H Purcell's 17th century music influences the Who
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Topic: H Purcell's 17th century music influences the Who
Posted By: Dick Heath
Subject: H Purcell's 17th century music influences the Who
Date Posted: October 27 2009 at 07:29
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There is a Pete Townshend documentary this week on BBC Radio 4 (Tuesday 1.30pm GMT, repeated Saturday 10.30am) on how the late English renaissance music of Henry Purcell influenced his and the Who's music.... http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00nf3kr - http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00nf3kr ------------- The best eclectic music on the Web,8-11pm BST/GMT THURS. CLICK ON: http://www.lborosu.org.uk/media/lcr/live.php - http://www.lborosu.org.uk/media/lcr/live.php Host by PA's Dick Heath. |
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Posted By: jammun
Date Posted: October 27 2009 at 22:42
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Well now when time permits I'm going to have to watch this. I don't know much about Purcell (mainly his works on the Clockwork Orange soundtrack are familiar to me) but if we're talking the first Who album (My Generation) I clearly don't know enough about Purcell. ------------- Can you tell me where we're headin'? Lincoln County Road or Armageddon. |
Posted By: mystic fred
Date Posted: October 28 2009 at 02:19
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this doesn't surprise me at all, musicians are an open -minded lot and pick up infuences from many obscure sources, i know Paul Macartney listened to Bach's Brandenburg Concertos and included a similar horn solo on "Penny Lane". -------------  Prog Archives Tour Van 
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Posted By: Dick Heath
Date Posted: October 28 2009 at 07:36
"Listen"- it's a radio broadcast by the Beeb and should be on their play again service. ------------- The best eclectic music on the Web,8-11pm BST/GMT THURS. CLICK ON: http://www.lborosu.org.uk/media/lcr/live.php - http://www.lborosu.org.uk/media/lcr/live.php Host by PA's Dick Heath. |
jammun wrote:Posted By: Equality 7-2521
Date Posted: October 28 2009 at 23:34
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I knew he was a big Terry Riley fan, but I was not aware of this. ------------- "One had to be a Newton to notice that the moon is falling, when everyone sees that it doesn't fall. " |
Posted By: Dick Heath
Date Posted: October 29 2009 at 04:52
Big hint on his 2000 multi-CD box set, The Lifehouse Chronicles:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lifehouse_Chronicles - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lifehouse_Chronicles
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Posted By: Equality 7-2521
Date Posted: October 29 2009 at 10:56
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I was unaware of this collection's existence. Obvious influence now looking at the track listing. I would love to hear what he does with Scarlatti's 213 Sonata. ------------- "One had to be a Newton to notice that the moon is falling, when everyone sees that it doesn't fall. " |
Posted By: Dick Heath
Date Posted: October 30 2009 at 09:41
That disc is a mix of either chamber orchestra or Townshend I guess on synth - so you may get something akin to Scarletti's original concept of that piece. I'm impressed by the complete 1999 live rearrangements of Who Are You and Won't get Fooled Again on another disc. ------------- The best eclectic music on the Web,8-11pm BST/GMT THURS. CLICK ON: http://www.lborosu.org.uk/media/lcr/live.php - http://www.lborosu.org.uk/media/lcr/live.php Host by PA's Dick Heath. |
Posted By: Equality 7-2521
Date Posted: October 30 2009 at 12:43
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That's disappointing then. If I want to hear faithful Scarlatti I'll listen to Ross and be done with it. I'll probably check out that collection though it sounds tasty as a whole. ------------- "One had to be a Newton to notice that the moon is falling, when everyone sees that it doesn't fall. " |
Posted By: Eetu Pellonpaa
Date Posted: November 01 2009 at 08:14
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Purcell did some really lovely orchestral works for both female solo voice and choir.
Nice to learn this influence on Pete's work, thanks for sharing the interview.
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