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Orchestra
The multicultural heritage of Granville Bantock from Celtic folk music to Eastern philosophy of Omar Khayyám

Granville Bantock was one of the most cheerful English composers whose rich heritage comprised more than 800 works…

May 8, 2019
Collaboration
Robert Fripp & Toyah Willcox: the prog family who proclaimed Sunday All Over the World

One of the brightest collaborations of the late 1980s arose after the wedding of postpunk singer Toyah Willcox and…

May 5, 2019
Flute
The early collaboration of flute and viol in the court of Versailles

In one of his marvelous court paintings, André Bouys depicts four prominent composers working on a composition for…

May 1, 20195 comments
Classical Guitar
The major chapter of guitar history introduced by María Luisa Anido

The exceptional Argentine guitarist, composer and teacher María Luisa Anido played a crucial role in the expansion of…

April 28, 2019
Shehnai
Shehnai oboe and its greatest virtuoso proclaimed the Indian Independence Act of 1947

For several centuries most ceremonial or festive events in India, Pakistan, and Nepal have been accompanied by lively…

April 24, 2019
Erhu
The Erhu fiddle melody recorded by blind Abing spread worldwide revealing composition methods of Chinese folk music

One of the most recognizable Chinese folk tunes, Erquan Yingyue, also called The Moon Reflected on the Er-Quan Spring,…

April 21, 2019
Game
Nobuo Uematsu refreshed prog rock concepts for his epic Final Fantasy score

Being a self-taught musician, Nobuo Uematsu accidentally entered the world of video game development where, quite…

April 17, 2019
Vinyl
The Original Dixieland Jass Band made the first-ever jazz recording over 100 years ago

The Original Dixieland Jass Band, also known as the ODJB, were among the pioneers of the new genre that originated in…

April 13, 2019
Kora
African bard Foday Musa Suso represents griot culture by mixing kora music with Western minimalism and jazz

The most important role in the preservation of tradition in the culture of West Africa has been played by griots…

April 10, 2019
Viol
Bach and Abel: a collaboration that lived in two generations of composers

The prominent German composer and multi-instrumentalist Carl Friedrich Abel was born into an extraordinary musical…

April 7, 20191 comment
Choir
Māori singing tradition arranged for Rotorua choir by Alfred Hill

The impressive vocal traditions of the Māori people were first reported by Captain James Cook who explored the coast of…

April 3, 2019
Piano
Beethoven's famous piano trio carried the genre to the Romantic era

Compositions written for a group of three instruments where the leading piano is usually accompanied by a violin and…

March 29, 20192 comments
Classical Guitar
4 collections of early guitar music by enigmatic Santiago de Murcia discovered on 3 Continents

Little is known about the life of the late Baroque composer Santiago de Murcia whose survived collections of works…

March 26, 2019
Sarangi
The Hindustani maestro who arranged the Sārangī fiddle for a classical solo

The sārangī fiddle, mainly used on the Indian subcontinent, is perhaps one of the most complex bowed string instruments…

March 22, 2019
Violin
Ma Sicong sentenced to exile after seeking Chinese harmony for his violin

One of the most gifted Chinese violinists, Ma Sicong endured a challenging fate when he was forced to flee the Cultural…

March 19, 2019
Game
The quiet adventure in the warm depths of Abzû game scored by Austin Wintory

American composer Austin Wintory made history after becoming the creator of the first-ever Grammy-nominated videogame…

March 15, 2019
Orchestra
Hermann of Reichenau: disabled monk who boosted art and science 1000 years ago

A remarkable figure of the 11th century, Hermann of Reichenau was a chronicler, composer, poet, and scientist who…

March 12, 2019
Piano
Zawinul incited his electric piano to report the jazz weather

European jazz pianist Joe Zawinul is best known for his founding the iconic band Weather Report which is highly…

March 8, 2019
Piano
Mussorgsky's pictures redrawn for the prog rock exhibition

Piano suite Pictures at an Exhibition written by the Russian composer Modest Mussorgsky in 1874 retains its innovative…

March 5, 2019
Flute
Japanese traditions meet Western avant-garde in reflective tunes of Toshio Hosokawa

Japanese contemporary composer of extraordinary aerial themes, Toshio Hosokawa, draws inspiration from the ancient…

March 1, 2019