Event | Blue Moon | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Venue | Sydney, Sydney, NSW | ||||||||||||||||||||||
First Date | 1982 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Opening Date | 1982 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Date | 1982 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dates Estimated | No | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Status | Professional | ||||||||||||||||||||||
World Premiere | No | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Description | Blue Moon surveys the history of a song, 'Blue Moon' recorded for the first time in 1930's. The song became a standard, enjoying enormous popularity throughout the next 30yrs. Consequently it reflects the various changes in musical styles and tastes and the social contexts which surrounded them. The recordings used in the piece represented only a very small number of those which can still be heard.
Recordings: 1934: Glen Gray and the Casa Lonia Orchestra, vocal chous by Kenneth Sargent 1935: Greta Keller Orchestra, conducted by Victor Young 1947: Francis Langford with Earl Hagan's Or |
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Description Source | Programme | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Genre | Dance | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Text Nationality | Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Event Status | Completed | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Event Identifier | 102645 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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