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Classical Guitar
Capricho Arabe: the first composition of Francisco Tarrega became his epitaph

Capricho Arabe is the most popular work of the iconic Spanish guitarist Francisco Tárrega who initiated the revival of…

July 5, 2020
Nature Sounds
Flute-like songs of golden oriole recorded in summer woods

Of all the birds in the Northern hemisphere, the golden oriole has one of the most bewitching songs often reminiscent…

July 2, 2020
Songwriter
Bésame Mucho: song meaning and source of inspiration behind the famous Mexican bolero

Bésame Mucho is one of the most famous songs in music history that has been tirelessly performed for the past eighty…

June 28, 20201 comment
Violin
Edouard Lalo's Symphonie Espagnole brought to life by the best violinists of the 20th century

Symphonie Espagnole is an iconic work by the French composer Edouard Lalo, which is believed to have launched the…

June 25, 2020
Meditation
Navkar Mantra: meaning and concept behind the most essential Jains chant

Chanting or reciting of the Navkar Mantra is a fundamental spiritual practice of Jainism, an ancient Dharmic religion…

June 21, 2020
Music Theory
Locrian mode: music examples and harmonic structure

Music theory describes seven diatonic scales of which the major and minor scales are the most functional and therefore…

June 17, 2020
Songwriter
Savoy Truffle: cautionary song about chocolate by the quiet Beatle

Savoy Truffle is one of four songs written by George Harrison for the 1968 album The Beatles, also known as the White…

June 14, 2020
Orchestra
The Oceanides: the deeply impressionistic tone poem by Sibelius

The magnificent mythology of ancient Greece describes the Oceanids as water nymphs whose life and functions are…

June 10, 2020
Sitar
Bhatkhande: the man who canonized music theory that introduced Indian classics to the West

Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande was an Indian sitarist and major musicologist who, in the early 20th century, developed a…

June 7, 2020
Music Theory
Supertonic chords: types and usage

In musical theory, the supertonic is the second degree of a diatonic scale—the scale that consists of seven notes per…

June 4, 2020
Classical Guitar
Tango En Skai: light party atmosphere of Roland Dyens’ challenging guitar work

Tango En Skai is a popular guitar work by Tunisian-born French composer Roland Dyens whose contribution to the…

May 31, 20206 comments
Choir
The valiha as unifying element in the stylistic diversity of Madagascar music

Due to its geographical location, Madagascar displays diverse musical traditions laid down at different times by waves…

May 27, 2020
Nature Sounds
Overnight recording of spring bird orchestra accompanied by wind and crickets rhythm ensemble

The numerous studies conducted in recent decades have postulated the undeniable benefits of listening to the sounds of…

May 24, 2020
Double bass
Giovanni Bottesini as most influential contrabass maestro of the Romanticism

Giovanni Bottesini was an Italian composer and legendary contrabassist of the Romantic period whose work for solo…

May 20, 2020
Meditation
Ganapati songs and mantras devoted to Ganesha

Many-armed Ganesh is undoubtedly one of the most popular deities of the Indian subcontinent who is honored by all…

May 17, 2020
Music Theory
Picardy third: cadence for a happy ending in classical music and popular songs

In musical theory, the term Picardy third is used to refer to a special way of ending a minor piece with a major chord…

May 13, 2020
Songwriter
Twist in My Sobriety: rare oboe solo in Tanita Tikaram's best song

Twist in My Sobriety is a song by British pop-folk singer Tanita Tikaram released as a single from her debut album…

May 10, 2020
Nature Sounds
Classical music examples imitating bees and buzzing insects

The seemingly monotonous buzz that bees emit is a developed communicative function allowing these social insects to…

May 6, 2020
Sitar
Early 1930s recordings of classical sitar by Enayat Khan

Enayat Khan was an iconic musician of the early 20th century, representing the fifth generation of the Etawah gharana…

May 3, 20201 comment
Music Theory
Popular songs featuring Phrygian mode and Neapolitan chord

Western music theory describes seven diatonic scales that are the basis of corresponding musical modes, among which the…

April 29, 2020