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Film Shines Light on 'Sacred Harp' Music Feb 11, 5:07 PM EST Surrounded by other singers arranged in a square, Judy Hauff rocks her feet heel to toe, rhythmically slashes the air with her arm and sings "Fa la sol la sol Eriksen's workshop was so popular that organizers rearranged the room and expanded the class size from 35 to 80 com Old Town School of Folk Music: http://www And everyone is expected to participate â€â€? there is no division between a choir and audience His singing voice was also dubbed in for that of a singing fiddler, and he appears on the soundtrack and in the church scene leading the song Both soundtracks were produced by T Bone Burnett "It won't take them very long â€â€? if they keep coming, they'll get hooked, just like the rest of us, and be part of the extended musical family "We're delighted to welcome new people all the time," said DeLong, who was taken to his first shape note singing as a baby by his grandmother in rural Georgia "It's America's best kept musical secret," said Hauff at a recent workshop at the Old Town School of Folk Music And while only two Sacred Harp songs appear on the "Cold Mountain" soundtrack, there is talk of releasing an entire CD filled with shape note music from the "Cold Mountain" sessions " â€â€?â€â€? On the Net: Sacred Harp Musical Heritage Association: http://fasola Also unique is the way singers are organized â€â€? in an open square, with tenors, bass, alto and treble voices each taking a side Also known as Sacred Harp music, it's enjoying a revival after being featured in the film "Cold Mountain" and on its soundtrack In the Civil War-era movie, which is nominated for seven Academy Awards, the shape note song "Idumea" is played over a battle scene In other cities, long-established Sacred Harp groups are attracting new people About 20 years ago, Sacred Harp attracted new enthusiasts, many of them curious participants on college campuses and in churches in New England and the Midwest "It just blew us away," Johnson remembered "It's not for listening," said Tim Eriksen, who sings and appears in "Cold Mountain" and who led the workshop in which Hauff participated org/ Singers take turns leading the group and beat their hands to keep time A world music expert and former punk rocker from Massachusetts who discovered shape note singing in his teens, Eriksen, 37, symbolizes the variety of people the music attracts A triangle represents fa, a circle for sol, a square for la and a diamond for mi Another scene, in a church, features the characters singing "I'm Going Home" from their Sacred Harp hymnals when they are interrupted with news that the war has begun " This is "shape note" music, an a cappella, traditional form of folk hymn singing that dates to Colonial times But the beauty of this really comes in the singing "You can listen to it Eriksen was hired to teach the actors how to sing shape note music so that they would look realistic on film Sacred Harp music was replaced in many parts of the country in the second half of the 19th century by religious hymns The result is a loud, clear, almost astringent sound that some describe as ancient, others like a human bagpipe or organ org/ Cold Mountain: http://www In Chicago, Hauff, 60, and Ted Johnson, 75, were part of a group of about a dozen folk-music fans who discovered Sacred Harp music in the early 1980s coldmountainmovie Now there are Sacred Harp groups across the nation and many enthusiasts fly cross-country on weekends to join other groups There is no musical accompaniment â€â€? "harp" refers to the most-used tune book, "The Sacred Harp," first published in 1844 But it found a permanent home in rural areas of the South, where "singing conventions" cropped up and people would travel for miles to sing for hours, or days, at a time " Some Sacred Harp enthusiasts hope "Cold Mountain" will do for shape note singing what the "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" soundtrack did for bluegrass Sacred Harp uses printed shapes to help untrained singers read the music oldtownschool The "Cold Mountain" shape note music for the soundtrack and movie was recorded at Liberty Baptist Church on Alabama's Sand Mountain, although bits of the stars' singing voices were later blended in Intrigued, they traveled to the South to learn from people who had grown up singing the music Singers usually perform a song using its notes before singing the lyrics And while the hymns are Christian in nature, the performances are not outwardly religious Richard DeLong, who performed in the Liberty Baptist Church recordings, hopes the new exposure will help keep Sacred Harp music alive You just felt that when he looked in your eyes, he knew everything about you Each take was different His impact on screen acting was demonstrated by Academy Award nominations as best actor in four successive years: as Kowalski in "A Streetcar Named Desire" (1951); as the Mexican revolutionary in "Viva Zapata!" (1952); as Marc Anthony in "Julius Caesar" (1953); and as Terry Malloy in "On the Waterfront" (1954) " Brando's private life was tumultuous m The reclusive Brando died of lung failure at 6:30 p His first film was director Stanley Kramer's "The Men" in 1950 Brando's personally combative nature only increased as he grew older Seeley, said funeral arrangements would be private Tahitian beauty Tarita, who appeared in the film, became his third wife and mother of two of his children He was constantly being reprimanded for misbehavior at school, and had a talent for playacting, both in elaborate pranks and in plays and recitations 'Godfather' Star Marlon Brando Dies at 80 Jul 2, 8:41 PM EST Marlon Brando, who revolutionized Hollywood's image of a leading man playing street-tough, emotionally raw characters in "A Streetcar Named Desire" and "On the Waterfront" and then revived his career a generation later as the definitive Mafia don in "The Godfather," died at 80 " In the early '70s, one of his greatest performances was overshadowed by an uproar over the erotic nature of Bernardo Bertolucci's "Last Tango in Paris At the end of his two-year contract for "Streetcar" he never appeared in another play They thought Coppola would be too embarrassed to ask or the request would sour Brando's interest in the role For generations of movie lovers, Brando was unforgettable â€â€? the embodiment of brutish Stanley Kowalski in 1951's "A Streetcar Named Desire," famously bellowing "STELLA!" at his estranged love with a mix of anguish and desire Then came his mixed-up, washed-up boxer Terry Malloy of 1954's "On the Waterfront," who laments throwing fights for his gangster brother with the line, "I coulda been a contender Besides his win for "The Godfather," he also had Oscar nominations for "Sayonara" (1957), "Last Tango in Paris" (1973) and "A Dry White Season" (1989) " But the ceaseless spotlight never made him conform He commented softly to members of victim Dag Drollet's family: "I'm sorry But his stunt at the 1973 Oscar ceremony cemented his status as one of the movie industry's most bizarre talents " â€â€?â€â€?â€â€? Associated Press writers Jeff Wilson and Bob Thomas in Los Angeles contributed to this report Even though the studios had written off the star in the early 1970s, he went on to create the iconic character of Don Vito Corleone in "The Godfather," which reinvigorated his career and earned him his second best-actor Oscar Five years later, Cheyenne committed suicide, never having gotten over her depression and the killing "Marlon would hate the idea of people chiming in to give their comments about his death If I could trade places with Dag, I would "Anyone who denies this never understood what it was all about It might best be defined by his line from 1953's "The Wild One," in which Brando, playing a motorcycle gang leader, was asked what he's rebelling against Thursday at UCLA Medical Center, according to hospital spokeswoman Roxanne Moster I coulda been somebody , on April 3, 1924 Most of his later films were undistinguished He claimed it increased the spontaneity of the line readings " "He was so generous, so kind," Saint said " In his memoir, "Songs My Mother Taught Me," Brando wrote of being emotionally drained by "Last Tango," an improvised film that included several autobiographical speeches While working on the musical "Guys and Dolls," he reportedly infuriated co-star Frank Sinatra â€â€? who was notoriously impatient with reshoots â€â€? by insisting on take after take after take, coolly and endlessly redoing scenes while Sinatra bristled Although he remained a leading star, Brando's career waned in the 1960s with a series of failures He hated the clamor of fans and suffered through interviews He sometimes refused to memorize his lines and would hide them on various props or on the chests of other actors facing away from the camera But Coppola manipulated the politics to his own benefit, persuading Brando with the white lie that it was a "makeup" test for the cameras, not an acting test He was blamed for a change in directors and a runaway budget, though he disclaimed responsibility for either His family life turned tragic with his son's conviction for killing the boyfriend of his half-sister, Cheyenne Brando, in 1990 " Afterward, Drollet's father said he thought Brando was acting and his son was "getting away with murder But Brando knew how to bite the hand that fed him "He influenced more young actors of my generation than any actor," longtime friend and "Godfather" co-star James Caan said Friday He was sentenced to 10 years in prison He did maintain a working relationship with Coppola, who chose him for another memorable role, the insane Col They finally relented on the condition that Brando would consent to the indignity of a screen test, something usually reserved for newcomers "You never stopped being the character, you never stopped being in that mode," said Eva Marie Saint, Brando's co-star in "On the Waterfront " But, she said, she eventually came to regard him as "a prince He took up the study of acting in the city, and appeared in such plays as "I Remember Mama," and "Truckline Cafe A hundred pounds heavier, he hired himself out at huge salaries for such commercial enterprises as "Superman" and "Christopher Columbus: The Discovery Regardless of his personal peculiarities, nothing could diminish Brando's reputation as an actor of startling power and invention In the beginning, it was a little uncomfortable After a heavily publicized trial, Christian was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter and use of a gun A remake of "Mutiny on the Bounty" in 1962, with Brando as Fletcher Christian, seemed to bolster his reputation as a difficult star All I'll say is that it makes me sad he's gone," "The Godfather" director Francis Ford Coppola said Friday " "He WAS that fighter," Saint said "He was so sensitive Brando's jowly, raspy-voiced don became a film icon, down to the subtlest mannerisms: the Mafia chief stroking a cat sweetly as he plotted violence, the contemplative brush of fingers against his bulldog jaw Nicknamed "Bud" to distinguish him from his father, Brando and his family moved around the country throughout his youth Brando sent a woman who identified herself as Sasheen Littlefeather to reject his "Godfather" trophy on his behalf and read a diatribe about Hollywood's poor treatment of American Indians His three wives were all pregnant when they married him Aware of his mistreatment by the studio and reportedly sore about his earnings for "The Godfather," he refused to show up to shoot a brief flashback scene at the end of the sequel To research the story of paraplegic war veterans, he spent a month in a veterans hospital "He was an original Kurtz in 1979's "Apocalypse Now "But it can't rule me because I'm not afraid of anything and I don't love money The "Bounty" experience affected Brando's life in a profound way: he fell in love with Tahiti and its people He fathered at least nine children While his early roles were marked by an overt, almost predatory, sexuality that made him a rebellious film icon, Brando let his good looks fade as he gained weight and became increasingly reclusive in later years Before the sentencing, Marlon Brando delivered an hour of rambling testimony in which he said he and his ex-wife had failed Christian " Marlon Brando Jr " The key to Brando's craft was Method acting â€â€? a practice learned at Stella Adler's renowned Actors Studio in New York "Hollywood is ruled by fear and love of money," he once said Although he remained in Hollywood, he refused to be part of it The Tennessee Williams play made Brando famous, but the actor was uncomfortable with the attention "Whattaya got?" was his character's reply " The latter was directed by Elia Kazan, who would hire him for the play "A Streetcar Named Desire" in 1947 and later the movie He bought an island, Tetiaroa, which he intended to make part environmental laboratory and part resort The technique eschewed grandiose theatricality in favor of a deeper psychological approach, often through near-continuous rehearsal that led many actors to behave like their characters even when offstage The film was an overwhelming critical and commercial success After getting expelled from military school, Brando at 19 moved to New York and stayed with his sister Frances, an art student Coppola, then a relatively new filmmaker with little Hollywood sway, wanted him for Mafia leader Corleone in "The Godfather" in 1972, but Paramount studio chiefs vowed never to hire the troublesome actor came from the American heartland, born in Omaha, Neb It was roundly booed â€â€? and torpedoed much of the comeback good will his performance had earned among studio honchos " His combative reputation seemed to increase with every film He was pushy, difficult, temperamental and demanding â€â€? and his preference for repeated takes came to be regarded as excessive and costly Brando's attorney, David J I'm prepared for the consequences " Even so, she never saw him again after the movie was finished His first came years earlier for 1954's "On the Waterfront," and Brando showed up in a tuxedo and graciously accepted it "I am myself," he once declared, "and if I have to hit my head against a brick wall to remain true to myself, I will do it He was the bridge between the heroic and upstanding screen purity of earlier stars such as Cary Grant, Gary Cooper and Henry Fonda and a generation of conflicted anti-heroes played by the likes of Robert De Niro, Jack Nicholson and Dustin Hoffman |
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