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ALL MUSIC ----- 2010
Jimmy Dean, best known for his 1961 crossover hit "Big Bad John" and the sausage brand to which he lent his name, died on Sunday evening at age 81. Along with the Grammy winning "Big Bad John," Dean had several other hits in the '60s and appeared on television with his own variety program The Jimmy Dean Show and as a regular on the NBC series Daniel Boone. Dean also started the Jimmy Dean Meat Company around that time, and later sold it to Sara Lee Foods. A member of the Country Music Hall of Fame, Dean died at his home in Varina, Virginia. [Billboard.com]
The Broadway musical adaptation of Green Day's American Idiot won Tony awards on Sunday night for scenic design and lighting design. The production was also nominated for Best Musical -- along with the Jay-Z and Will Smith-produced Fela! -- but lost to Memphis. [MTV.com]
The Broadway musical adaptation of Green Day's American Idiot won Tony awards on Sunday night for scenic design and lighting design. The production was also nominated for Best Musical -- along with the Jay-Z and Will Smith-produced Fela! -- but lost to Memphis. [MTV.com]
ALL MUSIC -----1992
1991 may have been the Year Punk Broke but 1992 was the year the '90s truly began. Nevermind Nirvana, there was an explosion of alt-rock classics, beginning with a clutch of grunge classics from Seattle -- the aftershocks of Nirvana's success being Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains, Soundgarden, a major label contract for Mudhoney -- but also Pavement's debut Slanted and Enchanted, which began indie-rock as we now know it, and R.E.M.'s Automatic for the People, which began adult alternative as we now know it. R.E.M. wasn't the only '80s college-rock veteran still experiencing a golden streak -- Morrissey teamed up with Mick Ronson for the crushing Your Arsenal, Bob Mould revitalized himself with Sugar, Sonic Youth got louder and tighter on Dirty, XTC closed out their golden age with Nonsuch -- but there were just as many records that pointed toward what the '90s would be.
Friday, January 15, 2010
Classical period music
Main article: Classical period (music)
See also: List of Classical era composers
The Classical period, from about 1750 to 1820, established many of the norms of composition, presentation and style, and was when the piano became the predominant keyboard instrument. The basic forces required for an orchestra became somewhat standardized (although they would grow as the potential of a wider array of instruments was developed in the following centuries). Chamber music grew to include ensembles with as many as 8-10 performers for serenades. Opera continued to develop, with regional styles in Italy, France, and German-speaking lands. The opera buffa, a form of comic opera, rose in popularity. The symphony came into its own as a musical form, and the concerto was developed as a vehicle for displays of virtuoso playing skill. Orchestras no longer required a harpsichord (which had been part of the traditional continuo in the Baroque style), and were often led by the lead violinist (now called the concertmaster).
Wind instruments became more refined in the Classical period. While double reeded instruments like the oboe and bassoon became somewhat standardized in the Baroque, the clarinet family of single reeds was not widely used until Mozart expanded its role in orchestral, chamber, and concerto settings.
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