Tag Archives: Music

Singin’ in the Rain; Dune

Posted on April 9, 2024 by Houyhnhnm

Singin’ in the Rain My first time. A real surprise. It’s one of those pieces – like The Artist, and (apparently, donchaknow) a new Downton offering – which deals with the problems faced by some horrible-voiced silent movie stars when … Continue reading →

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“Notes in Advance” by William Glock

Posted on April 17, 2014 by Houyhnhnm

Born in 1908, William Glock became one of the most important and powerful people in British music[^1] in the second half of the 20th century. This autobiography was published in 1991; he died in 2000. In summary: – Christ’s Hospital … Continue reading →

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Aussie Pink Floyd

Posted on March 3, 2013 by Houyhnhnm

What’s going on when I’m playing music I’ve known all my life – playing it either in my head or in iTunes? It’s something quite different from when I’m listening to something new; it’s a kind of comfort, a predictable … Continue reading →

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Consciousness: A performance lecture by Marcus du Sautoy, featuring music by James Holden

Posted on March 2, 2013 by Houyhnhnm

Barbican Hall. Two halves. Probably meant to be Left and Right: the first was an illustrated lecture on where brain science is today; the second a longish performance of some world-music-type music, designed to see if this could alter our … Continue reading →

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“Hans Keller and Internment” by Alison Garnham

Posted on December 26, 2011 by Houyhnhnm

Garnham’s book ‘tells’ (see below for more on how) the story of the Austrian émigré musician, writer and broadcaster Hans Keller from his beginnings in pre-War Vienna to his bursting onto the British musical scene in the late 40s. She … Continue reading →

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