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In the play, the poem was put to music by the composer Benjamin Britten and read as a blues work. [2] Hedli Anderson, an English singer, was a lead performer in The Ascent of F6. [2] Auden decided to re-write several poems for Anderson to perform as cabaret songs, including "Funeral Blues", and was working on them as early as 1937. [3]
A Jazzman's Blues is a 2022 American drama film written, produced and directed by Tyler Perry. The film stars Joshua Boone, Amirah Vann, Solea Pfeiffer, Austin Scott, Brent Antonello, and Ryan Eggold. A Jazzman's Blues premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 11, 2022, and was released on September 23, 2022, by Netflix.
Wystan Hugh Auden (/ ˈ w ɪ s t ən ˈ h juː ˈ ɔː d ən /; 21 February 1907 – 29 September 1973 [1]) was a British-American poet. Auden's poetry is noted for its stylistic and technical achievement, its engagement with politics, morals, love, and religion, and its variety in tone, form, and content.
[2] R.A.F. 1935 John Betts "Ride of the Valkyries" [5] Triumph of the Will: 1935 Leni Riefenstahl: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, "Wach' auf" chorus, (act 3, scene 5) [6] The Right to Live: 1935 William Keighley: Tristan und Isolde [2] The Lion Man: 1936 John P. McCarthy "Ride of the Valkyries" [2] One Hundred Men and a Girl: 1937 Henry Koster
This is a bibliography of books, plays, films, and libretti written, edited, or translated by the Anglo-American poet W. H. Auden (1907–1973). See the main entry for a list of biographical and critical studies and external links.
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Sweet and Lowdown is a 1999 American comedy-drama mockumentary written and directed by Woody Allen.Loosely based on Federico Fellini's film La Strada, [1] the film tells the story of jazz guitarist Emmet Ray (played by Sean Penn) who falls in love with mute laundress Hattie (Samantha Morton).
Mo' Better Blues is a 1990 American musical comedy-drama film starring Denzel Washington, Wesley Snipes, and Spike Lee, who also wrote, produced, and directed. [1] It follows a period in the life of fictional jazz trumpeter Bleek Gilliam (played by Washington) as a series of bad decisions result in his jeopardizing both his relationships and his playing career.