I thought it was interesting to add a different version of this funny tune, so typical for Billy Murray. William Thomas "Billy" Murray (1877-1954) was one of the most popular singers in the United States in the early decades of the 20th century. While he received star billings on Vaudeville, he was best known for his prolific work in the recording studio, making records for almost every record label of the era. He was probably the best selling recording artist of the first quarter of the 20th century. He became fascinated with the theater and joined a traveling vaudeville troupe in 1893. He also performed in minstrel shows early in his career. He made his first recordings for a local phonograph cylinder company in San Francisco, California in 1897. He started recording regularly in the New York City and New Jersey area in 1903, when the nation's major record companies as well as the Tin Pan Alley music industry were concentrated there. In 1906 he waxed the first of his popular duets with Ada Jones. He also performed with Aileen Stanley, the Haydn Quartet, and the American Quartet (also known as the Premier Quartet), in addition to his solo work. He had a strong tenor voice with excellent enunciation and a more conversational delivery than common with bel canto singers of the era. On comic songs he often deliberately sang slightly flat, which he felt helped the comic effect. While he often performed romantic numbers and ballads which sold well at the time, his comedy and novelty song recordings continue to be popular with later generations of record collectors. Murray's popularity faded with changes in public taste and recording technology; the rise of the electric microphone in the mid 1920s coincided with the rise of the crooners. His "hammering" style, as he called it, essentially yelling the song into the recording horn, did not work in the electronic era, and it took him some time to learn how to soften his voice. While his singing style was considered "dated" and was less in demand, he continued to find recording work. By the late 1920s and early 1930s, the music from his salad days was considered nostalgic (the modern term would be "oldies") and Murray was in demand again. He did voices for animated cartoons, especially the popular "follow the bouncing ball" sing-along cartoons. He also did radio work. Murray made his last recordings in 1943 and retired to Freeport, Long Island, New York in 1944. This funny record is a typical product of the Roaring Twenties. I added a few stills and posters from the 1927 Paramount production 'Rolled Stockings', featuring Louise Brooks, James Hall and Richard Arlen. Unfortunately, as all 1927 movies Brooks starred in, this film is presumed lost. Dear viewers, please check upon your closets, attics and basements. As for this great record, it was made for Victor in 1925. It should be noted this issue (19922-A) is not the same as the one posted by JazzBaby1973. Mr. Murray was accompanied by Jack Shilkret's Orchestra. [ More Detail ]
================================ Franz Joseph Haydn Symphony No. 94 in G major ("Surprise"/"The Drumstroke"/"Mit dem Paukenschlag"), H. 1/941 Adagio cantabile, Vivace assai Part1-4 2 Andante Part2-4 3 Menuett &Trio Part3-4 4 Finale Allegro di molto Part4-4Classical Period Symphony Orchestra of The Accademia Di Santa Cecilia, Rome/Massimo Freccia================================Related information:Menuetto: Allegro moltoA minuet and trio, in ternary form. The key returns to G major. The tempo marking marks the historical shift away from the old minuet and toward the scherzo; by the time of his last quartets Haydn had started to mark his minuets presto.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symphony_No._94_(Haydn)Haydn continued:Another friend in Vienna was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, whom Haydn met sometime around 1784. According to later testimony by Michael Kelly and others, the two composers occasionally played in string quartets together. Haydn was hugely impressed with Mozart's work and praised it unstintingly to others. Mozart evidently returned the esteem, as seen in his dedication of a set of six quartets, now called the "Haydn" quartets, to his friend. For further details see Haydn and Mozart.[edit] The London journeysIn 1790, Prince Nikolaus died and was succeeded by a thoroughly unmusical prince who dismissed the entire musical establishment and put Haydn on a pension. Freed of his obligations, Haydn was able to accept a lucrative offer from Johann Peter Salomon, a German impresario, to visit England and conduct new symphonies with a large orchestra.The visit (1791--1792), along with a repeat visit (1794--1795), was a huge success. Audiences flocked to Haydn's concerts; Haydn augmented his fame and made large profits, thus becoming financially secure. Charles Burney reviewed the first concert thus: "Haydn himself presided at the piano-forte; and the sight of that renowned composer so electrified the audience, as to excite an attention and a pleasure superior to any that had ever been caused by instrumental music in England."[24]Musically, the visits to England generated some of Haydn's best-known work, including the Surprise, Military, Drumroll, and London symphonies, the Rider quartet, and the "Gypsy Rondo" piano trio. The only misstep in the venture was an opera, Orfeo ed Euridice, also called L'Anima del Filosofo, which Haydn was contracted to compose, but whose performance was blocked by intrigues.[25]Between visits, Haydn taught Ludwig van Beethoven. Beethoven found him unsatisfactory as a teacher and sought help from others; the relationship between the two was sometimes rather tense. For discussion of their relationship, see Beethoven and his contemporaries.[26][edit] Final years in ViennaHaydn returned to Vienna in 1795, moved into a large house in the suburb of Gumpendorf,[27] and turned to the composition of large religious works for chorus and orchestra. These include his two great oratorios (The Creation and The Seasons) and six masses for the Eszterházy family, which by this time was once again headed by a musically-inclined prince. Haydn also composed instrumental music: the popular Trumpet Concerto and the last nine in his long series of string quartets, including the Fifths, Emperor, and Sunrise quartets.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Haydn================================ *Note:Support the artist, their families and their legacy by purchasing their music. [ More Detail ]
I decided to make my very first simfile. It isn't anywhere near the best, but I think it came out alright. I dedicate this video to my lovely girlfriend! I love you! =) [ More Detail ]
Woot! My second MMV! This one is dedicated to my Grandma Ruth and my best friend Haydn. Happy B-day!Song-Just Like YouArtist-Hannah MontanaI do not own any songs in this video. All flames will be ignored. [ More Detail ]
The Human Rights Campaign PresentsThe True Colors TourJune 22nd, 2008Dallas, TXCyndi LauperB52'sJoan Jett and the BlackheartsWanda SykesThe best concert I've ever been to! Carson Kressley was charming and entertaining, Lili Haydn had a new and refreshing refreshing, Wanda was hilarious, Joan Jett was hott (to a gay man--the first woman I've ever thought was truly sexy!), the B52's were high energy and a ton of fun to dance to (my reason for no clips of them, I'm sorry!) and Cyndi was quirky, funny and still has an amazing voice.If the True Colors tour is coming to your town, DO NOT wait! Get tickets--you will NOT want to miss out on it! If you missed it, I'm sure it will be back and Cyndi will bring great acts back for True Colors 2009.Thank you to everyone associated with the True Colors Tour 2008 for an incredible night. I paid a TON for my tickets and was NOT upset!Visit www.HRC.org for more information on the Human Rights Campaign. VOTE IN 2008!! [ More Detail ]
Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)Symphony No.22 in E flat Major(2nd movement / Presto)Orchestra of The Hanover BandDirected by Roy GoodmanFrom the beginning to the end of the 35 year period in which he composed symphonies, Haydn produced some outstandng music. The recordings by the Hanover Band directed by Roy Goodman are among the best ways to get to know the Haydn symphonies. Goodman and the Hanover Band recorded appoximately one-half of the Haydn symphonies, as part of an uncompleted project to record the entire cycle. The recordings utilize period instruments and performance practices together with a harpsichord continuo. Goodman's performances are available at modest cost on individual CDs on the Helios label. They have been a delight to me in exploring the richness of Haydn. Symphonies 22,23,24, and 25 are early works, written during the first few years of Haydn's tenure with the Esterhazy family. The first three date from 1764 -- 1765. The dating of the 25th symphony is uncertain but is probably earlier. These four symphonies include one well-known work, the "Philosopher" symphony and a variety of forms and music besides. The symphony no. 22 in E flat major, nicknamed "The Philosopher" is Haydn's best-known symphony in the form of a church sonata (sonata de chiesa). Symphonies in this form open with a slow movement, with the second and fourth movements in fast tempo. The fame of the "Philosopher" rests on its lengthy opening movement in which Haydn uses the cors d'Anglais for the only time in a symphony -- or in any symphony whatever. It is a meditative work as befits its nickname. It features chorale passages for the French and English horns contrasting with strings over a walking, repeated accompaniment figure in the lower strings. A lovely, languishing passage in the violins is repeated at the close of the theme. The second and fourth movements of the "Philosopher" are lively, rhythmic and galant, in the style of the opening movement of the typical early Haydn symphony not in the form of the church sonata. The trio of the minuet, as does the opening movement, features both the French horn and the cors d"Anglais. The four movement symphony no 23 in G major is written in what became the traditional symphonic pattern (fast,slow, minuet, fast). It is a chamber symphony that invites performance by a small ensemble in an intimate setting. The first movement is lively with the strings stating a rhythmical, baroque-style theme accompanied by tootling horns. The adagio is the longest movement in this work and its centerpiece. The strings play alone in a two-part movement in which the lower strings gradually shift from an accompaniment figure to offer their own melodic line. The entire ensemble returns in force in the minuet, but the trio is again for strings alone, playing very softly. The brief finale is rolicking and lively, but it drops off at the end to a quiet close. The four-movement symphony no 24 in D major both begins and ends with a dramatic, curtain-raising movement in the style of an overture. But the most distinctive part of this symphony is the lovely adagio which is given over almost entirely to a solo flute, playing a long, legato solo theme over the lightest accompaniment. This is a delightful movement in the concertante style that Haydn adopted frequently in his symphonies. The minuet is in contrast to the quiet second movement and more in the style of the first movement and the finale. But it includes a trio in the winds, including a prominent part for flute. The rarely performed and rarely recorded symphony no. 25 in C major was new to me. It is an unusual work, probably written earlier than its companions on this CD. It is in three movements, with a second movement minuet. It lacks a slow movement. The symphony opens with a slow introduction that is much more like the church sonata style of the "Philosopher" than of the slow introductions that Haydn developed in his later symphonies. It is followed by a spirited allegro, as befitting Haydn's use of the ceremonial key of C. The second movement is, surprisingly, a minuet, with an opening theme alternating loud and soft passages and a trio in which the horn trades solos with plucked strings and the oboe. The finale is an energetic, short sonata movement in which the strings move rapidly and work to a matter-of-fact close. [ More Detail ]
DIE SCHOPFUNG - LA CREATION JOSEPH HAYDNReplacement Vid. I love the sound of their voices together. (Naouri is really at the top of his game here)December 2005 [ More Detail ]
Glenn Gould - Haydn, Sonata in E-flat major, Hob. XVI: 49, II. Adagio e cantabile. My best, most advanced edit so far and my favorite Haydn piece. Footage from Thirty-Two Short Films About Glenn Gould. Added the scrolling text and end credits, audio ripped from CD. [ More Detail ]
IMPORTANT UPDATE! Please vote for me in the Dean Shredder Search. Just follow the link below and rate my video an 11. Thank you!http://www.deanguitars.com/shredder/viewProfile.php?id=1571Me playing Cacophony's "Concerto"All constructive criticism is welcome.Go check out all my other videos too!Note: I have received a few comments recently that my videos look sped up. I promise you THIS IS NOT THE CASE. All my videos were recorded on a digital camera and uploaded directly to the computer and youtube with no editing. It could look like it due to the fact that the camera isn't the best quality and wasn't really made for video, but it is definitely not sped up. [ More Detail ]
Dameo - singingMatty - GuitarHaydn - BassSam - Drumsthese are some of the best musicians at Shuttlworth high in burnley. Sam is the best drummer ever and this isnt his best [ More Detail ]
Gidon Kremer is, and has always been, one of the most headstrong and original artists in the music business and he was once hailed by Herbert von Karajan as the world's best violinist. He celebrated his 60th birthday in 2007 and he has always kept himself young musically with his spontaneity and a readiness to take risks. In his artistic development over the past 25 years, Kremer often found himself functioning as a crossover figure as he discovered fresh routes through well-trodden paths in music. It was in this spirit, that his fine young ensemble Kremerata Baltica, which he founded by bringing together young musicians from the Baltic states, presents music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart coupled with two contemporary works inspired by the great composer on this DVD. Recorded at the Salzburg Mozart Festival in 2002, the Grammy-award winning chamber orchestra, played Estonian Arvo Pärt's "Mozart-Adagio" composed in the mid 1990s and "Moz-Art à la Haydn," a humorous reflection on the two Austrian masters by Russian composer Alfred Schnittke (1934-1998) side by side with famous orchestral and chamber music by Mozart. Kremer and his orchestra greet Mozart as their contemporary, so to speak, inviting him to take a seat amongst the musical paradigms of our time and even to play along. Mozart becomes a figure projected between the worlds, gleefully transporting the eavesdropping onlooker into Kremer's exciting musical art. [ More Detail ]
Zara Dolukhanova (1918-2007)Just a few days ago I learned belatedly of the passing of Armenian mezzo Zara Dolukhanova, who left us in early December, 2007. I was also surprised that my subsequent Youtube search revealed no examples of her art. Well then, time to change this situation!Dolukhanova made her stage debut in Erevan in 1939, and while she left the operatic stage while still in her 20's, she subsequently built a very enviable concert and radio career that lasted well into the 1970s. Dolukhanova was highly renowned for the breadth of her repertory, from Handel to Haydn to many 20th century composers whose works she championed- including Shostakovich, Gavrilin, Tariverdiev, Weinberg, Shaporin, and Sviridov. After switching from mezzo to soprano in 1963, Dolukhanova also sang the title role in the Russian premiere of Puccini's Suor Angelica. However, she is perhaps best remembered as a bel canto specialist, responsible for bringing to the Russian stage such Rossini operas as L'Italiana in Algeri, Cenerentola, and Semiramide.From the latter work, we can hear Dolukhanova's beautiful mezzo in Arsace's cavatina "Ah, quel giorno ognor rammento". Her graceful, lithe voice is quite captivating, and she's completely unfazed by Rossini's formidable coloratura demands. Dolukhanova receives fine support from the USSR Radio Orchestra and conductor Alexei Kovalev. [ More Detail ]