.... see you there. "Father of the Blues", W.C.Handy was born today in 1873. St.Louis Blues is his most famous composition and here it is played by one of the most famous jazz musicians Louis Armstrong...... Jorge Bolet (November 15, 1914 – October 16, 1990) was a Cuban born but mostly American-resident pianist and teacher. His style was often criticised for being too romantic but he simply played the way he though best. I think all of us would play this way if we could..... Born on this day in 1900 in Brooklyn. He was a prolific composer that composed in many different styles. A lot of his music influenced the work of the Hollywood film composers. Here is his most popular composition "Appalachian Spring".
The song Last Goodbye from his incredible album "Grace'. Jeff Buckley was born today in 1966 but is sadly no longer with us. This track just keeps getting better, I love the Indian style strings near the end. Ennio Morricone was born today in 1928. He is most famous as a composer of film scores but he has also written music for the concert hall. Here is one of his most famous film themes...... |