Theme One, the Glossary
Theme One is a 1967 instrumental piece by George Martin used from 1967 to the mid 1970s as the opening and closing theme tune for BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 2.[1]
Table of Contents
38 relations: A-side and B-side, Abbey Road Studios, All You Need Is Ears, AllMusic, Baroque music, BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 2, Classical music, Cozy Powell, Dick James, Discogs, Eleanor Rigby, Fifth Beatle, Flowers in the Rain, George Martin, Henry Holt and Company, Instrumental, Methodist Central Hall, Westminster, Northern Songs, Orchestra, Over the Top (Cozy Powell album), Paul McCartney, Pawn Hearts, Penny Lane, Phaser (effect), Piccolo trumpet, Pipe organ, Produced by George Martin, Progressive rock, Robin Scott (BBC controller), Single (music), Song, Sounds (magazine), The Beatles, The Move, Theme music, Van der Graaf Generator, William Walton.
- BBC Radio 1
- BBC Radio 2
- Compositions by George Martin
- Cozy Powell songs
- Radio theme songs
A-side and B-side
The A-side and B-side are the two sides of phonograph records and cassettes, and the terms have often been printed on the labels of two-sided music recordings.
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Abbey Road Studios
Abbey Road Studios (formerly EMI Recording Studios) is a music recording studio at 3 Abbey Road, St John's Wood, City of Westminster, London.
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All You Need Is Ears
All You Need Is Ears: The inside personal story of the genius who created The Beatles is the 1979 memoir of The Beatles' producer George Martin, co-authored by Jeremy Hornsby.
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AllMusic
AllMusic (previously known as All-Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database.
Baroque music
Baroque music refers to the period or dominant style of Western classical music composed from about 1600 to 1750.
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BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC.
BBC Radio 2
BBC Radio 2 is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC.
Classical music
Classical music generally refers to the art music of the Western world, considered to be distinct from Western folk music or popular music traditions.
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Cozy Powell
Cozy Powell (born Colin Trevor Flooks; 29 December 1947 – 5 April 1998) was an English drummer who made his name with major rock bands and artists such as The Jeff Beck Group, Rainbow, Michael Schenker Group, Gary Moore, Graham Bonnet, Brian May, Whitesnake, Emerson, Lake & Powell, and Black Sabbath.
Dick James
Dick James (born Reginald Leon Isaac Vapnick; 12 December 1920 – 1 February 1986) was a British music publisher and singer.
Discogs
Discogs (short for discographies) is a database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases.
Eleanor Rigby
"Eleanor Rigby" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1966 album Revolver. Theme One and Eleanor Rigby are song recordings produced by George Martin.
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Fifth Beatle
The fifth Beatle is an informal title that has been applied to people who were at one point a member of the Beatles or who had a strong association with John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr.
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Flowers in the Rain
"Flowers in the Rain" is a song by English rock band the Move. Theme One and Flowers in the Rain are 1967 songs.
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George Martin
Sir George Henry Martin (3 January 1926 – 8 March 2016) was an English record producer, arranger, composer, conductor, and musician.
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Henry Holt and Company
Henry Holt and Company is an American book-publishing company based in New York City.
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Instrumental
An instrumental or instrumental song is music normally without any vocals, although it might include some inarticulate vocals, such as shouted backup vocals in a big band setting.
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Methodist Central Hall, Westminster
The Methodist Central Hall (also known as Central Hall Westminster) is a multi-purpose venue in the City of Westminster, London, serving primarily as a Methodist church and a conference centre.
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Northern Songs
Northern Songs Ltd was a limited company founded in 1963, by music publisher Dick James, artist manager Brian Epstein, and songwriters John Lennon and Paul McCartney of the Beatles, to publish songs written by Lennon and McCartney.
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Orchestra
An orchestra is a large instrumental ensemble typical of classical music, which combines instruments from different families.
Over the Top (Cozy Powell album)
Over the Top is an album by British rock drummer Cozy Powell.
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Paul McCartney
Sir James Paul McCartney (born 18 June 1942) is an English singer, songwriter and musician who gained worldwide fame with the Beatles, for whom he played bass guitar and shared primary songwriting and lead vocal duties with John Lennon.
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Pawn Hearts
Pawn Hearts is the fourth album by English progressive rock band Van der Graaf Generator, released on 12 November 1971 on Charisma Records.
Penny Lane
"Penny Lane" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles that was released as a double A-side single with "Strawberry Fields Forever" in February 1967. Theme One and Penny Lane are 1967 songs and song recordings produced by George Martin.
Phaser (effect)
A phaser is an electronic sound processor used to filter a signal by creating a series of peaks and troughs in the frequency spectrum.
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Piccolo trumpet
The piccolo trumpet is the smallest member of the trumpet family, pitched one octave higher than the standard B trumpet.
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Pipe organ
The pipe organ is a musical instrument that produces sound by driving pressurised air (called wind) through the organ pipes selected from a keyboard.
Produced by George Martin
Produced by George Martin is a 2001 various artists compilation box set of tracks produced by Sir George Martin.
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Progressive rock
Progressive rock (shortened as prog rock or simply prog) is a broad genre of rock music that primarily developed in the United Kingdom through the mid- to late 1960s, peaking in the early 1970s.
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Robin Scott (BBC controller)
Robin Hugh Scutt (24 October 1920 – 7 February 2000), better known as Robin Scott, was a British broadcasting executive.
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Single (music)
In music, a single is a type of release of a song recording of fewer tracks than an album or LP record, typically one or two tracks.
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Song
A song is a musical composition performed by the human voice.
Sounds (magazine)
Sounds was a UK weekly pop/rock music newspaper, published from 10 October 1970 to 6 April 1991.
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The Beatles
The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960, comprising John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr.
The Move
The Move were a British rock band of the late 1960s and the early 1970s.
Theme music
Theme music is a musical composition which is often written specifically for radio programming, television shows, video games, or films and is usually played during the title sequence, opening credits, closing credits, and in some instances at some point during the program.
Van der Graaf Generator
Van der Graaf Generator are an English progressive rock band, formed in 1967 in Manchester by singer-songwriters Peter Hammill and Chris Judge Smith and the first act signed by Charisma Records.
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William Walton
Sir William Turner Walton (29 March 19028 March 1983) was an English composer.
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See also
BBC Radio 1
- BBC Light Programme
- BBC Radio 1
- BBC Radio 1 Dance
- BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert
- BBC Radio 1 Relax
- BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend
- Brian Perkins
- Davy Sims
- Laura Busson
- List of Peel Sessions
- List of The Chris Moyles Show guests
- Lists of UK Rock & Metal Singles and Albums Charts number ones
- Live Aid
- Live Lounge
- Live at the BBC
- Peelennium
- Radio 1 Madonna controversy
- Radio 1 Podcasts
- Radio 1 Roadshow
- Radio 1: Established 1967
- Sound of...
- Sunday Best (company)
- The Golden Hour (radio feature)
- Theme One
- Timeline of BBC Radio 1
- UK Afrobeats Singles Chart
- UK Albums Chart
- UK singles chart
- Yalding House
BBC Radio 2
- BBC Jazz Awards
- BBC Light Programme
- BBC Music Jazz
- BBC Radio 2
- BBC Radio 2 50s
- BBC Radio 2 Country
- BBC Radio 2 Electric Proms
- BBC Radio 2 Eurovision
- BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards
- Radio 2 in the Park
- The Golden Hour (radio feature)
- The Russell Brand Show prank calls
- Theme One
- Timeline of BBC Radio 2
- Wogan House
Compositions by George Martin
- Theme One
Cozy Powell songs
- Dance with the Devil (instrumental)
- Theme One
Radio theme songs
- At the Sign of the Swingin' Cymbal
- Barwick Green
- Because They're Young (song)
- By the Sleepy Lagoon
- Devil's Galop
- Happy Trails (song)
- Imperial Echoes
- Majestic Fanfare
- Minute Waltz
- Nellie the Elephant
- Radio 4 UK Theme
- Sailing By
- Shuckatoom
- Stranger on the Shore
- Theme One
- Tortured Man
- William Tell Overture