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Classical Guitar
Moreno Torroba as the first-ever Spanish non-guitarist who composed for solo guitar

Federico Moreno Torroba was a Spanish composer adored by his contemporaries largely for his stage works, especially the…

September 13, 20207 comments
Theorbo
The first-ever music for solo theorbo by Kapsberger

Giovanni Girolamo Kapsberger was an Italian composer of German origin whose creative activity occupied the transition…

September 10, 2020
Songwriter
Smokestack Lightning: the eternal Howlin' Wolf blues of the passing trains

Smokestack Lightning is a song written by the Chicago blues singer Chester Arthur Burnett better known under his stage…

September 6, 2020
Songwriter
Rollin' and Tumblin' as the essence of slide guitar technique combined with lyrics diversity

Rollin' and Tumblin' is one of the great Delta blues songs that has been interpreted by many blues artists long before…

September 4, 2020
Music Theory
5 songs featuring Dorian mode

Out of all seven diatonic scales, the major and minor scales have been the two most prevalent in Western music…

August 30, 2020
Poetry
On the Massacre of Glencoe: Walter Scott lyrics set to Beethoven's arrangement of folk melody

The Massacre of Glencoe is one of the darkest chapters in Scottish history which saw the treacherous slaughter of…

August 27, 2020
Nature Sounds
8 orchestral pieces depicting thunderstorms

Of all the meteorological phenomena, thunderstorms are perhaps one of the most imposing forces of nature, so it is not…

August 23, 2020
Songwriter
Wishful Sinful: atypical harmony of Robby Krieger

Wishful Sinful is a song written by Robby Krieger for The Soft Parade released in 1969 by The Doors and considered to…

August 19, 2020
Jugalbandi
Merging traditions of Indian classic in jugalbandi duets of Balamuralikrishna

Mangalampalli Balamuralikrishna was an iconic composer, vocalist, and multi-instrumentalist whose contributions to the…

August 16, 2020
Review
The 2020 guide to research of Granville Bantock's life and music

Published by Clemson University Press in 2020, Granville Bantock (1868–1946) A Guide to Research by Dr. John C…

August 13, 2020
Classical Guitar
5 flamenco guitar pieces of Joaquín Turina as performed by the best guitarists of the 20th century

Joaquín Turina is considered to be one of the most influential Spanish composers of the 20th century, especially for…

August 9, 2020
Flute
Early flute tuning improvements by Quantz

Johann Joachim Quantz was a famous German flautist and music theorist who had a major influence on the evolution of his…

August 6, 2020
Songwriter
Easy Skanking: meaning and themes in the famous Bob Marley album opener

Easy Skanking is the opening song on Bob Marley’s tenth studio album Kaya released in 1978 and preceding the historic…

August 2, 2020
Violin
Zigeunerweisen: folk tunes meet the Csardas dance in Pablo de Sarasate's most popular work

Zigeunerweisen is one of the best-known violin works based on Hungarian folk melodies and Romani music motifs as…

July 30, 20201 comment
Music Theory
Popular songs using Lydian mode

In Western music, the vast majority of classical compositions and popular songs are written using only two diatonic…

July 26, 20206 comments
Sea Shanty
Randy Dandy O: sea chantey for raising anchors and sailing around Cape Horn

Randy Dandy O is one of the most famous sea shanties, a song genre presumed to have originated in the 19th century…

July 23, 2020
Synthesizer
Plainsong: The Cure's psychedelic liturgy on the edge of the world

Plainsong is the opening track of the album Disintegration released in 1989 by the English rock band The Cure. The…

July 19, 2020
Orchestra
The transcendental experience behind classical orchestras conducted by Sergiu Celibidache

Sergiu Celibidache was a Romanian composer, musical theorist, and one of the most innovative conductors of the 20th…

July 16, 20202 comments
Bansuri
Hindustani flute by Ronu Majumdar brings meditative mood to classical ragas

Ronu Majumdar is the most influential Indian flutist of our time whose impressive output touches upon most aspects of…

July 12, 2020
Music Theory
Deceptive cadence: chord progressions and song examples

In music, cadences play a crucial role in the organization of musical phrases and sentences. The concept of cadences is…

July 9, 2020