John Adams

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'John Adams' is featured as a movie character in the following productions:

We the People (2014)

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History

Mad Libs, Purgatory (2012)

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Comedy
Short

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Payback is a...

Mysteries of the Freemasons (2006)

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Special examines the origins of the Freemasons and their putative roots in the stonemasons of the Temple of Solomon and the Knights Templar, the impact of the Freemasons on the Age of Enlightenment and the founding of the American republic, populist anti-Masonic hysteria of the 19th century, and freemasonry today.

Keywords: american-history, founding-fathers, freemason, george-washington, reenactment, secret

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Favorite Son: Alexander Hamilton (2003)

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Documentary

America: A Call to Greatness (1995)

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America: A Call to Greatness, relates the story of the American Nation from its founding through it's rise to greatness. It reflects the historical roots of the United States as the program tugs at the nation's heartstrings. This patriotic special features many distinguished hosts as well as notable political figures from both sides of the political aisle also appear. Fourteen large-scale patriotic music numbers are showcased. Gene Autry, former cowboy, businessman, film and recording star makes a special appearance. In what was to be his final performance, Autry introduces the first song since his retirement in 1994. Using heavily researched historical re-creations, special moments in American history are captured with the look and feel of the period. A careful analysis of original period sculptures, drawings, photographs and paintings, helped create a 3-D "likeness" of each individual portrayed in the production. Through the magic of film and prosthetic makeup, important Americans from John Adams to Clara Barton are created for film. Highly experienced character actors expertly bring their roles to life on the big screen.

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Documentary

George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation (1986)

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Love Goddesses (1981)

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Adult

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Who is the Love Goddess on earth?

Sex Maniac (1975)

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Adult

John Paul Jones (1959)

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The swashbuckling adventures of the hero of the Revolutionary War. His contributions weren't always appreciated by the new U.S. government. After the way Congress show their displeasure by sending him to the Russia of Catherine the Great.

Keywords: 18th-century, abaco-islands-bahamas, admiral-chester-nimitz, african-american, american-flag, american-revolution, anchor, applause, arm-amputation, bagpipes

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Quotes:

John Paul Jones: [about his crew] Work 'em hard, train 'em hard, and keep 'em happy.

John Wilkes: You have many enemies, Captain.::John Paul Jones: Aye! The British are the best!

Esek Hopkins: Whoever heard of sending Marines to fight on the land?

Captain Richard Pearson: Captain, are you surrendering? Do you ask for quarter?::John Paul Jones: No sir! I have no yet begun to fight!

A Woman for the Ages (1952)

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Adams, John Filmography

Legacy
2014, role: producer
Tower of the Dead
2014, role: producer
Fly Me
2014, role: producer
The Magnificent Eleven
2013, role: producer
The Magnificent Eleven
2013, role: writer
Tibet Meditations
2013, role: producer
The City That Rocked the World
2013, role: producer
Cowboys & Indians
2013, role: actor , character name: Himself
Cowboys & Indians
2013, role: producer
Payback Season
2012, role: producer
Looking Back
2012, role: producer
Warrioress
2011, role: producer
Behind the Lines
2011, role: producer
Behind the Lines
2011, role: actor , character name: Himself
Victim
2011, role: producer
Mercenaries
2011, role: actor , character name: Cage Fighter
Demons Never Die
2011, role: producer
Mercenaries
2011, role: producer
Bashment
2010, role: producer
S.N.U.B!
2010, role: actor , character name: Army Officer
Behind the Blast Door
2010, role: actor , character name: Himself
Behind the Blast Door
2010, role: producer
Blooded
2010, role: producer
El monstro del mar!
2010, role: producer
Pimp: Fully Exposed
2010, role: producer
S.N.U.B!
2010, role: producer
Subconscious
2010, role: producer
Terror Nation
2010, role: producer
S.N.U.B!
2010, role: writer
S.N.U.B!
2010, role: miscellaneous crew
Bad Day
2008, role: miscellaneous crew
The Mark of Cain
2007, role: miscellaneous crew
Fantacide
2007, role: producer
The Shell Seekers
2006, role: miscellaneous crew
The Queen
2006, role: miscellaneous crew
Doom
2005, role: miscellaneous crew
Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London
2004, role: miscellaneous crew
The Gathering
2003, role: miscellaneous crew
The Four Feathers
2002, role: miscellaneous crew
Below
2002, role: miscellaneous crew
Red Cap
2001, role: miscellaneous crew

Johns, Adam Filmography

Method
2014, role: producer
Method
2014, role: director
Alone
2013, role: editor
LARPers
2012, role: writer
Meet Patrick Danica
2012, role: actor , character name: Patrick Danica
LARPers
2012, role: director
Hide & Seek
2011, role: actor
Behind Your Eyes
2011, role: editor
Cliquetastrophe
2010, role: actor , character name: Held-back Punk Kid
Mall Madness
2010, role: editor
I'm in Love with Kimberly Johnson
2009, role: writer
I'm in Love with Kimberly Johnson
2009, role: writer
Winifred
2009, role: producer
A Floridian's Guide to Climate Change
2009, role: miscellaneous crew
I'm in Love with Kimberly Johnson
2009, role: director

Adam, John Filmography

The Kings
2011, role: actor , character name: Harold Kimbar
The Kings
2011, role: director
Home and Away: Romances
2005, role: actor , character name: Dave Porter
Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars
2004, role: actor , character name: Lt. Jatog
Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars
2004, role: actor , character name: Sgt. Learko
Farscape Undressed
2001, role: actor , character name: Bekhesh
13 Gantry Row
1998, role: actor , character name: Peter
Chameleon
1998, role: actor , character name: Quinn, Former IBI Agent
Cherish
1998, role: actor , character name: First Man
Home and Away: The Official Summer Bay Special
1996, role: actor , character name: Luke Cunningham
Home and Away: The Official Summer Bay Special
1996, role: actor , character name: Dave Porter
A Waltz Through the Hills
1988, role: actor , character name: Old Man
The Olive Tree
1975, role: actor

John Adams

Join or Die||He United the States of America.

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Season 1
Episode 1: Join or Die
[John Adams has agreed to defend Captain Thomas Preston and the Boston Soldiers]::Samuel Adams: You ...
Episode 2: Independence
John Adams: [to his son as he manually mixes the ingredients for fertilizer] Manure is an art, and I...
Episode 3: Don't Tread on Me
John Adams: [Referring to Quincy] I shall rely on your judgment as to a proper school for him.::Benj...
Episode 4: Reunion
John Adams: [before King George III; softly] The United States of America... [pause] [harder] The Un...
Episode 5: Unite or Die
John Adams: [During an argument about monarchism] Where are you going?::Abigail Adams: [Leaving the ...
Episode 6: Unnecessary War
John Adams: Now, your immediate resignations will be accepted, gentlemen!::Timothy Pickering: I don'...
Episode 7: Peacefield
John Adams: Old age is dark and loveless....

Famous quotes by John Adams:

"The Hebrews have done more to civilize men than any other nation. If I were an atheist, and believed blind eternal fate, I should still believe that fate had ordained the Jews to be the most essential instrument for civilizing the nations."

"Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other."

"If we do not lay out ourselves in the service of mankind, whom should we serve?"

"That the desires of the majority of the people are often for injustice and inhumanity against the minority, is demonstrated by every page of the history of the whole world"

"The government of the United States is not in any sense founded upon the Christian religion"

"The Revolution was effected before the War commenced. The Revolution was in the minds and hearts of the people; a change in their religious sentiments of their duties and obligations. This radical change in the principles, opinions, sentiments, and affections of the people, was the real American Revolution."

"Let us tenderly and kindly cherish, therefore, the means of knowledge. Let us dare to read, think, speak, and write."

"Grief drives men into habits of serious reflection, sharpens the understanding, and softens the heart"

"This would be the best of all possible worlds, if there were no religion in it"

"Democracy... while it lasts is more bloody than either [aristocracy or monarchy]. Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There is never a democracy that did not commit suicide."

"Power always thinks... that it is doing God's service when it is violating all his laws."

"Because power corrupts, society's demands for moral authority and character increase as the importance of the position increases."

"Democracy... while it lasts is more bloody than either aristocracy or monarchy. Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There is never a democracy that did not commit suicide."

"Power always thinks it has a great soul and vast views beyond the comprehension of the weak."

"Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide."

"A desire to be observed, considered, esteemed, praised, beloved, and admired by his fellows is one of the earliest as well as the keenest dispositions discovered in the heart of man."

"The essence of a free government consists in an effectual control of rivalries."

"All the perplexities, confusion and distress in America arise, not from defects in their Constitution or Confederation, not from want of honor or virtue, so much as from the downright ignorance of the nature of coin, credit and circulation."

"The right of a nation to kill a tyrant in case of necessity can no more be doubted than to hang a robber, or kill a flea."

"When people talk of the freedom of writing, speaking or thinking I cannot choose but laugh. No such thing ever existed. No such thing now exists; but I hope it will exist. But it must be hundreds of years after you and I shall write and speak no more."

John Adams,Harmonium.

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Duration: 33:33
Updated: 04 Sep 2014
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Harmonium is a composition for chorus and orchestra that could be considered a choral symphony in all but name, written in 1980-1981 for the first season of ...

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John Adams - Common tones in simple time

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John Adams,Harmonielehre(1985)

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Duration: 40:33
Updated: 04 Sep 2014
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Composer, conductor, and creative thinker - John Adams occupies a unique position in the world of American music. His works, both operatic and symphonic, sta...

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David McCullough on John Adams

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Duration: 62:40
Updated: 06 Sep 2014
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Librarian of Congress James H. Billington engages noted author and historian David MCullough in a discussion on John Adams. Speaker Biography: James H. Billi...

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John Adams | Grand Pianola Music | 1982

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Updated: 26 Aug 2014
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The work is in three movements: Part 1A (fast) Part 1B (slow) 'On The Dominant Divide' (fast) According to the composer,"True, it was a very shaky performanc...

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Drunk History - John Adams vs. Thomas Jefferson

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John Adams and Thomas Jefferson's friendship is tested during the election of 1800. Watch more Drunk History: http://on.cc.com/1Bf12L7

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The Character and Legacy of John Adams: Biography, Presidency, Importance, Quotes (1993)

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Duration: 56:33
Updated: 10 Feb 2014

John Adams (October 30 [O.S. October 19] 1735 -- July 4, 1826) was the second president of the United States (1797--1801), having earlier served as the first vice president of the United States. An American Founding Father, Adams was a statesman, diplomat, and a leading advocate of American independence from Great Britain. Well educated, he was an Enlightenment political theorist who promoted republicanism, as well as a strong central government, and wrote prolifically about his often seminal ideas, both in published works and in letters to his wife and key adviser Abigail Adams, as well as to other Founding Fathers. Adams was a lifelong opponent of slavery, having never bought a slave. In 1770, he provided a principled, controversial, and successful legal defense to British soldiers, accused in the Boston Massacre because he believed in the right to counsel and the "protect[ion] of innocence." Adams came to prominence in the early stages of the American Revolution. A lawyer and public figure in Boston, as a delegate from Massachusetts to the Continental Congress, he played a leading role in persuading Congress to declare independence. He assisted Thomas Jefferson in drafting the Declaration of Independence in 1776, and was its primary advocate in the Congress. Later, as a diplomat in Europe, he helped negotiate the eventual peace treaty with Great Britain, and was responsible for obtaining vital governmental loans from Amsterdam bankers. A political theorist and historian, Adams largely wrote the Massachusetts Constitution in 1780, which together with his earlier Thoughts on Government, influenced American political thought. One of his greatest roles was as a judge of character: in 1775, he nominated George Washington to be commander-in-chief, and 25 years later nominated John Marshall to be Chief Justice of the United States. Adams' revolutionary credentials secured him two terms as George Washington's vice president and his own election in 1796 as the second president. During his one term, he encountered ferocious attacks by the Jeffersonian Republicans, as well as the dominant faction in his own Federalist Party led by his bitter enemy Alexander Hamilton. Adams signed the controversial Alien and Sedition Acts, and built up the army and navy especially in the face of an undeclared naval war (called the "Quasi-War") with France, 1798--1800. The major accomplishment of his presidency was his peaceful resolution of the conflict in the face of Hamilton's opposition. In 1800, Adams was defeated for re-election by Thomas Jefferson and retired to Massachusetts. He later resumed his friendship with Jefferson. He and his wife founded an accomplished family line of politicians, diplomats, and historians now referred to as the Adams political family. Adams was the father of John Quincy Adams, the sixth President of the United States. His achievements have received greater recognition in modern times, though his contributions were not initially as celebrated as those of other Founders. Adams was the first U.S. president to reside in the executive mansion that eventually became known as the White House. The first notable biography of John Adams appeared as the first two volumes of The Works of John Adams, Esq., Second President of the United States, edited by Charles Francis Adams and published between 1850 and 1856 by Charles C. Little and James Brown in Boston. This biography's first seven chapters were the work of John Quincy Adams, but the rest of the biography was the work of Charles Francis Adams. The first modern biography was Honest John Adams, a 1933 biography by the noted French specialist in American history Gilbert Chinard, who came to Adams after writing his acclaimed 1929 biography of Thomas Jefferson. For a generation, Chinard's work was regarded as the best life of Adams, and it is still a key factor in determining the themes of Adams biographical and historical scholarship. Following the opening of the Adams family papers in the 1950s, Page Smith published the first major biography to use these previously inaccessible primary sources; his biography won a 1962 Bancroft Prize but was criticized for its scanting of Adams' intellectual life and its diffuseness. In 1975, Peter Shaw published The Character of John Adams, a thematic biography noted for its graceful prose and its psychological insight into Adams' life. The 1992 character study by Joseph J. Ellis, Passionate Sage: The Character and Legacy of John Adams, was Ellis's first major publishing success and remains one of the most useful and insightful studies of Adams' personality. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_adams

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Coldplay - Fix You Cover by John Adams

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Duration: 4:41
Updated: 04 Sep 2014
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Thought i would take advantage of the weather and do a snowy video. Massive thank you to Angela and everyone involved at the Street Team and other support gr...

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Bennewitz Quartet - John Adams: Absolute Jest 1/2

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Updated: 18 Jan 2015

John Adams: Absolute Jest Bennewitz Quartet Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, Peter Vrábel performed in 2014, Music Forum Hradec Králové

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John Adams- Dharma at Big Sur Pt.1: A New Day

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Duration: 14:31
Updated: 04 Sep 2014
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John Adams HBO Opening Titles

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Duration: 2:45
Updated: 02 Sep 2014
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This is the theme song for the John Adams (HBO) show that came on TV not too long ago. I DO NOT OWN THIS SONG!!!! I really like it though...lol!

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John Adams - Son Of Chamber Symphony

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Duration: 54:01
Updated: 06 Sep 2014
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Modern Classical Music.

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John Adams: Short Ride in a Fast Machine – BBC Proms 2014

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Updated: 05 Sep 2014
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The BBC Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Marin Alsop, performs John Adams' Short Ride in a Fast Machine. For more from this Prom, go to: http://www.bbc.co.uk/proms/whats-on/2014/september-04/15098.

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John Adams Theme Song HBO Intro

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JOHN ADAMS INTRODUCTION.

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John Adams,City Noir.

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Duration: 34:57
Updated: 26 Aug 2014
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Composed in 2009. "City Noir was first suggested by my reading the so-called "Dream" books by Kevin Starr, a brilliantly imagined, multi-volume cultural and ...

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John Adams: Making Of (HBO)

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Updated: 24 Aug 2014
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The creators of John Adams dicuss the making of the miniseries. For more information about John Adams, go to http://itsh.bo/g7zLuP. Watch John Adams online a...

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Assassin's Creed III - E3 2012 Cinematic Trailer - John Adams (HBO) theme song - 1080p HD

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Updated: 06 Sep 2014
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Enjoy! The Footage is (obviously) from the E3 2012 Cinematic Assassin's Creed 3 trailer The song is: Don't Tread On Me, the theme song from the HBO series "J...

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John Adams' audition - The X Factor 2011 (Full Version)

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Updated: 04 Sep 2014
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The X Factor: He teaches sums for a living, but will this performance by John Adams add up to four yeses from our judges?

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Sons of Liberty: General Gage Threatens John Adams (S1, E2)

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Updated: 27 Jan 2015

General Gage pressures John Adams to rein in his feisty, troublemaking cousin Samuel Adams in this scene from Episode 2, "The Uprising." Subscribe for more Sons of Liberty: http://bit.ly/18MnRbc Check out exclusive Sons of Liberty videos and full episodes: http://bit.ly/1tKcrSK #SonsOfLiberty Check out our Facebook games, and other exclusive content: http://on.fb.me/1aJOTyB Keep up to date with everything HISTORY by following us on Twitter: http://bit.ly/1bvCJKN Don't miss a new episode! Sign up for Sons of Liberty email updates: http://bit.ly/1aJOYCk Sons of Liberty Season 1 Episode 2 The Uprising HISTORY® is the leading destination for award-winning original series and specials that connect viewers with history in an informative, immersive and entertaining manner across all platforms. The network's all-original programming slate, including scripted event programming, features a roster of hit series including American Pickers®, American Restoration, Ax Men, The Legend of Shelby the Swamp Man, Counting Cars, Pawn Stars®, and Swamp People® as well as HISTORY®'s first scripted series Vikings, and epic miniseries and special programming such as The Bible and the Emmy® Award-winning Hatfields & McCoys, Gettysburg, Vietnam in HD, America The Story of Us® and 102 Minutes That Changed America. The HISTORY® website is the leading online resource for all things history, featuring over 20,000 videos, images, audio clips, articles and interactive features that allow visitors to dig deeper into HISTORY® series and a broad array of historical topics.

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John Adams - Saxophone Concerto - Alsop

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Updated: 06 Sep 2014

John Adams Saxophone Concerto Timothy McAllister, alto saxophone BBC Symphony Orchestra Marin Alsop, conductor London, Proms 2014

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MTT & the San Francisco Symphony: John Adams Absolute Jest & Grand Pianola Music

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Updated: 14 Jul 2015

New audio recording out August 14, 2015! Available for pre-order on July 14. Music Director Michael Tilson Thomas (MTT) and the San Francisco Symphony (SFS) release a live recording of John Adams’s Absolute Jest and Grand Pianola Music, on the Orchestra’s own Grammy Award-winning SFS Media Label on Friday, August 14, 2015. Composed almost three decades apart, both works were written specifically for the San Francisco Symphony by Adams, one of the Orchestra’s most important artistic partners for the past 35 years. On this recording, MTT leads the Orchestra in the first available recording of the SFS-commissioned Absolute Jest, featuring the St. Lawrence String Quartet, and, in Grand Pianola Music, John Adams leads the orchestra, pianists Marc-André Hamelin and Orli Shaham, and vocal group Synergy Vocals. The release will be available on hybrid SACD, compatible with conventional CD players, as a digital download, including high-resolution downloads, and all major streaming services. On iTunes, the album’s audio is Mastered for iTunes. Title: Absolute Jest, Grand Pianola Music Composer: John Adams (b.1947) Artists: San Francisco Symphony Michael Tilson Thomas Music Director John Adams Conductor St. Lawrence String Quartet Marc-André Hamelin Orli Shaham Synergy Vocals Recorded: Absolute Jest was recorded in 96kHz/24-bit audio May 4, 5 and 9, 2013 and Grand Pianola Music was recorded in PCM 192kHz/24-bit audio January 16-18, 2015, both in Davies Symphony Hall. Label: SFS Media Catalogue Number: SFS 0063 Release Date: August 14, 2015 Pre-order a digital download from iTunes at http://iTunes.com/SFSymphony or on disc from http://SFSymphony.org/Adams. Distribution: harmonia mundi (U.S., Canada, and France), Avie (International), The Orchard (Digital), Online: http://sfsymphony.org/store

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#02--John Adams

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Excerpt from the History Channel's The Presidents series featuring John Adams.

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Disney The American Presidents: John Adams

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Updated: 03 Sep 2014
author: Disney Educational Productions

American history is so much more than dates and documents — it's the dynamic story of the real men and women, immigrants and Native Americans, who together b...

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Where US Politics Came From: Crash Course US History #9

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Updated: 04 Apr 2013

In which John Green teaches you where American politicians come from. In the beginning, soon after the US constitution was adopted, politics were pretty non-existent. George Washington was elected president with no opposition, everything was new and exciting, and everyone just got along. For several months. Then the contentious debate about the nature of the United States began, and it continues to this day. Washington and his lackey/handler Alexander Hamilton pursued an elitist program of federalism. They attempted to strengthen the central government, create a strong nation-state, and leave less of the governance to the states, They wanted to create debt, encourage manufacturing, and really modernize the new nation/ The opposition, creatively known as the anti-federalists, wanted to build some kind of agrarian pseudo-paradise where every (white) man could have his own farm, and live a free, self-reliant life. The founding father who epitomized this view was Thomas Jefferson. By the time Adams became president, the anti-federalists had gotten the memo about how alienating a name like anti-federalist can be. It's so much more appealing to voters if your party is for something rather than being defined by what you're against, you know? In any case, Jefferson and his acolytes changed their name to the Democratic-Republican Party, which covered a lot of bases, and proceeded to protest nearly everything Adams did. Lest you think this week is all boring politics,you'll be thrilled to hear this episode has a Whiskey Rebellion, a Quasi-War, anti-French sentiment, some controversial treaties, and something called the XYZ Affair, which sounds very exciting. Learn all about it this week with John Green. Follow us! http://www.twitter.com/thecrashcourse http://www.twitter.com/realjohngreen http://www.twitter.com/crashcoursestan http://www.twitter.com/raoulmeyer http://www.twitter.com/saysdanica http://www.twitter.com/thoughtbubbler Turn on the captions. You'll like them. Support CrashCourse on Subbable: http://subbable.com/crashcourse

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Attack Ads, Circa 1800

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Updated: 03 Sep 2014
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Have this year's negative political ads really "taken dirty to a whole new level, as CNN's Anderson Cooper frets? Is a "return to civility...a relic of a byg...

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Historical Perspective: President John Adams and His Relationship with Jefferson

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A look at a direct question from last week on John Adams, his presidency and he he fared with Thomas Jefferson.

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Age of Jackson: Crash Course US History #14

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Duration: 15:05
Updated: 06 Sep 2014
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In which John Green teaches you about the presidency of Andrew Jackson So how did a president with astoundingly bad fiscal policies end up on the $20 bill? T...

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Amistad (7/8) Movie CLIP - The Declaration of Independence (1997) HD

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Updated: 10 Aug 2014
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Amistad Movie Clip - watch all clips http://j.mp/zVysUd click to subscribe http://j.mp/sNDUs5 John Quincy Adams (Anthony Hopkins) invokes the Declaration of ...

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John Adams: A Life in Letters

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Updated: 17 Jul 2014
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In celebration of the HBO Films miniseries John Adams, the Massachusetts Historical Society is mounting the exhibition "John Adams: A Life in Letters" throug...

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Sons of Liberty: Hancock and Sam Adams Hatch a Plan (S1, E1)

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Duration: 2:10
Updated: 26 Jan 2015

After one of his ships is seized, John Hancock leans on Sam Adams to join him in circumventing the British authorities in this scene from Episode 1, "A Dangerous Game." Subscribe for more Sons of Liberty: http://bit.ly/18MnRbc Check out exclusive Sons of Liberty videos and full episodes: http://bit.ly/1tKcrSK #SonsOfLiberty Check out our Facebook games, and other exclusive content: http://on.fb.me/1aJOTyB Keep up to date with everything HISTORY by following us on Twitter: http://bit.ly/1bvCJKN Don't miss a new episode! Sign up for Sons of Liberty email updates: http://bit.ly/1aJOYCk Sons of Liberty Season 1 Episode 1 A Dangerous Game HISTORY® is the leading destination for award-winning original series and specials that connect viewers with history in an informative, immersive and entertaining manner across all platforms. The network's all-original programming slate, including scripted event programming, features a roster of hit series including American Pickers®, American Restoration, Ax Men, The Legend of Shelby the Swamp Man, Counting Cars, Pawn Stars®, and Swamp People® as well as HISTORY®'s first scripted series Vikings, and epic miniseries and special programming such as The Bible and the Emmy® Award-winning Hatfields & McCoys, Gettysburg, Vietnam in HD, America The Story of Us® and 102 Minutes That Changed America. The HISTORY® website is the leading online resource for all things history, featuring over 20,000 videos, images, audio clips, articles and interactive features that allow visitors to dig deeper into HISTORY® series and a broad array of historical topics.

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John Adams (Naive and Sentimental Music)

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Updated: 03 Sep 2014
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This is the first part of John Adams' epic symphony-like work entitled Naive and Sentimental Music. Written in 1998, the title of the work stems from an essa...

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History's Craziest President | Cracked Fact from The De-Textbook

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Updated: 31 Aug 2014
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Get your copy of The De-Textbook here: http://goo.gl/PsFOoz To be fair, John Quincy Adams had fantastic mutton chops. Learn more about The De-Textbook: http:...

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Bachmann Spars with Stephanopoulos over whether John Quincy Adams was a "Founding Father"

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Updated: 18 Aug 2014
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More News and Video: http://freedomslighthouse.net 6/28/11 - Here is GOP Rep. Michele Bachmann, fresh off her announcement for President, being interviewed b...

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Who is the Real John Quincy Adams? Biography, Education, Quotes (1998)

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Updated: 06 Nov 2014

John Quincy Adams (July 11, 1767 – February 23, 1848) was an American statesman who served as the sixth President of the United States from 1825 to 1829. He also served as a diplomat, a Senator and member of the House of Representatives. He was a member of the Federalist, Democratic-Republican, National Republican, and later Anti-Masonic and Whig parties. Bemis argues that Adams was able to: gather together, formulate, and practice the fundamentals of American foreign-policy – self-determination, independence, noncolonization, nonintervention, nonentanglement in European politics, Freedom of the Seas, [and] freedom of commerce. Adams was the son of former President John Adams and Abigail Adams. As a diplomat, Adams played an important role in negotiating key treaties, most notably the Treaty of Ghent, which ended the War of 1812. As Secretary of State, he negotiated with Britain over the United States' northern border with Canada, negotiated with Spain the annexation of Florida, and drafted the Monroe Doctrine. Historians agree he was one of the greatest diplomats and secretaries of state in American history. As president, he sought to modernize the American economy and promote education. Adams enacted a part of his agenda and paid off much of the national debt.[7] He was stymied by a Congress controlled by his enemies, and his lack of patronage networks helped politicians eager to undercut him. He lost his 1828 bid for re-election to Andrew Jackson. Adams is best known as a diplomat who shaped America's foreign policy in line with his ardently nationalist commitment to America's republican values. More recently, he has been portrayed as the exemplar and moral leader in an era of modernization. During Adams' lifetime, technological innovations and new means of communication spread messages of religious revival, social reform, and party politics. Goods, money, and people traveled more rapidly and efficiently than ever before. Adams was elected a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts after leaving office, serving for the last 17 years of his life with far greater acclaim than he had achieved as president. Animated by his growing revulsion against slavery,[9] Adams became a leading opponent of the Slave Power. He predicted that if a civil war were to break out, the president could abolish slavery by using his war powers. Adams also predicted the Union's dissolution over the slavery issue, but said that if the South became independent there would be a series of bloody slave revolts. John Quincy Adams was born on July 11, 1767, to John Adams and his wife Abigail Adams (née Smith) in a part of Braintree, Massachusetts that is now Quincy.[11] John Quincy Adams did not attend school, but was tutored by his cousin James Thax and his father's law clerk, Nathan Rice.[12] He was named for his mother's maternal grandfather, Colonel John Quincy, after whom Quincy, Massachusetts, is named.[13] His namesake great-grandfather died only two days after he was born. Adams first learned of the Declaration of Independence from the letters his father wrote his mother from the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia. In 1779, Adams began a diary that he kept until just before he died in 1848.[14] The massive fifty volumes are one of the most extensive collections of first-hand information from the period of the early republic and are widely cited by modern historians.[7] Much of Adams' youth was spent accompanying his father overseas. John Adams served as an American envoy to France from 1778 until 1779 and to the Netherlands from 1780 until 1782, and the younger Adams accompanied his father on these diplomatic missions.[7] Adams acquired an education at institutions such as Leiden University. He matriculated in Leiden January 10, 1781.[15][16] For nearly three years, at the age of 14, he accompanied Francis Dana as a secretary on a mission to Saint Petersburg, Russia, to obtain recognition of the new United States. He spent time in Finland, Sweden, and Denmark and, in 1804, published a travel report of Silesia.[17] During these years overseas, Adams became fluent in French and Dutch and became familiar with German and other European languages. Adams, mainly through the influence of his father, had also excelled in classical studies and reached high fluency of Latin and Greek. Upon entering Harvard he had already translated Virgil, Horace, Plutarch and Aristotle.[18] He entered Harvard College and was graduated in 1787 with a Bachelor of Arts degree, Phi Beta Kappa.[19] Adams House at Harvard College is named in honor of Adams and his father. He later earned an M.A. from Harvard in 1790.[20] He apprenticed as an attorney with Theophilus Parsons in Newburyport, Massachusetts, from 1787 to 1789. He gained admittance to the bar in 1791 and began practicing law in Boston. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Quincy_Adams

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Timothy A. Johnson Discusses His Book on John Adams's Nixon in China

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Learn more about Timothy A. Johnson at: http://faculty.ithaca.edu/tjohnson/ Learn more about Johnson's book, John Adams's Nixon in China, at http://www.ashga...

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Thomas Jefferson & His Democracy: Crash Course US History #10

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Updated: 11 Apr 2013

In which John Green teaches you about founding father and third president of the United States, Thomas Jefferson. Jefferson is a somewhat controversial figure in American history, largely because he, like pretty much all humans, was a big bundle of contradictions. Jefferson was a slave-owner who couldn't decide if he liked slavery. He advocated for small government, but expanded federal power more than either of his presidential predecessor. He also idealized the independent farmer and demonized manufacturing, but put policies in place that would expand industrial production in the US. Controversy may ensue as we try to deviate a bit from the standard hagiography/slander story that usually told about old TJ. John explores Jefferson's election, his policies, and some of the new nation's (literally and figuratively) formative events that took place during Jefferson's presidency. In addition to all this, Napoleon drops in to sell Louisiana, John Marshall sets the course of the Supreme Court, and John Adams gets called a tiny tyrant. Follow us! http://www.twitter.com/thecrashcourse http://www.twitter.com/realjohngreen http://www.twitter.com/crashcoursestan http://www.twitter.com/raoulmeyer http://www.twitter.com/thoughtbubbler http://www.twitter.com/saysdanica Like us! http://www.facebook.com/youtubecrashcourse Support CrashCourse on Subbable: http://subbable.com/crashcourse

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David McCullough's Biography of a Year: 1776

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Updated: 28 Jul 2014
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Best-selling historical writer and two-time Pulitzer winner David McCullough follows up his biography John Adams by focusing on a historic time rather than a...

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Author David McCullough on InnerVIEWS with Ernie Manouse

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Updated: 15 Mar 2014
author: HoustonPBS

Pulitzer Prize-winning author David McCullough ('Truman', 'John Adams', '1776') sits down with Ernie to discuss his love of history, the things that inspire ...

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Revelation: The End of Days - John Reveals that He Rose From the Dead

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Updated: 06 Jan 2015

Christian rebel leader John Adams hijacks the news to reveal that he has risen from the dead and there will be one more test from God. Subscribe for more Revelation: http://bit.ly/18MnRbc Check the official History Facebook page: http://on.fb.me/1rfjFg7 Keep up to date with everything History by following us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/history Revelation: The End of Days Season 1 Episode 2 Road to Babylon HISTORY® is the leading destination for award-winning original series and specials that connect viewers with history in an informative, immersive and entertaining manner across all platforms. The network's all-original programming slate, including scripted event programming, features a roster of hit series including American Pickers®, American Restoration, Ax Men, The Legend of Shelby the Swamp Man, Counting Cars, Pawn Stars®, and Swamp People® as well as HISTORY®'s first scripted series Vikings, and epic miniseries and special programming such as The Bible and the Emmy® Award-winning Hatfields & McCoys, Gettysburg, Vietnam in HD, America The Story of Us® and 102 Minutes That Changed America. The HISTORY® website is the leading online resource for all things history, featuring over 20,000 videos, images, audio clips, articles and interactive features that allow visitors to dig deeper into HISTORY® series and a broad array of historical topics.

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Time less love story John Adams

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Updated: 05 Aug 2014

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Drunk History vol. 1 - Featuring Michael Cera

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Updated: 06 Sep 2014
author: DrunkHistory

Witness history as it's never been told before: Drunk. Derek Waters Presents: Drunk History vol. 1 Featuring Michael Cera Filmed, Edited & Directed by: Jerem...

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The Indian Hunter by John Quincy Adams Ward (420) | New-York Historical Society

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Updated: 12 Sep 2013
author: nyhistory

Does this bronze sculpture look familiar? Then maybe you've seen the life-sized version in Central Park. Its called The Indian Hunter by John Quincy Adams Wa...

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The Constitution, the Articles, and Federalism: Crash Course US History #8

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Duration: 13:04
Updated: 21 Mar 2013

In which John Green teaches you about the United States Constitution. During and after the American Revolutionary War, the government of the new country operated under the Articles of Confederation. While these Articles got the young nation through its war with England, they weren't of much use when it came to running a country. So, the founding fathers decided try their hand at nation-building, and they created the Constitution of the United States, which you may remember as the one that says We The People at the top. John will tell you how the convention came together, some of the compromises that had to be made to pass this thing, and why it's very lucky that the framers installed a somewhat reasonable process for making changes to the thing. You'll learn about Shays' Rebellion, the Federalist Papers, the elite vs rabble dynamic of the houses of congress, and start to find out just what an anti-federalist is. Follow us: http://www.twitter.com/thecrashcourse http://www.twitter.com/realjohngreen http://www.twitter.com/raoulmeyer http://www.twitter.com/crashcoursestan http://www.twitter.com/saysdanica http://www.twitter.com/thoughtbubbler Support CrashCourse on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/crashcourse

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John Adams | TRAILER | HBO Films

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Updated: 17 Aug 2014
author: PREMIERPRONLINE

John Adams is a 2008 American television miniseries, chronicling most of President John Adams's adult life and his role in the founding of the United States....

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John Adams: Phrygian Gates with Original Film by Ian Houghton

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Updated: 28 Jun 2012

Recorded Live at the University of Arizona, 2012 Performance by Ian Houghton Film by Ian Houghton Copyright, 2012 My concept in creating this film was to have a series of textures, colors, and movements from nature that accompany the music. Because I wanted the music to remain the central focus, the musical form served as the basis for the arc of the film; as musical patterns shift so do the video clips and as we progress through musical modes the subjects of the film change. The video was shot between June - October 2011 across Arizona, Oregon, Washington, and Idaho. Using a laptop, projector, and foot-pedal to control the clip changes, I was able to present the film with the live performance recorded here.

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John Adams Road movies -

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Updated: 20 Aug 2014
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John Adams road movies for piano and violin.

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John Adams: Visual FX (HBO)

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Updated: 01 Sep 2014
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Subscribe to HBO: http://itsh.bo/10qIqsj Check out the John Adams Visual Effects feature. HBO on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/hbo HBO on Twitter: http:/...

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"Road Movies" by John Adams (HEAR NOW Music Festival 2013)

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Updated: 09 Aug 2014
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"Road Movies" by John Adams performed by Alyssa Park (violin) and Vicki Ray (piano) at the 2013 HEAR NOW Music Festival in Los Angeles.

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John Adams HBO Full Length Trailer!!

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Updated: 27 Aug 2014
author: jaa2010

Here is The Full Length John Adams HBO Mini-Series Trailer Starting March 16th at 8:00PM Starring Paul Giamatti & Laura Linney!! www.johnadams08.com.

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LIVE Recorded: 40% Swing Road Movies, John Adams

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Updated: 06 Feb 2015

From: John Adams Road Movies, 40% Swing Live recorded at Nieuwe Kerk Den Haag, 31/1/2015 Noé Inui & Vassilis Varvaresos Compris Artist Management, www.com-pris.nl

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1776: Sit down, John! (1972 Film Version)

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Updated: 31 Aug 2014
author: ldm313

From Wikipedia ( http://bit.ly/9fC6Ag ) "1776 is a 1972 American musical film directed by Peter H. Hunt. The screenplay by Peter Stone was adapted from his l...

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John Adams HBO Mini-Series Movie Trailer

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Updated: 30 Jul 2014
author: jaa2010

Here is Trailer Number 1 for The HBO Mini-Series John Adams Starring Paul Giamatti and Laura Linney which will Air in 2008 on HBO and be on DVD!! http://www....

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Knuckle Jack Official Trailer (2014) - John Adams, Zelda Adams Movie HD

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Updated: 18 Jul 2014
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Subscribe to TRAILERS: http://bit.ly/sxaw6h Subscribe to COMING SOON: http://bit.ly/H2vZUn Subscribe to INDIE TRAILERS: http://goo.gl/iPUuo Like us on FACEBO...

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Road Movies I. Relaxed Groove

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Updated: 09 Nov 2014

Road Movies I. Relaxed Groove John Adams ℗ 2004 Nonesuch Records Released on: 2004-05-04 Assistant Engineer: Hsi-Ling Chang Engineer: Judith Sherman Piano: John Novacek Violin: Leila Josefowicz Composer: John Adams Auto-generated by YouTube.

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The Movies - John Adams (Official Audio)

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Updated: 09 Sep 2014

Here's a track from my album "The Pavement is my Stage". A song about how film and TV can give us a false expectation of life whether it be thinking we are superheroes or expecting more from our relationships. hope you enjoy! My Debut album is AVAILABLE NOW: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/the-pavement-is-my-stage/id694148478. or you can just rip it from youtube, whatever your conscience allows! lol Hard copies are available on my website www.johnadamsmusic.co.uk If you would like to find out more about me or have a request of your own you can use the following: www.johnadamsmusic.co.uk TWITTER: john_anthony1 FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/JohnAdams88 Thank you so much for listening!!!! john

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John Adams, Truman, Brave Companions, Mornings on Horseback (2001)

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Updated: 20 Feb 2015

David Gaub McCullough (born July 7, 1933) is an American author, narrator, historian, and lecturer. He is a two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award and a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the United States' highest civilian award. Born and raised in Pittsburgh, McCullough earned a degree in English literature from Yale University. His first book was The Johnstown Flood (1968); and he has since written eight more on such topics as Harry S Truman, John Adams, and the Brooklyn Bridge. McCullough has also narrated multiple documentaries such as The Civil War (TV series) by Ken Burns, as well as the 2003 film Seabiscuit; and he hosted American Experience for twelve years. McCullough's two Pulitzer Prize-winning books, Truman and John Adams, have been adapted by HBO into a TV film and a mini-series, respectively. McCullough's most recent history, The Greater Journey (2011), is about Americans in Paris from the 1830s to the 1900s. McCullough's fourth work was his first biography, reinforcing his belief that "history is the story of people".[25] Released in 1981, Mornings on Horseback tells the story of seventeen years in the life of Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th President of the United States.[26] The work ranged from 1869, when Roosevelt was ten years old, to 1886, and tells of a "life intensely lived."[26] The book won McCullough's second National Book Award[27][a] and his first Los Angeles Times Prize for Biography and New York Public Library Literary Lion Award.[28] Next, he published Brave Companions, a collection of essays that "unfold seamlessly".[29] Written over twenty years, the book[30] includes essays about Louis Agassiz, Alexander von Humboldt, John and Washington Roebling, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Conrad Aiken, and Frederic Remington.[30] With his next book, McCullough published his second biography, Truman (1993) about the 33rd president. The book won McCullough his first Pulitzer Prize, in the category of "Best Biography or Autobiography."[31] And his second Francis Parkman Prize. Two years later, the book was adapted as Truman (1995), a television movie by HBO, starring Gary Sinise as Truman.[8] Working for the next seven years,[33] McCullough published John Adams (2001), his third biography about a United States president. One of the fastest-selling non-fiction books in history,[8] the book won McCullough's second Pulitzer Prize for "Best Biography or Autobiography."[31] He started it as a book about the founding fathers and back-to-back presidents John Adams and Thomas Jefferson; but dropped Jefferson to focus on Adams.[32] HBO adapted John Adams as a seven-part miniseries by the same name.[34] Premiering in 2008, it starred Paul Giamatti in the title role.[34] The DVD version of the miniseries includes the biopic, "David McCullough: Painting with Words." McCullough's 1776, tells the story of the founding year of the United States, focusing on George Washington, the amateur army, and other struggles for independence.[33] Because of McCullough's popularity, its initial printing was 1.25 million copies, many more than the average history book.[2] Upon its release, the book was a number one best-seller in the United States.[33] A miniseries adaptation of 1776 was rumored. McCullough considered writing a sequel to 1776.[33] However, he signed a contract with Simon & Schuster to do a work about Americans in Paris between 1830 and 1900, The Greater Journey, which was published in 2011.[35][36] The book covers 19th-century Americans, including Mark Twain and Samuel Morse, who migrated to Paris and went on to achieve importance in culture or innovation. Other subjects include Elihu Washburne, the American ambassador to France during the Franco-Prussian War, and Elizabeth Blackwell, the first female doctor in the United States. McCullough has received numerous awards, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom in December 2006, the highest civilian award that a United States citizen can receive. In 1995 the National Book Foundation conferred its lifetime Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. McCullough has been awarded more than 40 honorary degrees, including one from the Eastern Nazarene College in John Adams' hometown of Quincy, Massachusetts. McCullough has received two Pulitzer Prizes, two National Book Awards, two Francis Parkman Prizes, the Los Angeles Times Book Award, and New York Public Library's Literary Lion Award, among others. McCullough was chosen to deliver the first annual John Hersey Lecture at Yale University on March 22, 1993. He is a member of the John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship and the Academy of Achievement. In 2003, the National Endowment for the Humanities selected McCullough for the Jefferson Lecture, the U.S. federal government's highest honor for achievement in the humanities. McCullough's lecture was entitled "The Course of Human Events." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_McCullough

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John Adams, "Road Movies" part I-II. Leonie Bot, violin, Keisuke Nakagoshi, piano

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Updated: 21 Jul 2013
author: leoniebot

This was live recorded during a John Adams Festival at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. Road Movies (1995) I. Relaxed Groove II. Meditative III. 40% ...

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APERIO Performs Road Movies III: 40% Swing by John Adams

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Updated: 24 Mar 2015

from the program "Jumping the Groove - Funk, Jazz, and Blues in Modern American Music" February 12, 2015 Zilkha Hall | The Hobby Center for the Performing Arts, Houston, TX Chloé Trevor (violin) [http://www.youtube.com/user/unicornstars] Michael Zuraw (piano)

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Composer John Adams Dishes On Pop Culture

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Updated: 03 Sep 2014
author: ForaTv

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/05/14/John_Adams_Composing_an_American_Life "The great bifurcation in music is between pop and classical," says compos...

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John Adams movie trailer

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Updated: 01 Dec 2014

School project

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John Adams - Road Movies [Piercarlo Sacco, vl / Andrea Rebaudengo, pf]

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Updated: 14 Sep 2012
author: sentieriensemble

Sentieri selvaggi Nuovo Mondo Stagione di musica contemporanea 2010 The Red Violin Lunedì 12 aprile 2010 ore 21 Teatro Elfo Puccini, sala Bausch Milano John ...

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President John Quincy Adams Film

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Updated: 23 Aug 2010

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‘Road Movies’ by John Adams | Musicians Club of New York

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Updated: 18 Mar 2015

aTonalHits: Katha Zinn, violin, Illya Filshtinskiy, piano, performing ‘Road Movies’ by John Adams; Musicians Club of New York Concert Series, December 21, 2014, Liederkranz Hall, New York City. - Relaxed Groove - Meditative - 40% Swing

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John Adams - Fearful Symmetries - Buster Keaton - part 1

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Updated: 24 Aug 2014
author: Jérôme Bosc

Buster musique de John Adams Fearful Symmetries Orchestre National de Montpellier René Bosc direction film de montage de Jérôme Bosc.

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Live recorded: Road Movies, John Adams

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Updated: 06 Feb 2015

Noé Inui, violin & Vassilis Varvaresos, piano John Adams: Road Movies: Mvt. 2: Meditative Mvt 3: 40% Swing at 6'18 LIVE RECORDED, Nieuwe Kerk, The Hague: 31-1, 2015 Compris Artist Management, www.com-pris.nl

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John Adams - Harmonielehre Part I (1/2)

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Updated: 01 Sep 2014
author: nocturon

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John Adams - Harmonielehre Part I (2/2)

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Updated: 28 Jul 2013
author: nocturon

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John Adams - Harmonielehre Part II (1/2)

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Updated: 01 Sep 2014
author: nocturon

"The Anfortas Wound"

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John Adams - Harmonielehre Part II (2/2)

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Updated: 01 Sep 2014
author: nocturon

"The Anfortas Wound"

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John Adams - Harmonielehre Part III (1/2)

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Updated: 01 Sep 2014
author: nocturon

"Meister Eckhardt and Quackie"

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John Adams - Harmonielehre Part III (2/2)

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Duration: 5:36
Updated: 08 Jul 2013
author: nocturon

"Meister Eckhardt and Quackie"

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John Adams - Grand Pianola Music

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Duration: 8:01
Updated: 29 Aug 2014
author: stevtomato

This is obviously not my piece or my performance, but I just have to share this really beautiful music. I couldn't fit in the first movement, because it's lo...

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[1] John Adams - Phrygian Gates

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Duration: 10:03
Updated: 03 Sep 2014
author: guitars2112

Score: http://www.mediafire.com/?jm2zhnzimkg http://www.mediafire.com/?mxxutn0tnty Other non-public domain scores!: http://hemingways-studio-downloads.blogsp...

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Short Ride in a Fast Machine by John Adams

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Duration: 4:24
Updated: 29 Aug 2014
author: 10to1ProductionsLtd

Ref: SHO/SHO/ENG/05 - Animations synchronsied to live orchestral performance for education & entertainment - www.10to1productions.com - contact@10to1producti...

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John Adams' Doctor Atomic Symphony: Part 1

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Duration: 6:01
Updated: 31 Aug 2014
author: philipglassfan

Part 1 of 3 of John Adams' new work, the Doctor Atomic Symphony 2008-08-09 Cabrillo Festival Orchestra Marin Alsop Conducting Recorded off a radio broadcast ...

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John Adams' Doctor Atomic Symphony: Part 2

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Duration: 8:46
Updated: 26 Apr 2014
author: philipglassfan

Part 2 of 3 of John Adams' new work, the Doctor Atomic Symphony 2008-08-09 Cabrillo Festival Orchestra Marin Alsop Conducting Recorded off a radio broadcast ...

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John Adams' Doctor Atomic Symphony: Part 3

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Duration: 9:36
Updated: 02 May 2014
author: philipglassfan

Part 3 of 3 of John Adams' new work, the Doctor Atomic Symphony 2008-08-09 Cabrillo Festival Orchestra Marin Alsop Conducting Recorded off a radio broadcast ...

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John Adams: The Death of Klinghoffer (2001) - Night Chorus

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Duration: 2:24
Updated: 25 Jul 2014
author: musicvideoing

The opera tells the true story of the hijacking of the passenger liner Achille Lauro by the Palestine Liberation Front in 1985, and the resulting death of Je...

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John Adams: Harmonium (1980) - excerpt

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Duration: 6:15
Updated: 31 Aug 2014
author: musicvideoing

Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Simon Rattle Regarded as one of the key compositions of Adams' "minimalist" period, Harmonium could be considered a choral sy...

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John Adams - China Gates

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Duration: 5:36
Updated: 05 Sep 2014
author: krislennoxpiano

Minimalist fans may enjoy this - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xt4TEZRRv2o John Adams' 'China Gates' for solo piano. On this performance i'm playing at the...

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Shaker Loops (Shaking and Trembling) by John Adams

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Duration: 8:55
Updated: 16 Aug 2014
author: Scott Cmiel

Formerly Known As Classical Matthew Cmiel, conductor.

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John Adams - A Flowering Tree (Finale)

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Duration: 3:13
Updated: 07 May 2014
author: Charles Keledjian

From A Flowering Tree, the finale, or final transformation into a flowering tree. Enjoy.

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On the Transmigration of Souls - John Adams

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Duration: 5:40
Updated: 31 Aug 2014
author: kjacobs210

A slide show I put together for a Music History class. John Adams' "On the Transmigration of Souls" is meant to be a "memory space" - a place to be free of m...

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John Adams: The Chairman Dances (1985 Nixon In China excerpt)

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Duration: 2:35
Updated: 10 Jul 2008

In 1972 Tricky Dicky visited China and thirteen years later John Adams wrote some amazing music to celebrate Nixon's historical trip........ Here accompanied by images from a 'Journey Into The Unknown' episode 'Somewhere In A Crowd' featuring five creepy individuals who turn up to witness accidents, murder, mayhem and certain death. A sadly forgotten Hammer TV series - yes, that is Jane Asher in the yellow dress.... Despite being a liar, war-monger and sweaty ghoul, Nixon is now the second worst American president of all time... Guess who tops the list? Here's hoping Adams will write an opera called 'Bush In Alcatraz'.

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John Adams: Slonimsky's Earbox (1996)

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Duration: 3:34
Updated: 09 Jun 2008

Hallé Orchestra / Kent Nagano "The "Slonimsky" in my title not only memorializes his wit and hyper-energetic activity, but it also acknowledged my great debt to his thesaurus, whose scales and resulting harmonies have had a singular impact on my music since the Chamber Symphony of 1992. "Earbox" might be a word worthy of Slonimsky himself, a coiner who never tired of minting his own." - John Adams "Slonimsky's Earbox marked an important turning point in my orchestral music, coming as it did after a period of harmonic and contrapuntal experimentation that began with The Death of Klinghoffer and progressed through the Chamber Symphony and Violin Concerto. The model for this piece was the exploding first few moments of Stravisnky's The Song of the Nightengale. I have long thought that the Russians - not only Stravinsky but composers like Scriabin and Tcherepnin - had begun something very important in their use of modal scales and harmonies, a direction that unfortunately was overwhelmed by more prestigous practices such as Neoclassicism and Serialism."

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John Adams - Tromba Lontana

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Duration: 4:19
Updated: 11 Aug 2014
author: inlandempires

This slow fanfare is a kind of a nephew to Ives' Unanswered Question. Not as good, but quite nice (as most nephews are).

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John Adams - Shaker Loops

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Duration: 7:50
Updated: 31 Aug 2014
author: krankenhosen

On a very cold, wet day in December 2009, a walk around some of the waterfalls near Pontneddfechan, in Wales.

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John Adams - Pavane: She's So Fine (from "Alleged Dances")

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Duration: 6:43
Updated: 11 Jul 2013
author: KarlisKlotins

John Adams - 'Pavane: She's so Fine' from "John's Book of Alleged Dances" for string quartet and tape (which contains computer generated rhythm patterns). Ch...

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John Adams - Habanera (from "Alleged Dances")

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Duration: 4:48
Updated: 07 Aug 2014
author: KarlisKlotins

John Adams - 'Habanera' from "John's Book of Alleged Dances" for string quartet and tape (which contains computer generated rhythm patterns). Chamber orchesr...

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John Adams - Dogjam (from "Alleged Dances")

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Duration: 2:31
Updated: 05 Feb 2014
author: KarlisKlotins

John Adams - 'Dogjam' from "John's Book of Alleged Dances" for string quartet and tape (which contains computer generated rhythm patterns). Chamber orchesrtr...

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John Adams - Rag the Bone (from "Alleged Dances")

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Duration: 3:01
Updated: 05 Feb 2014
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John Adams - 'Rag the Bone' from "John's Book of Alleged Dances" for string quartet and tape (which contains computer generated rhythm patterns). Chamber orc...

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