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Saturday At The Movies
Today, join us for a programme of music from movie and TV soundtracks — and now we’re including some gaming soundtracks, which have become as sophisticated as movie scores in recent years and include some of the same composers.
Movies are where most people hear orchestral music these days, and there will be plenty of that in this programme. But movie music is a much broader field than that, and today you’ll hear music from the movies of many different kinds, from the very start of the genre (with Camille Saint-Saens) to the latest blockbusters; from orchestral music to rock, to Fifties songs. There is a slight bias towards fantasy and SF movies, but never mind, we all need a bit of an escape these days.…
Saturday At The Movies
Today, join us for a programme of music from movie and TV soundtracks — and now we’re including some gaming soundtracks, which have become as sophisticated as movie scores in recent years and include some of the same composers.
Movies are where most people hear orchestral music these days, and there will be plenty of that in this programme. But movie music is a much broader field than that, and today you’ll hear music from the movies of many different kinds, from the very start of the genre (with Camille Saint-Saens) to the latest blockbusters; from orchestral music to rock, to Fifties songs. There is a slight bias towards fantasy and SF movies, but never mind, we all need a bit of an escape these days.…
Saturday At The Movies
Today, join us for a programme of music from the movies, today featuring the music of Christopher Gunning, who sadly passed away recently. Best known for his music for Agatha Christie’s Poirot, he was a prolific composer who wrote a dozen symphonies as well as numerous film and TV soundtracks. For more on his life and work, visit his web site.
Movies are where most people hear orchestral music these days, and there will be plenty of that in this programme. But movie music is a much broader field than that, and today you’ll hear music from the movies of many different kinds, from the very start of the genre (with Camille Saint-Saens) to the latest blockbusters; from orchestral music to rock, to Fifties songs. There is a slight bias towards fantasy and SF movies, but never mind, we all need a bit of an escape these days.…
From Classical to Romantic
Today, Saturday 11th June, we explore a little of the music written at the borders of the Classical and Romantic eras, focusing on the work of some well-known composers born in the last 30 years of the 18th Century. And at 12 noon and 4pm Pacific/Second Life Time, tune in for the latest episode of our original series on things to do and places to visit around the Second Life Grid — “Where Have You Been?” This time we pay a visit to The Elven Forest and have a discussion on Roleplay. Plus don’t miss “The Engines of Our Ingenuity” every four hours from 4am Pacific.
From Classical to Romantic
Today we explore a little of the music written at the borders of the Classical and Romantic eras, focusing on the work of some well-known composers born in the last 30 years of the 18th Century. And at 12 noon and 4pm Pacific/Second Life Time, there’s another chance to hear the latest episode of our original series on things to do and places to visit around the Second Life Grid — “Where Have You Been?” This time we visit a brilliant Jurassic Park tribute. Plus don’t miss “The Engines of Our Ingenuity” every four hours from 4am Pacific.
Light Classical Music …and more
Saturday, February 19th: today on Virtual Community Radio, we’re pleased to present a programme of light classical music, one of our core genres.
The programme features a wide range of both artists and composers, some well-known and some, perhaps, who are seldom heard. Listen out for the likes of Tomlinson, Ketelbey, Alwyn, Gunning and Addinsell, for example, to name but a few, and enjoy a day of tuneful, often relaxing orchestral music.
From Classical to Romantic
Today we explore a little of the music written at the borders of the Classical and Romantic eras, focusing on the work of some well-known composers born in the last 30 years of the 18th Century. It’s also time for a new episode of our Second Life travel series, “Where Have You Been?” — Episode 18, which visits Snowy River Halloween — Pirate Village and Pine Valley Haunted Caverns (see separate entry).
Historically, the term ‘classical music’ refers specifically to the musical period from 1750 to 1820. The transition from the classical period of Western art music, which lasted around 1750 to 1820, to Romantic music, which lasted around 1815 to 1910, took place in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Composers began transitioning their compositional and melodic techniques into a new musical form which became known as the Romantic Era or Romanticism due to the implementation of lyrical melodies as opposed to the linear compositional style of Classical music.
Light Classical Music …and more
Saturday, September 25th: today on Virtual Community Radio, we’re pleased to present a programme of light classical music, one of our core genres.
The programme features a wide range of both artists and composers, some well-known and some, perhaps, who are seldom heard. Listen out for the likes of Tomlinson, Ketelbey, Alwyn, Gunning and Addinsell, for example, to name but a few, and enjoy a day of tuneful, often relaxing orchestral music.
Saturday At The Movies
Today, join us for a programme of music from the movies, today featuring the music of Ennio Morricone.
Movies are where most people today hear orchestral music, and there will be plenty of that today. But movie music is a much broader field than that, and today you’ll hear music from the movies of many different kinds, from the very start of the genre (with Camille Saint-Saens) to the latest blockbusters; from orchestral music to rock, to Fifties songs. There is a slight bias towards fantasy and SF movies, but never mind, we all need a bit of an escape these days.…
Light Classical Music …and more
Today on Virtual Community Radio, we’re pleased to present a programme of light classical music, one of our core genres.
The programme features a wide range of both artists and composers, some well-known and some, perhaps, who are seldom heard of. Listen out for the likes of Tomlinson, Ketelbey, Alwyn, Gunning and Addinsell, for example, to name but a few, and enjoy a day of tuneful, often relaxing orchestral music.
