Brian Alberici & Andrew May. . . obscure & underappreciated, but nevertheless, Britain's very best. To me their career contributions to the Contemp Orch/ Easy Listening world are just as important as anything Roger Webb, Karl Jenkins, John Barry, & Paul Mauriat ever did. They stayed out of the limelight & in obscurity from the public just like pianists Ferranté & Tiecher, back in the 60's. To a few of us who listened & knew their music long before we ever learned who they are, they are forever essential & gratefully appreciated 🎼 🎹 💜 I speak not as a Briton, but as a citizen of the World who happens to be from Texas
Indeed, you mean those of newer generations who actually enjoy Contemp Orch, rather than cringe at it. But no one has taught them the symbolism of the instruments; how each instrument is used to personify someone (or something) in song, & what the underlying theme of the song is. Roger Webb, Henry Mancini, Karl Jenkins, & John Barry are masters at using personifications in the music, to paint a picture in the mind of the listener As a father I succeeded in passing that on to my two children. But as a musician, I have failed to teach these things to the next generation of musicians 😪 We must all be willing to play a part in helping them, if we expect our young people to want tasteful music & do the art justice as they mature. Also to perpetuate it, not let music like this die away, like my generation did in the 80's. Our heads were stuck in R&R & in New Wave. We simply didnt care that we were allowing Jazz, Swing, Big Brass Band, & Contemp Orch to die off... Good taste & a desire for that which is refined & everlasting is taught. It is attained "by nurture, not by nature," as the saying goes 🎼 🎶 ❤
Brian Alberici & Andrew May. . . obscure & underappreciated, but nevertheless, Britain's very best. To me their career contributions to the Contemp Orch/ Easy Listening world are just as important as anything Roger Webb, Karl Jenkins, John Barry, & Paul Mauriat ever did. They stayed out of the limelight & in obscurity from the public just like pianists Ferranté & Tiecher, back in the 60's. To a few of us who listened & knew their music long before we ever learned who they are, they are forever essential & gratefully appreciated
🎼 🎹 💜
I speak not as a Briton, but as a citizen of the World who happens to be from Texas
Peak music
Sounds for the supermarket 13.1
...followed by SFTS 13B: Harvey Wallbanger 1
Yes, I am also a grateful fellow aficionado of De Wolfe Orchestra :)
A fellow connoisseur 🤝
@@lonerspop indeed
Many people need help understanding what we hear in this type of music.
Indeed, you mean those of newer generations who actually enjoy Contemp Orch, rather than cringe at it. But no one has taught them the symbolism of the instruments; how each instrument is used to personify someone (or something) in song, & what the underlying theme of the song is. Roger Webb, Henry Mancini, Karl Jenkins, & John Barry are masters at using personifications in the music, to paint a picture in the mind of the listener
As a father I succeeded in passing that on to my two children. But as a musician, I have failed to teach these things to the next generation of musicians 😪
We must all be willing to play a part in helping them, if we expect our young people to want tasteful music & do the art justice as they mature. Also to perpetuate it, not let music like this die away, like my generation did in the 80's. Our heads were stuck in R&R & in New Wave. We simply didnt care that we were allowing Jazz, Swing, Big Brass Band, & Contemp Orch to die off... Good taste & a desire for that which is refined & everlasting is taught. It is attained "by nurture, not by nature," as the saying goes 🎼 🎶 ❤