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Book Synopsis Georges Brassens and Jacques Brel by : Chris Tinker
Download or read book Georges Brassens and Jacques Brel written by Chris Tinker and published by Liverpool University Press. This book was released on 2005-01-01 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 1950s and 1960s were the golden era of French popular song, known as chanson français, and Georges Brassens and Jacques Brel epitomized both the music and the era. Their fame was worldwide, with writers and artists such as David Bowie and Gabriel García Márquez citing them as key influences. In Georges Brassens and Jacques Brel, Chris Tinker sheds new light on the pair and their work by moving beyond the biographical and linguistic approaches that tend to dominate the study of French song. Instead, Tinker focuses on the social and cultural impact of the music—and public personas—of Brassens and Brel. He explores the fascinating mix of the personal and the general in their lyrics and the way those often opposing impulses played out in their songs and through their careers. Tinker also is careful to give the musical aspects of the songs their proper attention, considering the ways in which they alternately support or undermine the personas developed in the singers' lyrics. Georges Brassens and Jacques Brel will be the definitive look at the work—and the world—of the two greatest figures of chanson français.
Book Synopsis Post-War French Popular Music: Cultural Identity and the Brel-Brassens-Ferré Myth by : Adeline Cordier
Download or read book Post-War French Popular Music: Cultural Identity and the Brel-Brassens-Ferré Myth written by Adeline Cordier and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-04-08 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jacques Brel, Georges Brassens and Léo Ferré are three emblematic figures of post-war French popular music who have been constantly associated with each other by the public and the media. They have been described as the epitome of chanson, and of 'Frenchness'. But there is more to the trio than a musical trinity: this new study examines the factors of cultural and national identity that have held together the myth of the trio since its creation. This book identifies the combination of cultural and historical circumstances from which the works of these three singers emerged. It presents an innovative analysis of the correlation between this iconic trio and the evolution of national myths that nurtured the cultural aspirations of post-war French society. It explores the ways in which Brel, Brassens and Ferré embody the myth of the left-wing intellectual and of the authentic 'Gaul' spirit, and it discusses the ambiguous attitude of post-war French society towards gender relations. The book takes an original look at the trio by demonstrating how it illustrates the popular representation of a key issue of French national identity: the paradoxical aspiration to both revolution and the maintenance of the status quo.
Download or read book Brel and Chanson written by Sara Poole and published by University Press of America. This book was released on 2004 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In celebration of his unique talent and in commemoration of the twenty-fifth anniversary of his death, this is the first book-length study in English of the work of Belgian chansonnier Jacques Brel. This study is of great use to anyone interested in 20th century popular European culture, and required reading for all those exploring the rich and vibrant world of chanson.
Book Synopsis Jacques Brel is Alive and Well & Living in Paris by : Eric Blau
Download or read book Jacques Brel is Alive and Well & Living in Paris written by Eric Blau and published by Dramatists Play Service, Inc.. This book was released on 2000 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE STORY: The poignant, passionate and profound songs of Belgian songwriter Jacques Brel are brought to vivid theatrical life in this intense musical experience. Brel's legendary romance, humor and moral conviction are evoked simply and directly, with fo
Book Synopsis From the chanson française to the canzone d'autore in the 1960s and 1970s by : Dr Rachel Haworth
Download or read book From the chanson française to the canzone d'autore in the 1960s and 1970s written by Dr Rachel Haworth and published by Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. This book was released on 2015-07-28 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The similarities between the chanson française and the canzone d'autore have been often noted but never fully explored. Taking a multidisciplinary approach, encompassing textual analysis of song lyrics, cultural history and popular music studies, Rachel Haworth considers the different ways in which French and Italian song is thought about, written about and constructed.
Book Synopsis The Mojo Collection by : Various Mojo Magazine
Download or read book The Mojo Collection written by Various Mojo Magazine and published by Canongate Books. This book was released on 2007-11-01 with total page 881 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The greatest albums of all time . . . and how they happened. Organised chronologically and spanning seven decades, The MOJO Collection presents an authoritative and engaging guide to the history of the pop album via hundreds of long-playing masterpieces, from the much-loved to the little known. From The Beatles to The Verve, from Duke Ellington to King Tubby and from Peggy Lee to Sly Stone, hundreds of albums are covered in detail with chart histories, full track and personnel listings and further listening suggestions. There's also exhaustive coverage of the soundtrack and hit collections that every home should have. Like all collections, there are records you listen to constantly, albums you've forgotten, albums you hardly play, albums you love guiltily and albums you thought you were alone in treasuring, proving The MOJO Collection to be an essential purchase for those who love and live music.
Download or read book Sounds French written by Jonathyne Briggs and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2015-03-02 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sounds French examines the history of popular music in France between the arrival of rock and roll in 1958 and the collapse of the first wave of punk in 1980, and the connections between musical genres and concepts of community in French society. During this period, scholars have tended to view the social upheavals associated with postwar reconstruction as part of debates concerning national identity in French culture and politics, a tendency that developed from political figures' and intellectuals' concerns with French national identity. In this book, author Jonathyne Briggs reorients the scholarship away from an exclusive focus on national identity and instead towards an investigation of other identities that develop as a result of the increased globalization of culture. Popular music, at once individual and communal, fixed and plastic, offers an illuminating window into such transformations in social structures through the ways in which musicians, musical consumers, and critical intermediaries re-imagined themselves as part of novel cultural communities, whether local, national, or supranational in nature. Briggs argues that national identity was but one of a panoply of identities in flux during the postwar period in France, demonstrating that the development of hybridized forms of popular music provided the French with a method for expressing and understanding that flux. Drawing upon an array of printed and aural sources, including music publications, sound recordings, record sleeves, biographies, and cultural criticism, Sounds French is an essential new look at popular music in postwar France.
Book Synopsis Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris by : Jacques Brel
Download or read book Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris written by Jacques Brel and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ALONE AMSTERDAM BACHELOR'S DANCE BRUSSELS THE BULLS CAROUSEL DESPERATE ONES FANETTE FUNERAL TANGO I LOVED IF WE ONLY HAVE LOVE JACKIE MADELEINE MARATHON MARIEKE MATHILDE MY DEATH NEXT OLD FOLKS SONS OF TIMID FRIEDA YOU'RE NOT ALONE
Book Synopsis The Rough Guide to Brussels by : Martin Dunford
Download or read book The Rough Guide to Brussels written by Martin Dunford and published by Rough Guides UK. This book was released on 2009-02-02 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Rough Guide to Brussels is the ultimate companion to the beer-guzzling capital of Belgium. The full-colour introduction gives an inspiring insight into many of the city's highlights, from the top museums to Brussel's handsome Art Nouveau buildings. There are two new full-colour sections on the nation's twin passions, beer and food, plenty of easy-to-use maps and that essential practical information. You'll find dozens of extensive, up-to-the-minute reviews for bars, shopping, entertainment, restaurants and hotels of Berlin for every budget. With delightful day-trips to the neighbouring cities of Bruges, Ghent and Antwerp, this is your must-have item to the cultural and political hotspot of Brussels Make the most of your time with The Rough Guide to Brussels.
Book Synopsis British Rail 1974-1997 by : Terence Richard Gourvish
Download or read book British Rail 1974-1997 written by Terence Richard Gourvish and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2004-01-29 with total page 770 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on privileged access to the British Railway Board's rich archives, this book provides and authoritative account of the progress made by the British Railway System prior to its privatization. It offers a unique account of the last fifteen years of nationalized railways in Britain, and it sheds light on the current problems of privatized railway systems. This volume is divided into four complete and concise sections for complete study: 'Railways Under Labour (1974-1979)', 'The Thatcher Revolution (British Rail in the 1980's)', 'On The Threshold of Privatization: Running the Railways (1990-1994)', and 'Responding to Privatization (1981-1997)'. Author Terry Gourvish is considered Britain's leading railway historian.
Download or read book Thunder in Space written by Bj Bennett and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2004-11 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the stars above a sound is approaching. It is the sound of battle . It is the sound of war . It is the sound of . THUNDER IN SPACE The year is 2120 A.D. When an alien race known as the Zidians invades the solar system bent on the conquest and enslavement of Mankind, it's up to Jack Thunder, and the men and women of the United States Space Force to defend the Earth. The Zidians are amongst the most feared warriors in the Galaxy. They have spread their Empire across a thousand light years, conquering one world after another. Now they have their eyes on Earth. They send a huge war fleet, led by their most brilliant military leader, Commander Akdon. But the Earth is much more than the Zidians expect. The Humans have just emerged from a terrible conflict known as the Pirate Wars. They are battle hardened and armed to the teeth. The mighty Zidians have at last run into a race of beings as aggressive and warlike as themselves. The most colossal war in the history of mankind unfolds as fleets of Starships engage in battles of epic proportions. Carnage and destruction is spread across the Solar System as both Humans and Zidians strive for victory no matter the cost. Yet unbeknownst to either side there is yet a third power at play.....
Book Synopsis A History of British Rail Engineering Limited by : Richard Marks
Download or read book A History of British Rail Engineering Limited written by Richard Marks and published by Pen and Sword Transport. This book was released on 2024-07-04 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1970, British Railways Board established a new subsidiary company to take over the design, manufacture and maintenance of its rolling stock. British Rail Engineering Limited (BREL) was born. The company drove a new era of rail technology and this new company history tells the dazzling story of BREL from its humble beginnings up until its sale in 1992 during the controversial privatisation of Britain’s railways. The company’s work in designing the iconic new trains that would take Britain’s railways into a new era is examined alongside its relationship with subcontractors and private manufacturers, as well as its tumultuous relationship with British Railways Board. BREL’s struggles to deal with the legacy of the outdated and obsolete stock and infrastructure it inherited are examined in the light of new research. BREL’s little known success as an international exporter of British designed and manufactured trains is explored fully. The company’s heyday as a leading-edge technology manufacturer and its relationship with British Railways Research Division left not only a history of iconic trains but a legacy which is still with us on today’s modern railway.
Book Synopsis The Pilgrim's Progress by : Edgar Stillman Kelley
Download or read book The Pilgrim's Progress written by Edgar Stillman Kelley and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Railway Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 1284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Belgium and Luxembourg by :
Download or read book DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Belgium and Luxembourg written by and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013-10-10 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now available in PDF format. DK Eyewitness: Belgium & Luxembourg travel guide will lead you straight to the best attractions these countries have to offer. Packed with photographs, illustrations, and maps of Belgium and Luxembourg, the guide includes in-depth coverage of the region's best attractions, from fine art in Brussels to the canals of Bruges, the battlefields of Flanders and the best castles, museums, and architecture in between. Illustrated food features highlight local produce and classic dishes of Belgium and Luxembourg while the best hotels and restaurants in Belgium and Luxembourg have been selected by resident experts. The guide provides the insider knowledge every traveler will need with sections on Flanders and Wallonia, specially devised walks, scenic and thematic tours, and comprehensive background on everything from Tintin to tapestry, not forgetting the best of Belgian beer. The guide includes family entertainment in Belgium, regional driving tours, cutaways, and floor plans for all major attractions as well as sights, markets, and festivals listed town by town. Also included is the new feature of a pull-out Belgium and Luxembourg map, which will ensure you won't miss a thing! Make the most of your vacation with the DK Eyewitness Travel guidebook to Belgium and Luxembourg.
Book Synopsis Encyclopedia of Music in the 20th Century by : Lol Henderson
Download or read book Encyclopedia of Music in the 20th Century written by Lol Henderson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-01-27 with total page 2182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Encyclopedia of Music in the 20th Century is an alphabetically arranged encyclopedia of all aspects of music in various parts of the world during the 20th century. It covers the major musical styles--concert music, jazz, pop, rock, etc., and such key genres as opera, orchestral music, be-bop, blues, country, etc. Articles on individuals provide biographical information on their life and works, and explore the contribution each has made in the field. Illustrated and fully cross-referenced, the Encyclopedia of Music in the 20th Century also provides Suggested Listening and Further Reading information. A good first point of reference for students, librarians, and music scholars--as well as for the general reader.
Book Synopsis Brussels (Rough Guides Snapshot Belgium) by : Rough Guides
Download or read book Brussels (Rough Guides Snapshot Belgium) written by Rough Guides and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2015-04-06 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Rough Guides Snapshot is one of a new generation of informative and easy-to-use travel-guide eBooks that guarantees you make the most of your visit. An essential tool for pre-trip planning, it also makes a great travel companion when you're on the road. The introduction to Brussels is a good place to start, with an overview of the city and region's big attractions and a list of highlights. From the table of contents, you can click straight to the main sections of the guide, which includes features on all the main sights and attractions. You'll find practical information on the country as a whole, including details on flights, in Belgium and Luxembourg Basics. Shorter contents lists appear at the start of every section in the guide to make chapter navigation quick and easy. You can jump back to these by tapping the links that sit with an arrow icon. Detailed area maps can be found in the guide and in the dedicated map section, which also includes full country maps for Belgium and Luxembourg, accessible from the table of contents. Throughout the guide, we've flagged up our favorite places--a perfectly-located hotel, an atmospheric café, a special restaurant--with our author pick stars. You can select your own favorites and create a personalized itinerary by bookmarking the sights, venues and activities that are of interest, giving you the quickest possible access to everything you'll need for your time away.
