Pianos, Toys, Music and Noise: Conversations with Steve Beresford
- Author: Hamilton, Andy
Eschewing super-seriousness, whether about Cage-like prepared keyboards or toy pianos ... Beresford is a one-off, very British, musician. -- Benjamin Ivry — More…
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Contents
- List of Steve Beresford's Top Tips for Improvisers List of illustrations Foreword by Stewart Lee Introduction Short biography of Steve Beresford
- 1. Early Life 1950-1974, and Musical Education Martin Mayes
- 2. The Portsmouth Sinfonia Gavin Bryars
- 3. Second-Generation Free Improviser Brian Marley, Mike Cooper
- 4. Derek Bailey
- 5. Company Week 1977 + The Dutch School + Alterations + White String's Eugene Chadbourne, David Toop, Terry Day, David Brown
- 6. Saxophonists: Evan Parker, Tony Coe, Lol Coxhill Evan Parker
- 7. Piano, Toy Piano, Toys Chris Burn, Alex Ward, Adam Fairhall
- 8. Jazz, Free Jazz, And Free Improvisation Rachel Musson
- 9. Teaching Improvisation
- 10. The 1980s And 90s Kazuko Hohki, Jean Rochard, John Butcher, Paul Hession, Hannah Marshall
- 11. Film Music (Including Cue Sheets Number One) + Video Artists + Christian Marclay + Visual Art Helen Petts
- 12. Graphic Notation + John Cage + Classical Music Philip Thomas, Tania Caroline Chen, Mandhira de Saram
- 13. The Improv Scene + The Audience
- 14. Post-2000 Alan Tomlinson, Elaine Mitchener, Blanca Regina, Leila Adu-Gilmore, Cara Stacey
- 15. Comedy And Entertainment
- 16. Popular Music, Popular Culture Tessa Pollitt, Adrian Sherwood
- 17. Electronics, Sound And Recording Pat Thomas Steve Beresford Discography Bibliography and Discography Index