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Also, cannon shots are heard at the end of Rush's "Overture". [50] "The Disappearance of Mr Davenheim" (Episode 5, Series 2, of the British drama series, Agatha Christie's Poirot (1990)), the title character plays a record of the 1812 Overture so that the cannon fire will mask the sound of him breaking into his own safe. [51]
The 1812 overture complete with cannon fire was performed at the 2005 Classical Spectacular. Among the other works, Capriccio Italien is a travelogue of the composer's time there during his years of wandering and a conscious emulation of the Mediterranean episodes in Glinka's Spanish Overtures. [49]
An older Hovhaness seen working on a manuscript, c. 1970-79. Alan Hovhaness (/ h oʊ ˈ v ɑː n ɪ s /; [1] March 8, 1911 – June 21, 2000) was an American composer.He was one of the most prolific 20th-century composers, with his official catalog comprising 67 numbered symphonies (surviving manuscripts indicate over 70) and 434 opus numbers. [2]
Kern was born in New York City, on Sutton Place, in what was then the city's brewery district. [1] His parents were Henry Kern (1842–1908), a Jewish German immigrant, and Fannie Kern née Kakeles (1852–1907), who was an American Jew of Bohemian parentage. [2]
1970–2006 Musical artist Basil Konstantine Poledouris ( / ˌ p ɒ l ɪ ˈ d ɔːr ɪ s / ; August 21, 1945 – November 8, 2006) was an American composer , conductor , and orchestrator of film and television scores , [ 1 ] best known for his long-running collaborations with directors John Milius and Paul Verhoeven .
James Roy Horner (August 14, 1953 – June 22, 2015) was an American film composer and conductor. He worked on more than 160 film and television productions between 1978 and 2015.
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The band hired a 70-piece orchestra for some concerts of this tour but eventually had to dismiss the orchestra due to budget constraints that almost bankrupted the group. On the original release, the orchestra performs on "C'est la Vie", "Knife-Edge", Keith Emerson's piano concerto, and "Pictures at an Exhibition".