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Basie, Count 1904-1984 Dramatists, English Early modern, 1500-1700 Biography Great Britain History Elizabeth, 1558-1603 Great Britain History James I, 1603-1625 Jazz Missouri Kansas City Orchestral music Planets Planètes Photographies spatiales Shakespeare, William 1564-1616 Suites (Orchestra)Filter By Subjects
Basie, Count 1904-1984 Dramatists, English Early modern, 1500-1700 Biography Great Britain History Elizabeth, 1558-1603 Great Britain History James I, 1603-1625 Jazz Missouri Kansas City Orchestral music Planets Planètes Photographies spatiales Shakespeare, William 1564-1616 Suites (Orchestra)Summary: In 2004, Izzat Majeed founded Sachal Studios to create a space for traditional music in a nation that had rejected its musical roots. After convincing a number of master musicians to pick up their instruments again, they quietly released some classical and folk albums, but it was an experimental album fusing jazz and South Asian instruments that brought Sachal Studios worldwide acclaim. Their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC SONSummary: In the early decades of cinema, some of the most innovative and celebrated filmmakers in America were women. Alice Guy-Blaché helped establish the basics of cinematic language, while others boldly continued its development: slapstick queen Mabel Normand (who taught Charlie Chaplin the craft of directing), action star Grace Cunard, and LGBTQ icon Alla Nazimova. Unafraid of controversy,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kino Classics 2018
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC PIOSummary: A live performance of Holst's The Planets accompanied by state-of-the-art high definition images from NASA's exploration of the solar system.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houston Symphony Orchestra 2010
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1 available in Performing Arts DVDs, Call number: DVD PERFORMING ARTS PLASummary: A documentary recollection of music and musicians associated with Kansas City, Mo. in the 1930's, featuring Count Basie and his orchestra, Joe Turner, and Jay McShann.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kino Video 2001