Ilan is a British film composer who has established himself as an exciting young talent in the world of film music. Born in London into a musical family, Ilan grew up playing violin and later took up playing guitar in bands. He studied Music and English literature at Leeds University, during which time he also worked with film composer Ed Shearmur learning first-hand the technique of film composition. After graduating, he went on to work with other film composers such as Michael Kamen and Hans Zimmer. At this time Ilan began scoring his own projects, and his talent for creating cinematic music on a limited budget soon gained him recognition within the film industry.
Allis in Wagnerland as scholar goes back in time
An article which draws on work generated by a historical dress rehearsal of Wagner’s Das Rheingold, penned by Dr Mike Allis, appears in the July issue of Cambridge Opera Journal.Issues of tempo in early performances of Wagner have been the subject of discussion by scholars for many decades.
In his article, Dr Allis taps in to an important new source of information concerning Wagnerian performance - a list of metronome timings made by Edward Dannreuther at the first dress rehearsal of Das Rheingold at Bayreuth in July 1876.
As the author explains: “Despite the number of musicological studies that have focused upon Wagner's theories of tempo modification, the basic speeds adopted in early performances of Wagner's music dramas have been more difficult to identify.”
“After considering the practical difficulties of tempo measurement, and briefly placing the broad implications of Dannreuther's timings in the context of Wagner's theories and practice, the dress rehearsal tempi are examined in more detail in terms of their potential for practical realisation in performance.”
Date Published: 01 August 2009
Keywords: research, allis, wagner
Keywords: research, allis, wagner
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