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   Songwriter

   In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida: Iron Butterfly's longest song anticipated metal genres

   Released in 1968 by the American psychedelic rock band Iron Butterfly, In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida remains to be one of the most…

   November 19, 20203 comments

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   Songwriter

   Minnie the Moocher: essential step in the history of scat singing by Cab Calloway

   Minnie the Moocher is an iconic jazz composition showcasing essential examples of scat singing—a vocal technique for…

   November 15, 2020

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   Music Theory

   8 songs to introduce Aeolian mode and natural minor scale

   Over the past centuries, the composition of polyphonic music has been primarily focused on seven diatonic scales…

   November 12, 2020

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   Songwriter

   Foxey Lady and the Hendrix chord

   Foxey Lady is one of the most distinctive Jimi Hendrix live songs played by him at almost every gig starting in 1967…

   November 8, 2020

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   Violin

   The art of Carnatic violin by Lalgudi Jayaraman

   Lalgudi Jayaraman was an Indian violinist whose impeccable performing technique, coupled with his deep understanding of…

   November 5, 2020

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   Orchestra

   Gabriel Faure's Pavane as the key to modern revival of early genre

   The pavane—a slow processional dance of Italian origin—was quite common in Europe during the transition period from the…

   November 3, 2020

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   Guitar Amplifier

   Bogner Shiva: boutique guitar amplifier found its tracking in metal genres

   Bogner Shiva is a powerful guitar amplifier that has earned the title of a true guitarist's darling, being the first…

   November 1, 2020

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   Music Theory

   Plagal cadence exemplified by 9 songs in all diatonic modes

   In musical theory, the term cadence is applied to the chord progressions that create a sense of resolution at the end…

   October 29, 20202 comments

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   Songwriter

   I Wanna Be Sedated: pure classical harmony cementing the Ramones' hit in punk rock history

   Released in 1978 on the Ramones' fourth studio album Road to Ruin, I Wanna Be Sedated remains to be one of the most…

   October 25, 2020

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    Songwriter

    Taking off with Pistol Packin' Mama

    Pistol Packin 'Mama is a fast-paced upbeat song with humorous albeit somewhat silly lyrics that became a hit in the…

    October 22, 2020

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    Songwriter

    Maybellene: Chuck Berry changed the lyrics of his first hit while recording

    Maybellene is Chuck Berry's debut single that could be viewed as a marker of the beginning of the rock-and-roll era…

    October 18, 2020

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    Orchestra

    Capriol Suite: early dances arranged for modern orchestra by Peter Warlock

    The Capriol Suite is one of the most popular works by the 20th century English composer Philip Arnold Heseltine who…

    October 15, 2020

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    Music Theory

    7 songs featuring Mixolydian mode

    The dominance of the major and minor modes in Western classical music has been observed for several centuries, and this…

    October 12, 20202 comments

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    Songwriter

    Subterranean Homesick Blues popularized Dylan's idea of an official lyric video

    Subterranean Homesick Blues is one of Bob Dylan's first counterculture hits to transcend genres, owing to the socially…

    October 8, 2020

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    Poetry

    12,000 Annamayya songs discovered in a Hindu temple after 300 years of oblivion

    It is believed that Tallapaka Annamacharya—a 15th-century songwriter who lived in South India—wrote over thirty…

    October 4, 2020

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    Choir

    Shosholoza: meaning and origin of the famous African work song

    With its origins going back to the gold mines of South Africa, Shosholoza holds a firm place in the cultural…

    October 1, 2020

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    Songwriter

    Shaman's Blues: quintessential The Doors song refined their most controversial album

    Shaman's Blues was written by Jim Morrison for The Soft Parade, The Doors' fourth studio album released in the summer…

    September 27, 2020

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    Music Theory

    Subtonic and leading-tone in cadences

    Depending on the interval sequences of a particular diatonic scale, the seventh scale degree can be called subtonic or…

    September 24, 2020

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    Songwriter

    Baba O'Riley or Teenage Wasteland brought to life by Lowrey organ

    The now-iconic album opener Baba O'Riley was first released on the fifth studio album by the English rock band The Who…

    September 20, 2020

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    Meditation

    Om Namah Shivaya: chant meaning and lyrics diversity in songs set in Panchakshari Mantra

    Om Namah Shivaya mantra has been an essential chant in Hinduism for over three thousand years. It is meant to express…

    September 17, 2020