My Musical World, a Lifetime in Music

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作者:John Fox[作]

出版年:2011

出版社:Strategic Book Group

出版地:Durham, Conn

格式:EPUB 流式,PDF,JPG

頁數:386

字數:457294

ISBN:9781618972774

分類:人物傳記  英文書  

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John Fox's natural talents for composing, arranging and conducting were tenderly nurtured in London's Royal College of Music where he achieved ARCM (Associate of Royal College of Music). John's undeniable genius forged in the crucible of toil, study and unremitting search for perfection has long been recognised by his peers.

This autobiography contains the ups and downs of a lifetime in music some sad times, emotional and happy and some tragic disasters. Millions of listeners in the USA, Great Britain, Japan, South Africa and Germany, plus many other countries throughout the world, have found much pleasure and exhilaration in John's wonderful music including radio networks, his many record albums and live performances.

Determination and hard work have seen him through some hard times, but it proves that if you have a talent (not only in music) that with a lot of hard study and love, the world will be at your feet! --Chris Morgan, BBC Executive Producer.

  • Acknowledgments
  • Chapter 1 The Beginnings
  • Chapter 2 Those Dangerous Teen Years
  • Chapter 3 First Love
  • Chapter 4 Life in the RAF Playing Piano
  • Chapter 5 Atomic Bomb—War Over!
  • Chapter 6 Making Up for Lost Time!
  • Chapter 7 Successful College Days
  • Chapter 8 Sally Barnes—Marriage to Jackie—Big Bands
  • Chapter 9 About Religion and Songwriting
  • Chapter 10 Serious Composing and Arranging
  • Chapter 11 Teaching and My Trip to Krakow
  • Chapter 12 BBC Orchestras and Solo Piano
  • Chapter 13 Grand Hotel Eastbourne and Dangerous Journeys
  • Chapter 14 BBC Radio Orchestra and Female Vocalist, Joy Devon
  • Chapter 15 Arranging
  • Chapter 16 BBC Recording of “George Gershwin”
  • Chapter 17 Jackie and Joy
  • Chapter 18 A Dangerous Mission!
  • Chapter 19 The Loss of Jackie and Taly
  • Chapter 20 The Loss of Mum and a Vision
  • Chapter 21 Marriage to Joy and a Wonderful U.S. Contract
  • Chapter 22 The French Grand Piano and Something Rather Fishy!
  • Chapter 23 The Royal Bath “Classy Gig” and a Comedy Situation!
  • Chapter 24 Memories of Tigger and Benjie
  • Chapter 25 Rain Fantasia—Selections and Television
  • Chapter 26 My Special Joy, Music in East Germany and Richard’s Baton Case
  • Chapter 27 Prostate Problem and Loss of Pets
  • Chapter 28 The Loss of Lee
  • Chapter 29 Puerto Pollensa and “Sad Occasions”
  • Chapter 30 Robert Farnon Society and a Popular French Songwriter
  • Chapter 31 English Folk Songs and English Pastoral Music
  • Chapter 32 The BBC Producers
  • Chapter 33 A Dangerous Week in Belfast
  • Chapter 34 Joy’s Migraines and a Fantastic Concert
  • Chapter 35 Good News—Then Bad News
  • Chapter 36 Composing for Piano—Bill—and All Saints Church
  • Chapter 37 The Tragic Death of Maureen
  • Chapter 38 Jamie—Sophie—and Our Neighbours
  • Chapter 39 Redundancy of the BBC rchestras—Librarians and Copyists
  • Chapter 40 Farewell to Maida Vale 3
  • Chapter 41 Musicals Here and in the United States
  • Chapter 42 The 100-Year-Old Concert Pianist and Marion
  • Chapter 43 Changes in the Turn of the Century
  • Chapter 44 Another John Fox Connected with Harold Turner’s Niece!
  • Chapter 45 Philip Lane and Gavin Sutherland
  • Chapter 46 Country Talk
  • Chapter 47 “Comedy Situations”
  • Chapter 48 Classical Arrangements and Holiday Disaster!
  • Chapter 49 The Saddest Occasion—The Loss of Joy
  • Chapter 50 The Light Blue Estate Car—The Colour of Joy’s Eyes
  • Chapter 51 “Love of Joy”—My Promised Suite for Full Orchestra
  • Chapter 52 Loneliness—Perpetua—Spongebob Squarepants!
  • Chapter 53 “A Surrey Rhapsody”
  • Chapter 54 Marriage to Perpetua
  • Chapter 55 Conductors and Special Musicians
  • Chapter 56 Classical Composer
  • Chapter 57 English Composers, American Jazz and Musical
  • Chapter 58 Hugh’s Courage and Jam Sessions
  • Chapter 59 Concert for Princess Diana
  • Chapter 60 Friends and Artists
  • Chapter 61 Wishes and Hopes
  • Chapter 62 Is Light Music Going into Oblivion?
  • Chapter 63 Fond Memories of the Past
  • Chapter 64 The Sad Death of Judy
  • Chapter 65 Carol Fantasia with a Mishap
  • Chapter 66 Peps, the Zimbabwean Crisis and the Archbishop of Canterbury
  • Chapter 67 Notes of South Africa
  • Chapter 68 Grand Finale