1967 in music - Opera

See also: 1966 in music, other events of 1967, 1968 in music, 1960s in music and the list of 'years in music' 1967 in music - Events. January 15 - The Rolling Stones appear on The Ed Sullivan Show. At Ed Sullivan's request, the band changed their lyrics from "Let's spend the night together" to "Let's spend some time together". January 22 - Simon and Garfunkel give live concert at Philharmonic Hall in New York City. While bits and pieces of this concert are released on October 4, 1997, ...

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• 1967 in music - Top albums released in America
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• 1967 in music - Top American hits on record
• 1967 in music - British number one hits not included above
• 1967 in music - Other singles
• 1967 in music - Published popular music
• 1967 in music - Classical music
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Crossroads was a British television soap opera set in a motel near Birmingham, England. It was first broadcast on ITV between 2 November 1964 and 4 April 1988. Crossroads soap opera - ATV series. Crossroads first aired five days a week, until the ITA decreed that it would go to four airings a week in 1967. In 1979, it moved to three times a week. The location of the Crossroads Motel was a fictional outskirt of Birmingham, "King's Oak" (there are real suburbs Kings Norton and Selly Oak). ...

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• Crossroads soap opera - Crossroads Locations
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Usually, in popular music, an artist or group releases an album consisting of a number of unconnected songs that the members of the group or the artist have written, or have chosen to cover. In a concept album, on the other hand, all songs contribute to a single overall theme or unified story. Given that the suggestion of something as vague as an overall mood often tags a work as being a concept album, a preci ...

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Four Organs (1970) deals specifically with augmentation, and was based on a piece written in 1967, Slow Motion Sound, which was more of a prototype piece. Having never been performed, the idea of slowing down a recorded sound until many times its original length without changing pitch or timbre was applied to Four Organs. The result was a piece with maracas playing a fast quaver pulse, while the four organs stress certain quavers using an 11th chord. This work therefore dealt with rhythmic change and repetition. It is un ...

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Steve Reich, Steve Reich - Early life and work, Steve Reich - Process music and Minimalism, Steve Reich - The 1970s, Steve Reich - The 1980s, Steve Reich - New directions, Steve Reich - Influence, Steve Reich - Reich on himself, Steve Reich - Works, Steve Reich - Selected Discography

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Charles Wuorinen (born June 9, 1938 in New York City) is an American composer. Co-founder of the Group for Contemporary Music, Wuorinen writes serial instrumental music. Some of his pieces are influenced by fractal geometry and Benoit Mandelbrot, while his later works feature some tonal relationships. In 1970, Wuorinen was the youngest composer ever to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music for Time's Encomium. He is also the author of Simple Composition, ISBN 0938856065, which he says is, "written by a composer and is ...

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List of people from New York State - Film/Theater. Woody Allen (1935-), actor, director and writer Frances Bavier (1902 - 1989), actress Humphrey Bogart (1899-1957), actor James Cagney (1899-1986), actor Tom Cruise (1962-), actor Claire Danes (1979-), actress Sammy Davis, Jr. (1925-1990), actor, singer Agnes de Mille (1905-1993), dancer, choreographer Robert De Niro (1943-), actor Jimmy Durante (1893-1980), entertainer, actor, ...

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List of people from New York State, List of people from New York State - Native Americans, List of people from New York State - Public Office, List of people from New York State - Entertainment, List of people from New York State - Film/Theater, List of people from New York State - Comedians/Humorists, List of people from New York State - Music, List of people from New York State - Business, List of people from New York State - Art/Literature/Journalism, List of people from New York State - Science/Medicine, List of people from New York State - Athletics, List of people from New York State - Infamous New Yorkers, List of people from New York State - Lawyers and Jurists, List of people from New York State - Other

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The relationship (particularly, the relative value) of classical music and popular music is a controversial question. Some partisans of classical music may claim that classical music constitutes art and popular music only light entertainment. However, many popular works show a high level of artistry and musical innovation and many classical works are unabashedly crowd-pleasing. The elevation of classical music to a position of special value is closely connected to the conce ...

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Popular music, Popular music - Definitions, Popular music - Theories of popular music, Popular music - The nature of popular music, Popular music - Popular music as a business enterprise, Popular music - Performance of popular music by amateurs, Popular music - Form, Popular music - Performers, Popular music - Genres, Popular music - Genres that are not popular music, Popular music - Classical music and popular music, Popular music - Complexity, Popular music - Influences between classical and popular music, Popular music - A List of Albums Generally Considered to be a Band's Magnum Opus, Popular music - Sources

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Prague is a traditional cultural centre of Europe, hosting many cultural events. Most Important Cultural Institutions: National Theatre The Rudolfinum (home to the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra) National Opera National Museum National Library National Gallery There are hundreds of concert halls, galleries, cinemas and music clubs in the city. Prague also hosts Film Festivals, Music Festivals, Writers Festival, hundreds ...

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Prague, Prague - History, Prague - Sights, Prague - Culture, Prague - Economy, Prague - Colleges and universities, Prague - Transportation, Prague - Taxis, Prague - Sport, Prague - Miscellaneous, Prague - Prague - Venue, Prague - Famous People connected with Prague, Prague - Historical population

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Historic periods in the city's underworld have been portrayed in a small number of films. Examples include Where's Jack? (17th century), The First Great Train Robbery (Victorian era), Chicago Joe and the Showgirl (World War II) and The Krays (the 1960s), while 10 Rillington Place (1971) recreated 1940s London, filming in the actual street where John Christie carried out his infamous murders. Other films have evoked London's underworld in the modern era, including Robbery (1967), Villain ...

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London in film, London in film - Historical London, London in film - Pre-Victorian London, London in film - Victorian London, London in film - 20th Century, London in film - Ealing Comedies, London in film - Swinging London, London in film - Romantic London, London in film - Thrillers, London in film - London Underground, London in film - Science fiction, London in film - Criminals, London in film - The other side of London, London in film - Kids London, London in film - Musical London

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List of Argentines - A-G. Miguel Abuelo, musician (Los Abuelos de la Nada) Ernesto Acher, musician and jazz composer Alfredo Alcón, actor Norma Aleandro, (1936-) actress Héctor Alterio (1929-), actor Pampita (Carolina Ardohain) (1981-), model and actress Pablo Alarcón (1946-), actor Gato Barbieri, saxophonist Lorena Bernal, Gilda (Miriam Alejandra Bianchi), pop singer Lola Berthet, actress ...

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List of Argentines, List of Argentines - Writers, List of Argentines - A-F, List of Argentines - G-P, List of Argentines - S-W, List of Argentines - Composers classical, List of Argentines - Arts, List of Argentines - Entertainment, List of Argentines - A-G, List of Argentines - L-Z, List of Argentines - Journalism, List of Argentines - Other categories, List of Argentines - Sports, List of Argentines - Religion, List of Argentines - Royalty, List of Argentines - Politics, List of Argentines - Sciences

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Robertson Davies - Early life. Growing up, Davies was surrounded by books and language. His father, Senator William Rupert Davies, was a newspaperman, and both his parents were voracious readers. He, in turn, read everything he could. He also participated in theatrical productions as a child, where he developed a lifelong interest in drama. He attended Upper Canada College in Toronto from 1926 to 1932 and then studied at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario from 1932 until 1935. At Queen's he was enroll ...

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Robertson Davies, Robertson Davies - Biography, Robertson Davies - Early life, Robertson Davies - Middle years, Robertson Davies - The 1960s, Robertson Davies - The 1970s, Robertson Davies - The 1980s and 1990s, Robertson Davies - Awards and recognition, Robertson Davies - Bibliography, Robertson Davies - Essays, Robertson Davies - Novels, Robertson Davies - Short stories, Robertson Davies - Plays, Robertson Davies - Libretto, Robertson Davies - Letters, Robertson Davies - Collections

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See main articles: Foreign relations of Australia, Australian Defence Force Over recent decades, Australia's foreign relations have been driven by a close association with the United States, through the ANZUS pact and by a desire to develop relationships with Asia and the Pacific, particularly through ASEAN and the Pacific Islands Forum. In 2005 Australia secured an inaugural seat at the East Asia Summit following its accession to the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation. Australia ...

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Australia, Australia - Origin and history of the name, Australia - History, Australia - Politics, Australia - States and territories, Australia - Foreign relations and military, Australia - Geography and climate, Australia - Flora and fauna, Australia - Economy, Australia - Demographics, Australia - Culture, Australia - Related topics

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List of Spaniards - Classical. Isaac Albéniz (1860–1909), composer. Pau Casals (1876–1973), cello player and conductor. Manuel de Falla (1876–1946), composer. Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos (b. 1933), conductor. Enrique Granados (1867–1916), composer. Alicia de Larrocha (b. 1923), pianist. Luis de Pablo (b. 1930), composer. Joaquín Rodrigo (1901–1999), composer and pianist, known fo ...

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List of Spaniards, List of Spaniards - Actors, List of Spaniards - Artists, List of Spaniards - Architects, List of Spaniards - Explorers and conquistadores, List of Spaniards - Film directors, List of Spaniards - Leaders and politicians, List of Spaniards - Ancient, List of Spaniards - Medieval, List of Spaniards - Modern, List of Spaniards - Contemporary, List of Spaniards - Literature, List of Spaniards - A–D, List of Spaniards - E–H, List of Spaniards - I–L, List of Spaniards - M–P, List of Spaniards - Q–T, List of Spaniards - U–Z, List of Spaniards - Military, List of Spaniards - Musicians, List of Spaniards - Classical, List of Spaniards - Singers, List of Spaniards - Philosophers and humanists, List of Spaniards - Science and technology, List of Spaniards - Social scientists, List of Spaniards - Sports, List of Spaniards - Others

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Swedish authors of worldwide recognition include Carolus Linnaeus, Emanuel Swedenborg, August Strindberg, Selma Lagerlöf, Vilhelm Moberg, Harry Martinson and Astrid Lindgren. Many well-known inventions and discoveries, historical and modern, were made by Swedes. Some notable figures are Alfred Nobel, Anders Celsius, Baltzar von Platen, Carl Wilhelm Scheele, Jöns Jakob Berzelius, John Ericsson, ...

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Sweden, Sweden - History, Sweden - Pre-history, Sweden - Middle Ages, Sweden - A major power, Sweden - Modern history, Sweden - Recent history, Sweden - Politics, Sweden - Energy politics, Sweden - Economy, Sweden - Welfare state, Sweden - Education, Sweden - Geography, Sweden - Counties, Sweden - Provinces, Sweden - Largest cities, Sweden - Demographics, Sweden - Language, Sweden - Culture, Sweden - Swedish Nobel Prize Winners, Sweden - Music, Sweden - Media, Sweden - Holidays, Sweden - Cuisine, Sweden - Sports, Sweden - Religion, Sweden - Miscellaneous topics, Sweden - International rankings, Sweden - Notes

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March 6 - 1252 to 1899. 1252 - Saint Rose of Viterbo, Italian saint (b. 1235) 1490 - Ivan the Young, Ruler of Tver (b. 1458) 1531 - Pedrarias Dávila, Spanish conquistador 1627 - Krzysztof Zbaraski, Polish statesman (b. 1580) 1754 - Henry Pelham, Prime Minister of Great Britain (b. 1694) 1758 - Henry Vane, 1st Earl of Darlington, English politician 1764 - Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke, Lord Chancellor of England (b. 1690) 1796 - Guillaume ...

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Sometime between about 1967 and 1978 large amounts of older material stored in the BBC's video tape and film libraries were destroyed or wiped. This included many old episodes of Doctor Who, and mostly affects the first two Doctors — William Hartnell and Patrick Troughton. Archival holdings are complete from the programme's move to colour television (starting from Jon Pertwee's time as the Doctor), although a few Pertwee episodes have required substantial restoration work. In all, 108 of 253 episodes produced during the first six years of the programm ...

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Doctor Who, Doctor Who - History, Doctor Who - Format, Doctor Who - The Doctor, Doctor Who - Companions, Doctor Who - Adversaries, Doctor Who - Music, Doctor Who - Viewership, Doctor Who - Missing episodes, Doctor Who - Adaptations and other appearances, Doctor Who - Charity episodes, Doctor Who - Other programmes

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1970s - Environmentalism. The seventies touched off a mainstream affirmation of the environmental issues early activists from the '60s, such as Rachel Carson, warned about. The moon landing that had occurred at the end of the previous decade transmitted back concrete images of the earth as an integrated, life-supporting system and shaped a public willingness to preserve nature. On April 22, 1970, the United States celebrated its first Earth Day in which over two thousand colleges and universities and roughly ten thousand p ...

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1970s, 1970s - Worldwide trends in the Seventies, 1970s - Economy of the Seventies, 1970s - Oil crisis, 1970s - Social movements, 1970s - Environmentalism, 1970s - Feminism, 1970s - Gay rights, 1970s - Culture during the Seventies, 1970s - Emerging social perspectives in the Seventies, 1970s - The Seventies in music, 1970s - The Seventies in cinema, 1970s - The Seventies in television, 1970s - The Seventies in literature, 1970s - The Seventies in architecture, 1970s - The Seventies in science and philosophy, 1970s - The Seventies in sports, 1970s - The Seventies in technology, 1970s - National issues, 1970s - In the Middle East, 1970s - In Africa, 1970s - In India and Pakistan, 1970s - In Southeast Asia, 1970s - In Japan, 1970s - In the Soviet Union and the Eastern Bloc, 1970s - In the United States, 1970s - In the United Kingdom

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People from urban Tianjin speak Tianjin dialect, which comes under the Mandarin subdivision of spoken Chinese. Despite its proximity to Beijing, Tianjin dialect sounds quite different from Beijing dialect, which provides the basis for Putonghua, official spoken language of the People's Republic of China. Tianjin cuisine places a heavy focus on seafood, due to Tianjin's proximity to the sea. Prominent menus include the Eight Great Bowls (八大碗), which is further divided into the rough (粗) and smooth (S: 细 / T: 細) varieties; a ...

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Tianjin, Tianjin - History, Tianjin - Geography, Tianjin - Administrative divisions, Tianjin - Economy, Tianjin - Demographics, Tianjin - Culture, Tianjin - Stereotypes, Tianjin - Transportation, Tianjin - Rail, Tianjin - Roads and expressways, Tianjin - Air, Tianjin - Public transit, Tianjin - Tourism, Tianjin - Sports teams, Tianjin - Education, Tianjin - Colleges and Universities, Tianjin - High Schools, Tianjin - City partnerships, Tianjin - Astronomical phenomena, Tianjin - Sister City

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Steve Ditko - Early career. Ditko studied at the Cartoonists and Illustrators School in New York City under Jerry Robinson and began professionally illustrating comic books in 1953. Much of his early work, beginning in the early 1950s, was for Charlton Comics (for whom he continued to work intermittently until the company's demise in 1986), producing science fiction, horror and mystery stories. Later in the decade, he would also begin drawing for Atlas Comics, the 1950s precursor of Marvel Comics. See also:

Steve Ditko, Steve Ditko - Biography, Steve Ditko - Early career, Steve Ditko - Marvel Comics, Steve Ditko - The Charlton and DC years, Steve Ditko - Latter-day Ditko, Steve Ditko - Awards, Steve Ditko - Selected bibliography, Steve Ditko - Ditko quotes, Steve Ditko - Other creators on Ditko, Steve Ditko - Characters created

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Bruce Lee was born at the Chinese Hospital[1] in San Francisco to his Chinese father, Lee Hoi-Chuen (李海泉) and mother Grace Lee (何金棠). Bruce Lee - Names. Lee's Cantonese name, Lee Jun Fan (李振藩; Mandarin Pinyin: Lǐ Zhènfán), literally means "invigorate San Francisco," paying homage to the Chinese name of his birthplace, San Francisco, California (三藩市). At birth, Lee was gi ...

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Bruce Lee, Bruce Lee - Early Life, Bruce Lee - Names, Bruce Lee - Education and Martial Arts Training, Bruce Lee - Early acting career, Bruce Lee - Success in Hong Kong, Bruce Lee - Martial Arts Training and Development, Bruce Lee - Wing Chun, Bruce Lee - Jeet Kune Do, Bruce Lee - Beyond Jeet Kune Do, Bruce Lee - Physical Training Fitness and Nutrition, Bruce Lee - 1964 Long Beach International Karate Championships, Bruce Lee - Nutrition, Bruce Lee - Bruce Lee's Feats, Bruce Lee - Quotes From Bruce Lee's Friends about his Feats, Bruce Lee - Death by misadventure, Bruce Lee - Martial Arts Lineage, Bruce Lee - Filmography, Bruce Lee - Philosophy, Bruce Lee - Books authored, Bruce Lee - Awards and honors, Bruce Lee - Characters based on Lee, Bruce Lee - Anime and manga, Bruce Lee - Videogames, Bruce Lee - Film references, Bruce Lee - CG Resurrection, Bruce Lee - List of people influential to Bruce Lee's career, Bruce Lee - Footnotes

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