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Piano
Nuvole Blanche: the critical simplicity of Einaudi's best-known piece

Nuvole Blanche is one of the best-known piano pieces by the Italian composer Ludovico Einaudi released on his 2004…

September 13, 2021
Saxophone
Kadri Gopalnath: nadaswaram musician who canonized the Сarnatic saxophone

Kadri Gopalnath was a distinguished South Indian musician who introduced the saxophone into the classical repertoire…

September 11, 2021
Songwriter
Longfellow Serenade and the fireside poet that kindled Neil Diamond's song

Longfellow Serenade is a notable 1974 hit released by Neil Diamond, a prolific American songwriter who sold more than…

September 9, 2021
Music Theory
Peace Frog: the only Doors song featuring Lydian mode

Peace Frog, released by the Doors on their 1970 album Morrison Hotel, has been met by a near-unanimous approval from…

September 6, 2021
Songwriter
Hero and Heroine: Strawbs lyrics that allegorize drug addiction through Greek mythology

Hero and Heroine is a dramatic track by the English band Strawbs released on their 1974 album of the same name. The…

September 3, 2021
Piano
Alla Turca: Janissary-music piano inspired by Mozart's best-known piece

Alla Turca, also known as the Turkish Rondo or Turkish March, is undoubtedly Mozart's most famous piano composition…

September 1, 2021
Songwriter
Yo No Te Pido la Luna: origins and meaning of Daniela Romo's best hit

Yo No Te Pido la Luna is an influential Latino pop song whose musical harmony borrows from the 1980s Italian track Non…

August 30, 2021
Songwriter
Bungle in the Jungle: early prog-rock hit vs the greatest boxing match

Bungle in the Jungle is the best-known track from the critically derided War Child album released by the English prog…

August 28, 2021
Music Theory
Beatles songs with Dorian mode

The Beatles' phenomenal success is often attributed to the striking euphony of their polyphonic vocals as well as the…

August 26, 2021
Songwriter
Oye Mi Amor: meaning and harmony of Maná's hit

Oye Mi Amor is one of the signature tracks of the Mexican rock band Maná. Released on their 1992 album ¿Dónde Jugarán…

August 23, 2021
Violin
Méditation from Thaïs: Massenet's intermezzo as the best violin encore

Méditation is one of the best-known orchestral works by the Romantic-era composer Jules Massenet which appears as an…

August 21, 2021
Meditation
Nirvana Shatkam: meaning behind the major chant of non-duality

The Atmashatkam or Nirvāṇaṣatkam is the essential Sanskrit hymn composed around the 8th century AD by the leading…

August 19, 2021
Songwriter
Wildwood Weed: the cheeky ganja farmers song that got banned

Wildwood Weed is a parody song written by country music artist Don Bowman and first recorded by singer and multi…

August 17, 2021
Music Theory
Lost for Words: Pink Floyd's only Lydian song

Of all 138 songs and instrumental tracks released by Pink Floyd on their 14 studio albums, Lost for Words is the only…

August 14, 2021
Piano
La fille aux cheveux de lin: Parnassian poem behind Debussy's most recorded piece

La fille aux cheveux de lin or The Girl with the Flaxen Hair is the best-known piano prelude by the French…

August 11, 2021
Songwriter
Golden Slumbers: lyrical origins of the famous Beatles lullaby

Golden Slumbers is a short song recorded by The Beatles for their 1969 album Abey Road. The track was written by Paul…

August 9, 2021
Songwriter
La Gota Fría: vallenato music masterpiece refashioned by Carlos Vives

La Gota Fría is one of the best-known examples of the vallenato genre that originated in the early 19th century in the…

August 7, 2021
Songwriter
Hasta Mañana: the origins of the best ABBA ballad

Hasta Mañana, an ABBA ballad released on their 1974 Waterloo album never quite managed to reach the top of…

August 5, 2021
Music Theory
Mixolydian mode in The Doors songs

It is no secret that the harmonic structure of a song and its adherence to the canons of musical theory is one of the…

August 3, 2021
Orchestra
Pachelbel's Canon: the harmonic sequence that flooded pop music

Pachelbel's Canon, also known as Canon and Gigue in D, is the best-known piece by German composer Johann Pachelbel…

July 30, 2021