Moonlight Ballroom

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Moonlight Ballroom

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The golden age of swing, the atmosphere of the 1920s America at Politeama

Swing Dance Orchestra feat. The Skylarks - "The golden age of swing" - Teatro Politeama – Catanzaro 06/03/2011 - Joy and fun. This is the summary of what about a century the swing causes for each note. Sunday evening, with "The golden age of swing", at the Teatro Politeama of Catanzaro, it seemed to relive those years when the economic crisis in America is coupled with the prohibition.

Born in the 1920s, for the renewal of the musicians and for the desire of people to find a diversion, this musical genre, that sinking roots in jazz, had an easy time for total involvement that resulted. Large orchestras of Duke Ellington and Count Basie, were at the center of attention with those new sounds that, thanks to great prominence given to the rhythm section, they did swing music for dancing. The Swing Dance Orchestra of Andrei Hermlin, together with the vocal quintet The Skylarks, managed to recreate the atmosphere of pure relaxation with a flawless performance.

Each gradient was cured in every detail, no microphone which he amplified the individual tools, except those for five singers. And even in this case, you use templates perfectly identical to those used in those years. The German big band, famous for his appearances in films such as "Taking sides", directed by Oscar-winning film director István Szabó, and "Cold is the breath of evening", taken from a story by Ingrid Noll was slight as a spring breeze.

Not only tracks by Ellington and Basie, or of other masters such as Fletcher Henderson, Benny Goodman, Jimmy Dorsey, Tommy Dorsey, Glenn Miller, Woody Herman, Harry James and Artie Shaw, but also as "Ciribiribì", taken from the European Repertory which has found fortune beyond the ocean. Unforgettable classics such as "Sunny side of the street", "I don't know", "And the angels sing", "In the mood", "Chicago", "Begin the beguine" and "Moonlight serenade", "Chattanooga choo choo" have been the leitmotif of a tribute to swing.

Feature the participation of members of the band had, alongside which stood The Skylarks, for voice and refined technique for discreet presence on stage. Viola Manigk, feminine presence of Quintet, gave a hint of sexiness to the entire scene, with its interventions and its interpretations. Pleasant run in the original version of "Why don't you do right" workhorse of Jessica Rabbit in the Disney film ' who framed Roger Rabbit? ". It was an encore "In the mood" to conclude the tribute to swing, in a theater that at some moments it transformed into a ballroom.

(Photo by Antonio Raffaele)

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What kind of classical music is for me?

I was hoping to get into classical music, but I really don't know anything about it. There aren't "popular" charts for it and they're full of titles like Opus _ in G minor sostenuto.. big words.

I'm told by a pianist that I like songs in minor, including Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata (who doesn't like that?) and Chopin's Nocturne 11 Opus 37 in G minor (go listen to it- it's great). Also, if anybody has seen Corpse Bride by Tim Burton, Victor's Piano Solo is one of the most beautiful songs ever. I love Carol of the Bells but don't care for Fuer Elise, and enjoy all the piano songs by George Winston.

I'm not sure if this is relevant, but I like jazz and blues but not waltzes, polkas or any of that fancy ballroom music.

There's also this song Valse No. 5 in B Minor Opus 8 by Chopin that's good.

Ideas?

Try Rachmaninov and Grieg's piano works. I'd recommend powerful symphonies;