First Cadence

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Caps
Keyword(s):  
Heart Attack ◽  
Transitional Period ◽  
Personal Life ◽  
Big Band ◽  
New Development ◽  
Musical Evolution ◽  
The 1960S

This chapter details the start of Mancini's musical evolution in the 1960s. If the word cadence can be defined as the notes or chords that resolve a melody, or at least lead to a new development, then this next transitional period in Mancini's career can be seen as his first cadence. It was the first sign of real evolution since he had come into his own as a jazz-pop film composer, demonstrating not only a contemporary enrichment of the harmonies and instrumental blends he had learned in the big band era, but also a broadening of the dramatic architecture of his orchestral writing into scores that were not just collections of admirable tunes and isolated film scenes but more cohesive compositions as well. Something was stirring. It is only speculative to connect this maturity in Mancini's writing to any one event in his personal life. Nevertheless, it was also at this time that his father, Quinto, died suddenly of a heart attack at the age of nearly seventy.

New tenements and the image of the past: the Crown Street development in Glasgow's New Gorbals

2013 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Florian Urban
Keyword(s):  
Late Nineteenth Century ◽  
Victorian Era ◽  
High Rise ◽  
Historical Continuity ◽  
New Development ◽  
Historical Image ◽  
The 1960S ◽  
The One ◽  
Design Preferences ◽  
Building Designs

In 2000, the Crown Street redevelopment in Glasgow's New Gorbals area was completed following a masterplan by Piers Gough and building designs by Page and Park, Elder and Cannon, Hypostyle Architects and others. Built on symbolically contested ground previously occupied by the Gorbals tenements (1870s–1960s) and the high-rise Hutchesontown flats (1960s–1990s), the new development is a textbook example of neotraditional design. The project features ornamented facades, bay windows, courtyards and corridor streets along with local references to the heyday of Glasgow tenements during the late nineteenth century.This paper shows that the new tenements on Crown Street contributed to Glasgow's economic revival strategies by reconfiguring the site and supporting a positive view of Glasgow's Victorian era. In this sense, the architects adapted design preferences – which at the time were evident all over Europe and North America – to a local agenda.The new tenements reconcile conflicting perspectives: on the one hand a break almost as comprehensive as the urban renewal of the 1960s, and on the other hand an idea of historical continuity and long-lasting community life, which rested on a revised conception of the city's industrial past. Conveying a historical image cleared of imperfections they communicate a message of permanence that stands in stark contrast to the area's historic upheavals, but nonetheless contributed to the viability of the new neighbourhood.

Interrogating Sartre and Apartheid

2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 25-36
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Personal Life ◽  
Firm Commitment ◽  
The 1960S

In an important article published last year (2020), Tal Sela asserts that Sartre’s contributions to the anti-apartheid struggle in South Africa throughout the 1960s are overblown and overestimated. Sartre was motivated, Sela argues, by a desire for self-aggrandizement rather than by any genuine concern for the victims of apartheid racism. This article refutes those claims. In countering Sela’s arguments, I revisit in detail Sartre’s interventions denouncing the phenomenon of apartheid and establish the importance of Sartre’s tireless struggle against racism to highlight the force of his opposition to South Africa’s infamous policy and his equally firm commitment to freedom both in his philosophy and personal life.

Introduction

2019 ◽  
pp. 3-16
Author(s):  
Tom Ryan
Keyword(s):  
Personal Life ◽  
Critical Response ◽  
The 1960S

An overview of Sirk’s methods and concerns and of the critical response to his work between the 1960s and the present day. Also includes details of his personal life in Germany and America and an account of my meetings with him.

The 1970s

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Benjamin Rolsky
Keyword(s):  
Culture Wars ◽  
Transitional Period ◽  
American People ◽  
Late 20Th Century ◽  
The Sixties ◽  
History Of ◽  
Formative Experiences ◽  
The 1960S ◽  
Nervous Breakdown ◽  
Governing Institutions

Few decades in the history of America resonate more with the American people than the 1960s. Freedom, justice, and equality seemed to define the immediate futures of many of America’s historically most ostracized citizens. Despite the nostalgia that tends to characterize past and present analyses of the sixties, this imaginative work is important to consider when narrating the subsequent decade: the 1970s. Such nostalgia in considering the 1960s speaks to a sense of loss, or something worked at but not quite achieved in the eyes of the nation and its inhabitants. What happened to their aspirations? Where did they retreat to? And, perhaps more importantly, to what extent did “the spirit” of the 1960s catalyze its antithesis in the 1970s? In many ways the 1970s was a transitional period for the nation because these years were largely defined by various instances of cultural, or tribal, warfare. These events and their key actors are often under-represented in histories of late-20th-century America, yet they were formative experiences for the nation and their legacy endures in contemporary moments of polarization, division, and contestation. In this sense the 1970s were neither “liberal” nor “conservative,” but instead laid the groundwork for such terms to calcify into the non-negotiable discourse now known simply as the culture wars. The tone of the time was somber for many, and the period may be best understood as having occasioned a kind of “collective nervous breakdown.” For some, the erosion of trust in America’s governing institutions presented an unparalleled opportunity for political and electoral revolution. For others, it was the stuff of nightmares. America had fractured, and it was not clear how the pieces would be put back together.

scholarly journals California’s Composer Laureate

2013 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 34-51
Author(s):  
Anthony Macías
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Cultural History ◽  
San Francisco ◽  
California History ◽  
Big Band ◽  
Alta California ◽  
Mexican Culture ◽  
Modern Jazz ◽  
Musical Philosophy ◽  
The 1960S

This essay uses the 1960s, Gerald Wilson’s most prolific period, as a window into his life and work as a big band jazz trumpeter, soloist, arranger, conductor, and composer. This selective snapshot of Wilson’s career inserts him more fully into jazz—and California—history, while analyzing the influence of Latin music and Mexican culture on his creations. Tracing the black-brown connections in his Alta California art demonstrates an often-overlooked aspect of Wilson’s musical legacy: the fact that he wrote, arranged, recorded, and performed Latin-tinged tunes, especially several brassy homages to Mexican bullfighters, as well as Latin jazz originals. Wilson’s singular soul jazz reveals the drive and dedication of a disciplined artist—both student and teacher—who continually honed his craft and expanded his talents as part of his educational and musical philosophy. Wilson’s California story is that of an African American migrant who moves out west, where he meets a Chicana Angelena and starts a family—in the tradition of Cali-mestizaje—then stays for the higher quality of life, for the freedom to raise his children and live as an artist, further developing and fully expressing his style. However, because he never moved to New York, Wilson remains under-researched and underappreciated by academic jazz experts. Using cultural history and cultural studies research methods, this essay makes the case that Gerald Wilson should be more widely recognized and honored for his genius, greatness, and outstanding achievements in the field of modern jazz, from San Francisco to Monterey, Hollywood, and Hermosa Beach.

The Royal Family

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ula Yvette Taylor
Keyword(s):  
Personal Life ◽  
Nation Of Islam ◽  
Royal Family ◽  
Elijah Muhammad ◽  
The 1960S

This chapter examines the complicated Royal Family, Elijah and Clara Muhammad and their daughters, Ethel Sharrieff and Lottie Muhammad. By the 1960s the Nation of Islam had blossomed into a financially rich organization with an expansive membership. Elijah Muhammad secretaries were central to the organizations communication efforts. Some of the secretaries, Evelyn Williams, Lucile Rosary and Tynnetta Deanar, for example, were also the secret wives of Elijah Muhammad. The tensions produced by these relationships and Minister Malcolm X’s role in exposing Elijah Muhammad’s personal life beyond the membership signal the difficulties in maintaining a patriarchal movement. How polygamy impacted rank and file women, and Mrs. Clara Muhammad, conclude the chapter.

Method of Designing Residential Buildings in Voronezh Using Complex Configured Block Sections

2021 ◽  
pp. 106-116
Author(s):  
С. А. Гилев
Keyword(s):  
Residential Buildings ◽  
Historic Center ◽  
New Development ◽  
1960S And 1970S ◽  
The 1960S ◽  
Under Construction ◽  
The City ◽  
Artistic Quality ◽  
Mass Construction

Состояние проблемы. Улучшение архитектурно-художественного облика новой застройки города, индивидуализация ее давно стали актуальными проблемами. В шестидесятых и семидесятых годах прошлого века в Воронеже было построено немало домов по типовым проектам, которые сделали застройку новых районов города однообразной и однотипной. Новые районы в разных городах нашей страны потеряли свою индивидуальность, стали похожи друг на друга. В Воронеже однотипность и монотонность новых построенных и строящихся районов, таких как Шилово, Отрадное и другие, создали проблему весьма однообразной и безликой застройки, которая производится по типовым (повторно применяемым) проектам с весьма ограниченным перечнем типовых секций. Результаты. Методика подхода к проектированию, предложенная авторами проектов жилых комплексов, позволила сделать ряд объектов массовой застройки достаточно самобытными, не похожими друг на друга. В статье анализируются несколько построенных в Воронеже жилых комплексов массовой застройки, архитектурного своеобразия которых удалось добиться за счет разработки и применения блок-секций сложной конфигурации. Выводы. Применение секций сложной конфигурации может помочь градостроителям, работающим над проектами новых жилых комплексов, найти оригинальные объемно-планировочные решения, обеспечивающие своеобразие застройки Воронежа. Архитектурно-художественное качество новых районов при условии их неповторимости и разнообразия будет достойно исторического центра города Воронежа. Statement of the problem. Improving the architectural and artistic look of the new development of the city, its individualization have long been an problem to address. In the 1960s and 1970s in Voronezh a lot of houses were built in compliance with standard projects, which made the construction of new areas of the city monotonous and monotonous. New districts in different cities of this country have lost their individuality becoming similar to one another. In Voronezh, the uniformity and monotony of newly designed areas and those under construction, such as Shilovo, Otradnoye, etc., have led to a problem of very monotonous and impersonal construction, which is performed according to the standard (outdated) projects with a very limited list of standard sections. Results. The method of approach to design set forth by the authors of the projects of residential complexes enabled one to make a number of objects of mass construction quite original, not similar to one another. The article analyzes several mass construction complexes built in Voronezh whose architectural originality was attained by means of developing and applying complex configured block sections. Conclusions. The use of sections of complex configuration can assist urban planners working on projects of new residential complexes in finding original spatial planning solutions to provide the originality of the construction of Voronezh. The architectural and artistic quality of the new districts on condition that they are unique and diverse will be worthwhile the historic center of Voronezh.

Philosophy and Commitment

Eco-ethica ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Bengt Kristensson Uggla ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Political Leadership ◽  
Public Intellectual ◽  
Business Community ◽  
Personal Life ◽  
The 1960S ◽  
Constituent Elements ◽  
The Impact

This article is dedicated to the memory of Peter Kemp (1937–2018), whose extraordinary influence since the 1960s as an academic scholar and public intellectual transformed the Scandinavian philosophical scene in the post-analytic period. His contributions are viewed in the light of a rich biographical context, from his 1973 doctoral defense and his unflagging commitment as a teacher and author to his continued critique of narrow philosophical perspectives. I emphasize the unparalleled success of Kemp in addressing and challenging both the broader society and its constituent elements of political leadership, public administration, and the business community. Finally, I show the impact of his personal life on his aim to link critical thinking and conviction in developing a philosophical commitment. In this way, as in general, Peter Kemp not only followed in the footsteps of, but also continued, Paul Ricoeur’s project.

John Lennon as Pop-Cultural and Political Icon

2021 ◽  
pp. 81-104
Author(s):  
Punch Shaw
Keyword(s):  
Drug Use ◽  
Political Change ◽  
Domestic Abuse ◽  
Personal Life ◽  
Social Activist ◽  
The World ◽  
John Lennon ◽  
1960S And 1970S ◽  
The 1960S

No musician embodied the world-changing turbulence of the 1960s and 1970s more than John Lennon. His work as a composer with the Beatles and as a solo artist reinvented what a rock song could be. As a political and social activist, he was a tireless champion of truth, peace, and world harmony. For many of his fans, Lennon’s music and sociopolitical efforts were intertwined. They loved him for the timeless music he created with the Beatles and on his own. And many admired him still more for his efforts to effect social and political change. But his personal life, which included domestic abuse, heavy drug use, and some epically boorish behavior, did not always match his image rooted in peace and love. Has the growing knowledge of Lennon’s personal shortcomings damaged his relationship with his fans? Judging by the adulation he has received since his tragic death in 1980, apparently not.

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