Asian music. This artistic documentary uses Ravel's beautiful "String Quartet in F Major" to tell the composer's story. One of the most fascinating figures of his time Ravel began as an only average student at the Paris Conservatoire. He eventually joined a raucous group of iconoclasts called the "Apaches" and dedicated himself to music for life. At various times a Parisian dandy a soldier and a celebrity Ravel lived through the Belle Epoch and the Roaring Twenties. Although he never married he had several long-term affairs and remained deeply devoted to his mother throughout his life. This man of contradiction and imagination is conjured here by the Canadian ensemble Quatuor Arthur-Leblanc and is presented as four dance segme...  (less)

Asian music. This artistic documentary uses Ravel's beautiful String Quartet in F Major to tell the composer's story. One of the most fascinating figures of his time, Ravel began as an only average student at the Paris Conservatoire. He eventually joined a raucous group of iconoclasts called the Apaches and dedicated himself to music for life. At various times a Parisian dandy, a soldier, and a celebrity, Ravel lived through the Belle Epoch and the Roaring Twenties. Although he never married, he had several long-term affairs, and remained deeply devoted to his mother throughout his life. This man of contradiction and imagination is conjured here by the Canadian ensemble Quatuor Arthur-Leblanc, and is presented as four dance segments separated by documentary vignettes. Fascinated by what the world had to offer, Ravel explored the child's imagination as assiduously as the technologies of automation, maintaining a deep appreciation for both, and lending the title of this documentary, THE AUTOMATON AND THE MAGIC SPELL.System Requirements:Running Time: 52 MinutesFormat: DVD MOVIE  (less)

family showed up at the Hall and stepped into the driver s seat. The solo project with Preservation Hall Jazz Band drummer Joe Lastie, Jr., was originally intended as a jazz session, with a few gospel tracks thrown in. But as it tends to happen in New Orleans, things didn t work out exactly as planned and all for the better. His aunt Bettyann took over the piano and Joe's close family friend [Rev. Leon Vaughn] took over the organ, Jaffe said. Lastie s cousin, the well-known jazz drummer Herlin Riley, also joined the clan. Before I could put microphones in place, they began playing and singing and rejoicing. Joe and his family and friends played for one hour straight, tearing into classics like I ll Fly Away and Just A Closer Walk With Thee and when they were d...  (less)

and Bell The Leblanc Normandy 4 clarinet is made from high quality grenadilla like that of its professional-model cousins. This wood body creates a sound that is warmer and more full than that of plastic.Cylindrical Bore Design The cylindrical bore design of the Normandy 4 Bb clarinet makes it extremely free blowing and easy to play.Inline "Jump" Trill Keys Placed in a straight line, the inline or "jump"-style trill keys are less likely to collect water during the course of normal playing.  (less)

orchestral clarinetists in the world, is a fine jazz player. He played with Chuck Mangione before joining the Chicago Symphony. From "Ponchielli," (featuring the Chicago String Quintet) and the Pleyel duets to Gordon Goodwin's "Leblanc Suite" and William O. Smith's "Jazz Fantasy" this is a serious musical joyride!  (less)

& Brass Book tells the unique 70-year story of these instruments. Exquisite, color pictorials included throughout enhance detailed historical profiles of master brass and woodwind manufacturers, including Buescher, Buffet, Conn, Holton, King, Leblanc, Martin, Sax, Selmer, Yanagisawa and Yamaha.  (less)