Guitarists: Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton
In the second half of the sixties, a new type of star was born in youth music, which had previously been essentially vocal-estar-oriented: the guitar hero. It was largely thanks to them that, by the end of the decade, rock had moved from dance music to concert music, and the former "youth fad" was increasingly regarded as an artistic creation by serious music professionals. Jimi Hendrix was last month, now it's Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck and Eric Clapton in the 60s.
Schedule
◖ Rock and Roll Free University ◗
A series of rock history lectures from the blues through Elvis to the twilight of the sixties
The MZH Multimedia Library and Club has launched a permanent monthly programme, Rock and Roll Free University, starting in 2022. The Rock and Roll Free University will present the most important processes and artists in international pop history. Rock and roll is the result, in a somewhat simplistic way, of a particular cultural-historical marriage: when the musical traditions of black slaves (blues) brought over from Africa and white settlers (country) from Europe met and mixed in a third continent, the Americas. Moreover, all this was taking place in a radically transforming society, following technological progress and the associated industrialisation and urbanisation. In the sixth season of this series (Autumn 2024), we look at the social, cultural and musical events of the second half of the 1960s in the UK.
House of Music Hungary
A music education centre and concert venue in the heart of the City Park, behind the airy futuristic glass facade of Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto.
