The Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) was maybe the first rock/pop band to use orchestras as part of their regular instruments. The original band had two cellos and a violin, but they also had a full string orchestra in their recordings. …
Benjamin Britten (1913-1976) was a British composer who wrote many operas and orchestral pieces, the most famous of which is ‘The Young Person’s Guide To The Orchestra – seen here played by the YouTube Orchestra.
I compose and record ambient music, which is atmospheric, relaxing synthesizer soundscapes, similar to Vangelis and Kitaro. Here are three of my albums: These are tracks released by me under the name jujigen十次元 in collaboration with The Ambient Collective, …
One of Britain’s most successful solo artists ever, Elton John has remained popular since the early 1970s. He is an accomplished pianist, song composer and singer. His lyrics have mostly been written by his music partner Bernie Taupin. In recent …
Ralph Vaughan-Williams (1872-1958) is another important British composer. He kept a traditional modal sound, painting aural images of British countryside and city life around the turn of the century. Here is a video of his London Symphony, composed in 1914.
One Direction is a young band of British and Irish singers based in London. They became famous after finishing 3rd in the TV talent-search show The X Factor in 2010. They performed in the closing ceremony of 2012 Olympics in …
Today I will continue with introducing my own music – this time classical guitar. You can listen to my ‘Five Impromptus’ for solo classical guitar on my website: KevinRees.bandcamp.com The tracks can also be heard along with their scores on …