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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...
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...
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...
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 of...
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...
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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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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...
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...
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 double...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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