![]() Sam Therapy were founded by Brian Pendleton, formerly rhythm guitarist with Bowie’s beloved The Pretty Things, while King Dice were a New York blues and rock band formed in 1991. 0:00 / 8:23 Philip Glass - Sons of the Silent Age autostopowicz70 7. ![]() ‘Sons Of The Silent Age’ mentions two invented musical acts, Sam Therapy and King Dice – names which were later used by real bands. Bowie was a known aficionado of the production, from which he also performed ‘Amsterdam’ and ‘My Death’. The song contains the lines “The old folks never die/They just put down their heads and go to sleep one day”. The latter line was likely taken from the musical revue Jacques Brel Is Alive And Well And Living In Paris, which featured Brel’s song ‘Les Vieux’ translated as ‘Old Folks’. Like Low before it, Heroes was one of David Bowie's most experimental and avant-garde records, so it made sense that Philip Glass would follow the Low Symphony with the 'Heroes' Symphony, adapting Bowie and Brian Eno's original, minimalistic synthesized sketches for full orchestra. The era effectively ended with The Jazz Singer in 1927, the first feature film to have a synchronised music soundtrack and lip-synchronous speech and singing.īowie’s sons of the silent age are mysterious figures, mute and devoid of expression, who tacitly observe, make love and cry just once, wage war, are immortal but “just go to sleep one day”. The ‘silent era’ of film lasted from the mid-1890s to the late 1920s, when movies without dialogue were often accompanied by live musicians inside the cinema. Can You Hear Me, Major Tom?: Remembering David Bowie airs Friday, January 15th at 12 PM and again at 10 PM on Classical 91.7.A New Career In A New Town (1977–1982) book “Neuköln” is another instrumental track, named after a district in Berlin (though it’s actually spelled Neukölln):Īnd finally there’s “V-2 Schneider,” a reference to the V-2 rocket, the first ever ballistic missile, and a tribute to Florian Schneider, who founded the famous German electronic group Kraftwerk:ĭon’t miss out on Philip Glass’ tributes to Bowie and Eno’s music, as well as Bowie’s charming storytelling in Peter and the Wolf. “Sons of the Silent Age” was actually considered for the album title before they settled on “Heroes”: Then there’s “Sense of Doubt,” a purely instrumental track: Heroes Abdulmajid Sense of Doubt Sons of the Silent Age Neukln V2 Schneider. At the opening of the Linz Music Theatre in 2013, Glass came in person and interpreted his own compositions on the piano. There is, of course, “Heroes” to begin:Īfter this, another previously unreleased track, “Abdulmajid,” that came out in 1991 like “Some Are.” The recorded piece was originally never given a title, but its release happened to come not long after Bowie met and fell in love with his soon-to-be wife Iman Abdulmajid, hence the name: Although he remains best known for the works he wrote for his own ensemble, orchestral music has been at the forefront of Philip Glass activities for much. Like its predecessor, each movement comes from a track on the album. ![]() The other symphony (Glass’ fourth) is titled after another 1977 Bowie and Eno collaboration, Heroes. The first is “Subterraneans,” the final track of the album:įollowing that is “Some Are,” a previously unreleased track that didn’t come out until a 1991 re-release of Low:Īnd finally, “Warszawa,” meant to represent the bleakness of Warsaw, Poland when Bowie visited in 1973: There are three movements, each one based on a song from the album. The first symphony draws from the 1977 album Low, one of three collaborations with Brian Eno. By the way, while these all have similar thumbnail photos, they are different tracks! We promise. ![]() 1 and 4, which are inspired by two of Bowie’s albums from the ’70s. On this special we’ll feature three large works: Sergei Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf narrated by Bowie himself, and Philip Glass’ Symphonies No. As a tribute to the man, Classical 91.7 will be airing a two-hour special, Can You Hear Me, Major Tom?: Remembering David Bowie this Friday. This week, the world mourns the loss of David Bowie, the eccentric rock and movie star with a career spanning well over four decades. David Bowie and Philip Glass talking about the Low Symphony.
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