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   Songwriter

   The timeless tragedy of Molly Malone

   Not many songs can boast international recognition of being so deeply and fondly Irish the way Molly Malone does. Also…

   October 12, 2018

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   Orchestra

   Amsterdam's free spirit for the Italian virtuoso

   Pietro Locatelli (1695—1764), Italian violinist and composer, was one of the first great violinists who practiced…

   October 10, 2018

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   Film

   The unique music garden of Toru Takemitsu

   Widely considered to be the greatest composer in the classical music tradition in modern Japan, Toru Takemitsu merged…

   October 7, 2018

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   Poetry

   Sufi lyrics expanded all over the world thanks to Qawwali songs

   Qawwali is a form of Sufi devotional music popular in South Asia. It is part of a musical tradition that stretches back…

   October 5, 20181 comment

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   Chalumeau

   German maestro ordered all his music to be set on fire

   Christoph Graupner (1683–1760) was one of the principal German composers of the period shared by J.S. Bach and Georg…

   October 2, 2018

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   Classical Guitar

   The sorely short career of the Abreu brothers duo

   The brothers Sérgio and Eduardo Abreu were active during the 60’s and the early 70’s and are considered by many the…

   September 30, 20183 comments

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   Electric Guitar

   Swedish Rhapsody variations for electric guitar

   The painting Midsummer Eve bonfire on Skagen’s beach is a tribute to the artist colony in Skagen by Peder Severin…

   September 28, 2018

8. 

   Choir

   The boundless Flemish heritage of Heinrich Isaac

   Heinrich Isaac (1450—1517) was a versatile and prolific Flemish composer of both secular and church music. He was a…

   September 25, 2018

9. 

   Sarod

   Vasant Rai's fretless guitar arrangements for Indian classical

   Vasant Rai (1942-1985) was one of the world's most acclaimed masters of Indian music. Born in Unjha, in the province of…

   September 22, 2018

10. 

    Orchestra

    Sommernacht poem found its composer in a Swiss romantic after a century

    Othmar Schoeck (1886-1957) was a remarkable Swiss composer during the first half of the twentieth century. In contrast…

    September 20, 2018

11. 

    Classical Guitar

    Mariachi tradition and Cuban dances live in the informal hymn of Mexico

    Arturo Márquez was born in 1950, in Alamos, a town deeply immersed in the Sonoran desert. His father played the violin…

    September 17, 2018

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    Violin

    Only 18 sonatas survived to be the only proof of the maestro's life

    Giovanni Battista Fontana was a composer and violinist in the early Baroque period. Unfortunately, only a couple of…

    September 15, 2018

13. 

    Clarinet

    National holiday as a birthday gift for Denmark's biggest composer

    Carl August Nielsen (1865-1931) was one of the major symphonists of the postromantic epoch and Denmark's most eminent…

    September 12, 2018

14. 

    Flute

    Incredible stunts by the blind virtuoso influenced a whole generation

    Rahsaan Roland Kirk (1936-1977) was an American jazz multi-instrumentalist who played saxophone, flute, and over 40…

    September 10, 2018

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    Orchestra

    Classic textbook by great Austrian composer eclipsed his talent

    Johann Joseph Fux was an Austrian composer, music theorist, and teacher of the late Baroque era. He is most famous as…

    September 8, 2018

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    Band

    CAN: from the mind of Czukay to the golden age of krautrock

    German band Can established themselves as pioneers of experimental avant-garde by seamlessly combining their influences…

    September 7, 2018

17. 

    Sarod

    Malkauns night music was composed to tame Shiva's dance

    Malkauns is one of the oldest music pieces in North Indian tradition that equivalent to Hindolam raga of Carnatic…

    September 5, 2018

18. 

    Songwriter

    La Mer poem became an international hit after years of searching for a melody

    Charles Trenet was one of the most influential popular French songwriters in the mid-20th century. A performer of…

    September 4, 2018

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    Lute

    Neapolitan lutier died in terrible plague that destroyed the kingdom

    The worst disaster to strike the kingdom and city of Naples in the 1600s was the plague of 1656. The outbreak of the…

    September 2, 2018

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    Collaboration

    Literary recital for fiddle and harmonium with British flavour

    A rare duo that brings together two of Britain's foremost folk and jazz artists was formed by a Scottish fiddler Aidan…

    August 31, 2018