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The Rakyat Post on MSN22h
[Watch] When Cinema Meets Symphony: Why The Godfather Still Commands Respect
The orchestra will feature unusual instruments, including mandolin and accordion, to capture Rota's authentic Italian flavour ...
The Washington Post2mon
He wrote the ‘Godfather’ theme and over 150 film scores. There’s more to hear.
Gil-Ordóñez often explores intersections of music and the cinema in his programs. But for “Beyond the Godfather,” PostClassical ... Rota loved a leitmotif, a theme and variations, small ...
Guy Klucevsek, Multi-Genre Accordion Virtuoso, Is Dead at 78
He elevated his instrument’s often-maligned reputation with deft musicianship, and by writing and commissioning a wide range ...
MassLive12y
Springfield music teacher Sam Falcetti's New England Digital Accordion Orchestra set for concert debut
FIXME - temporary fix with nbsp; for MT-1365 SPRINGFIELD - First the accordion went digital ... a Haydn classical piece, the “Godfather” theme, Duke Ellington’s “Tuxedo Junction ...
The Austin Chronicle3y
Austin’s Accordion Godfather Camilo Cantu Never Recorded, So Johnny Degollado Made an Album in Tribute
The 10-track collection, in which Degollado's accordion resounds over the pulse of J.J. Barrera's bajo sexto, time-warps to an era when the American pop charts were dominated by big band music ...
The Baltimore Sun2mon
‘The Godfather’s’ Nino Rota is the most famous composer you’ve never heard of
“I always say that the great film composers are the victims of their own success,” said Angel Gil-Ordóñez, the Ensemble’s music ... of “The Godfather’s” opening theme immediately ...
Sydney Morning Herald9y
The Godfather review: Melbourne Symphony Orchestra marriage of film and live soundtrack misfires
most effective in the Sicilian scenes where the love theme underpins both landscape and characters. Even the lengthy opening sequence, the Godfather's daughter Connie's wedding, fared well enough ...