Pianos, toys, music and noise : conversations with Steve Beresford / Andy Hamilton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hamilton, Andy, 1957- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Avant-garde (Music).

Improvisation (Music).

Musicians--Biography.

Musicians.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (288 pages).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Bloomsbury Academic, [2021]

Summary:

"A biography of experimental music improviser and Dadaist visionary Steve Beresford, based on first-hand interviews between the author and artist"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

List of Steve Beresford's Top Tips for Improvisers

List of illustrations

Foreword by Stewart Lee

Introduction

Short biography of Steve Beresford

1. Early Life 1950-1974, and Musical Education Martin Mayes

2. The Portsmouth Sinfonia Gavin Bryars

3. Second-Generation Free Improviser Brian Marley, Mike Cooper

4. Derek Bailey

5. Company Week 1977 + The Dutch School + Alterations + White String's Eugene Chadbourne, David Toop, Terry Day, David Brown

6. Saxophonists: Evan Parker, Tony Coe, Lol Coxhill Evan Parker

7. Piano, Toy Piano, Toys Chris Burn, Alex Ward, Adam Fairhall

8. Jazz, Free Jazz, And Free Improvisation Rachel Musson

9. Teaching Improvisation

10. The 1980s And 90s Kazuko Hohki, Jean Rochard, John Butcher, Paul Hession, Hannah Marshall

11. Film Music (Including Cue Sheets Number One) + Video Artists + Christian Marclay + Visual Art Helen Petts

12. Graphic Notation + John Cage + Classical Music Philip Thomas, Tania Caroline Chen, Mandhira de Saram

13. The Improv Scene + The Audience

14. Post-2000 Alan Tomlinson, Elaine Mitchener, Blanca Regina, Leila Adu-Gilmore, Cara Stacey

15. Comedy And Entertainment

16. Popular Music, Popular Culture Tessa Pollitt, Adrian Sherwood

17. Electronics, Sound And Recording Pat Thomas Steve Beresford Discography

Bibliography and Discography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781501366468

1501366467

9781501366451

1501366459

OCLC:

1238134030