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  Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media has been awarded since 1960.
From 1964 to 1963 and from 1967 to 1970 it was awarded as Best Instrumental Theme
Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented, for works released in the previous year.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Instrumental_Composition   (462 words)

  
 Description Text   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The prize is offered for the best composition for chorus of not less than three nor more than eight parts, either a cappella or with accompaniment for piano, organ, or small instrumental ensemble, requiring not more than ten minutes for performance.
Compositions must be presented to the Administrator of the Department of Music.
On this foundation the George Arthur Knight Prize is offered for the best composition in instrumental music, "preference to be given to compositions for string quartettes or trios, though works with piano accompaniment may compete." The competition is open to undergraduates and degree candidates in any graduate school in the University.
www.fas.harvard.edu /~secfas/PrizesText.html   (19426 words)

  
 CD Baby: E.S. POSTHUMUS: Unearthed - from indierec
This is a very evocative musical composition that seriously affects the consciousness and fuels the imagination—conceiving this musical work as a soundtrack to the soul may not be entirely wrong.
As the titles to the tracks indicate this CD is a journey of an ancient world, and each track attempts to reflect some of the traditional flavor expressed by that classical civilization and its history.
The best time for me to listen this is at night, when it's more easy to produce ideas.
www.cdbaby.com /cd/esposthumus/from/indierec   (12702 words)

  
 Definition of Grammy award
Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Individual or Group (1998, 2000)
Best Country Performance, Duo or Group - Vocal or Instrumental
Best Performance by an Orchestra or Instrumentalist with Orchestra - Primarily Not Jazz or for Dancing
www.wordiq.com /definition/Grammy_award   (872 words)

  
 Best of Venice - Best of Venice, Italy - Venezien, Venezia, Venedig, Venetian, Venice Beach - Lido, & Lido di Venezia.
Best of Venice - Best of Venice, Italy - Venezien, Venezia, Venedig, Venetian, Venice Beach - Lido, & Lido di Venezia.
By the end of the century, Venice was famous for the splendor of its music, as exemplified in the "colossal style" of Andrea and
Giovanni Gabrieli, which used multiple choruses and instrumental groups.
www.bestofvenice.com   (2341 words)

  
 Mason Williams   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
In 1968 he won two Grammy awards for his unique composition for guitar, "Classical Gas".
Another cut from this album, "Country Idyll", was a 1988 nominee for a Grammy in the Country Music category for "Best Instrumental Performance by a Soloist, Group or Orchestra," This album went gold in 1991, and is now approaching platinum.
As a conceptual artist, in the late 1960's Mason produced a work titled "Bus", a life-sized (11'x37'), photographic poster of a Greyhound Bus that is in the permanent collection of New York City's Museum of Modern Art.
users2.ev1.net /~smyth/linernotes/personel/WilliamsMason.htm   (649 words)

  
 CED Timeline of Historical Events for 1981   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist(s) (With Orchestra) (tie) Berg, "Concerto for Violin and Orchestra"; Stravinsky, "Concerto in D Major for Violin and Orchestra," Itzhak Perlman; Seiji Ozawa conducting Boston Symphony Orchestra Brahms, "Concerto in A Minor for Violin and Cello" (Double Concerto), Itzhak Perlman and Mstislav Rostropovich; Bernard Haitink conducting Concertgebouw Orchestra
Martin is best known for his role as secret service agent Artemus Gordon in the TV series The Wild, Wild West.
Best known for poignant folk-rock ballads like "Taxi" and "Cat's in the Cradle," his frequent benefit concerts raised funds for numerous causes and charities, including the campaign against world hunger.
www.cedmagic.com /museum/press/ced-timeline.html   (14154 words)

  
 Anime Lyrics (.com): Anime Lyrics: Fushigi Yuugi: BEST FRIEND   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Best Friend, The love noone can beat is right here with us.
Best Friend, I want to embrace you, happy, with my bare soul.
Best Friend hadaka no kokoro to happy dakishimete Dear Friend ima sugu soko ni hashitte-ikitai...
www.animelyrics.com /anime/fushigi/fybest.htm   (348 words)

  
 Who's next   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The tracks on here define everything the who are about, the best of them being Baba O'Riley, bargain and behind blue eyes, but don't get me wrong, there are no weak tracks on here, they are all brilliant in their own way.
Every member of the band is at their best; Townshend and Daltrey finally put Page and Plant to sh*t and Moon and Entwistle...they were always best at what they did and they only get better.
Townshend was writing some of the best songs of his career here, Tommy had matured Daltrey into an assured and powerful singer, and both Entwistle and Moon were at the top of their game.
www.thewho.net /reviews/whoisnext.htm   (17731 words)

  
 Elmer Bernstein | Awards & Nominations
Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or TV Ghostbusters (Main Title Theme), 1984
Best Album of Original Score for a Motion Picture or a Television
Best performance by an Orchestra or Instrumental with Orchestra—
www.elmerbernstein.com /bio/awards.html   (78 words)

  
 The Chronicle, March 2001
Best wishes as you continue your work for WSU and the College.
Yasinitsky’s new composition, “A Statement of Principles,” scored for choir and concert band, will be performed by over 300 musicians at the dedication of the new Clarkston Performing Arts Center on March 1.
The concert will also include Yasinitsky’s composition for jazz band “The Blue Bridge” and his arrangement for jazz choir of the standard “Chicago.” These pieces are the result of Yasinitsky’s appointment as Composer-in-Residence for Clarkston High School.
www.libarts.wsu.edu /chronicle/chron01mar.html   (3474 words)

  
 mgm.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Synopsis: This Academy Award-winning Best Picture features Dustin Hoffman and Jon Voight in standout roles as a con man and a Texas hustler trying to survive on the tough streets of New York.
Synopsis: Nominated for seven Academy Awards and winner for Best Director, this groundbreaking and "wildly hilarious" (The Boston Globe) social satire launched the career of two-time Oscar-winner Dustin Hoffman and cemented the reputation of acclaimed director Mike Nichols.
Pulsating with the rebellious spirit of the '60s and a haunting score sung by Simon and Garfunkel, The Graduate is truly a "landmark film" (Leonard Maltin).
www.mgm.com /search_result_award.do?award=GRAMMY+AWARD   (640 words)

  
 Wisconsin School Music Association : WSMA/DPI Student Composition Project Results
The 2003 WSMA/DPI Student Composition Project winners were honored at a special ceremony at the State Capitol on May 27.
Nick Taylor from Kenosha Lance Middle School won Third Place and Best Instrumental Solo for Yellowstone G-317 for piano solo.
Each composition was evaluated by two Wisconsin composers.
www.wsmamusic.com /programs/composition_project/results.html   (365 words)

  
 Jazz News: Maria Schneider - 4 Grammy nods and NOT ONE RETAIL SALE!
World-renowned, New York-based composer MARIA SCHNEIDER finishes the best year of her illustrious musical career (which has included four previous Grammy nominations) with an incredible coup - four 2004 Grammy nominations for her acclaimed “Concert In The Garden” CD (as a composer and bandleader), an album that was never available in any retail store.
Jazz may be her core, but Schneider has cut through the boundaries of the form to embrace a larger musical world, one that is accessible, no matter what you call it.
Schneider's debut recording, Evanescence, was nominated for two 1995 Grammy Awards: “Best Large Jazz Ensemble Performance,” and, for its title piece, “Best Instrumental Composition.” Her second and third recordings Coming About and Allégresse were also both nominated for Grammy Awards as well.
www.allaboutjazz.com /php/news.php?id=4785   (1015 words)

  
 John Williams
This new piece, composed by Williams especially for these Olympic Winter Games, is the opening track on his new album American Journey (SK 89364).
Grammy Nominee, Best Instrumental Arrangement: "Stella by Starlight" from The Uninvited
John Williams' Theme from Angela's Ashes won a 2001 Grammy Award as Best Instrumental Composition!
www.sonyclassical.com /artists/williams_composer/adnews.html   (699 words)

  
 Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition in TutorGig Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
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www.tutorgig.com /ed/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Instrumental_Composition   (635 words)

  
 CD Baby: E.S. POSTHUMUS: Unearthed
The cinematic quality of their compositions can be heard in film and television on every continent.
This Cd is very excellent, in the General New Age E.S. Phosthumus are the best ^.^ all the CD are beautiful
Makes me long for the grotty corner record shops of my distant youth, and the racks of surprises waiting there.
www.cdbaby.com /cd/esposthumus?cdbaby=1ba65eefeacff003be25b94b313b466a   (12696 words)

  
 MUSIC at MANOA - FM-AM Newsletter 1997
Russell chaired the Department from 1965 to 1972 and was a key figure in securing accreditation through the National Association of Schools of Music and in the construction of the Dorothy Kahananui wing of the Music complex, completed in 1975.
By 1962-63, Master of Arts degrees had been established with concentrations in ethnomusicology and musicology and a Master of Fine Arts in composition and performance (the MFA degree was later changed to a Master of Music).
Lee Suan Chong's composition Mind at Empty Vastness was named the Best Instrumental Composition in the music composition contest held by the Honpa Hongwangji Mission of Hawai'i.
www.hawaii.edu /uhmmusic/FM-AM/fmam1997.htm   (4720 words)

  
 The Adrenaline Vault | News |   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
NARAS has issued no statement yet on the definition of Other Visual Media, but the structure and naming conventions adopted are close to those contained in a proposal written and submitted on behalf of game industry composers in March.
In that proposal, it was recommended that categories be created for: Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture, for Television, or for an Interactive Game; Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, for Television, or for an Interactive Game; and Best Soundtrack Album from a Motion Picture, from Television, or from an Interactive Game.
This is big news for those who specialize in music design, music composition and music production for games.
www.avault.com /news/displaynews.asp?story=5261999-2069   (404 words)

  
 Education - Information - Educational Resources - Encyclopedia - Music - Gr
Grammy Award for Best Gospel Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group, Choir or Chorus
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with orchestra)
www.music.us /education/Gr.htm   (832 words)

  
 The John Williams Web Pages: Grammy Awards and Nominations
Born on the Fourth of July (1990) [Best Arrangement on an Instrumental Recording]
Seven Years in Tibet (1997) [Best Instrumental Composition Written For A Motion Picture Or For Television]
Amistad (1998) [Best Instrumental Composition Written For A Motion Picture Or For Television]
www.johnwilliams.org /reference/grammyawards.html   (801 words)

  
 Grammy Award - KnowledgeIsFun.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Metheny, as of the 2004 Grammy Awards, holds the record for most Grammy wins in different catergories:
Best Contemporary (RandR) Solo Vocal Performance - Male or Female
Best RandB Solo Vocal Performance, Male or Female
www.knowledgeisfun.com /G/Gr/Grammy-Award.php   (824 words)

  
 44th Annual Grammy Awards Nominations Coverage at Digital Hit Entertainment (2002)
For an instrumental solo performance with or without a group or band.
Award to Composer(s) for an original composition (not an adaptation) written specifically for a motion picture, television or other visual media.
This category is for a song (melody and lyrics) written specifically for a motion picture, television or other visual media, and commercially released on a recording for the first time during the Eligibility Year.
www.digitalhit.com /grammy/44/nominations.shtml   (4439 words)

  
 Grammy Awards   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Best Instrumental Composition written for a Motion Picture or Television
Best Song written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television
The Best of Bob and Ray: Selections from a Career, Vol.
www.goldderby.com /lostmind/year/1990/1990grammy.htm   (2546 words)

  
 Atkins   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The Five Piano Concertos Comedy Best Comedy Recording Richard Pryor for Bicentennial Nigger Composing and arranging Best Instrumental Composition Chuck Mangione (composer) for Bellavia Album of Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Special Norman Whitfield (composer) for Car Wash performed by various artists Best Instrumental Arrangement Chick Corea
Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording/Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording Muddy Waters for They Call Me Muddy Waters Gospel Best Gospel Performance Charley
She stabbed actress Sharon Tate to death and participated in the murder of music teacher Gary Hinman.
bonose.com /Atkins-84.html   (436 words)

  
 47th Annual Grammy
Best Gospel Performance : Heaven Help Us All(with Gradys Knight)
Best Jazz Instrumental Solo : Speak Like A Child/Herbie Hancock, soloist
Best Instrumental Arrangement : Past Present & Future by Slide Hampton, arranger
www.jazzfusion.com /info/47grammy/47grammy.htm   (100 words)

  
 Grammy Awards   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Best Jazz Fusion Performance - Vocal or Instrumental
Best Country and Western Performance - Duo or Group with Vocal
Best Album of Original Score written for a Motion Picture or Television Special
www.goldderby.com /lostmind/year/1979/1979grammy.htm   (2087 words)

  
 EXTRA: 1999 Grammy Award Nominations   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Category 39 - Best New Age Album For solo artists, duos or groups, vocal or instrumental.
Category 71 - Best Soundtrack Album Award to the Artist(s) and/or Producer(s) of a majority of the tracks on the album, or to the individual(s) actively responsible for the concept and musical direction and for the selection of artists, songs and producers, as applicable.
Category 74 - Best Instrumental Composition A Composer's Award for an original composition (not an adaptation) with or without lyrics, first released on a recording during the Eligibility Year.
extratv.warnerbros.com /cmp/presentations/99_grammy   (8849 words)

  
 Sony Classical News - Grammy Awards
Best Score Soundtrack Album For A Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
Best Song Written For A Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media "A Love Before Time"
Best Instrumental Arrangement: Claude Debussy "Dr. Gradus Ad Parnassum"
www.sonyclassical.com /news/awards_grammys.html   (140 words)

  
 THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF RECORDING ARTS & SCIENCES, INC. FINAL NOMINATIONS LIST 42nd Annual GRAMMY Awards - February 23, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
For instrumental recordings, with or without vocal coloring, by an Orchestra, Group or Soloist.
Category 71 - Best Soundtrack Album Award to the Artist(s) and/or Producer(s) of a majority of the tracks on the album, or to the individual(s) actively esponsible for the concept and musical direction and for the selection of artists, songs and producers, as applicable.
This category is for a song (melody & lyrics) ritten specifically for a motion picture, television or other visual media, and commercially released on a recording for the first time during the Eligibility Year.
wildcat.arizona.edu /papers/93/104/12_10_m.html   (5398 words)

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