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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...
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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...
Classical Guitar
Innovative tremolo technique by Johann Kaspar Mertz and his contribution to terz guitar
Johann Kaspar Mertz was an Austro-Hungarian composer and outstanding guitarist of the Romantic era who is credited with...
MANDOLIN
Vivaldi's two mandolin concertos as the core of classical mandolin music
Although the mandolin in its modern design can be traced from the second half of the Baroque period, its role in...
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SONGWRITER
Salma Ya Salama: historical record by Sayed Darwish, the father of Egyptian popular music
Salma Ya Salama is a famous song written by songwriter Sayed Darwish who is considered to be the most influential...
Poetry
The Ektara: traditional music instrument of the Bauls, wandering minstrels from Bengal
Bauls are the wandering minstrels of the Indian subcontinent whose history traces back to the 15th century as mentioned...
SYNTHESIZER
Progressive rock adaptation of Alberto Ginastera's piano concerto features innovative electronic drums
One of the works of the iconic Argentine composer Alberto Ginastera went far beyond the attention of the classical...
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Poetry
Down by the Salley Gardens: famous Yeats poem evoking old Irish love ballad was set to the traditional air
Down by the Salley Gardens is a famous two-stanza poem by the Irish poet William Butler Yeats whose contribution to the...
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Music Theory
Mixolydian mode: famous examples in classical and pop music
In the 17th century, the major and minor scales became the basis for almost all classical music compositions. This...
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ORCHESTRA
Grosse Fuge: Armageddon or the birth of atonality featured in Beethoven’s last major work
The Grosse Fuge is one of Beethoven’s most controversial works which he finished shortly before his death while being in...
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MEDITATION
Mantra of Avalokiteshvara: meaning and purpose of popular Buddhist chants
Avalokiteśvara is one of the central figures of Buddhism whose name is often associated with several mantras chanted by...
ORCHESTRA
The didjeridu and Indigenous Australian chants interpolated into classical music by Peter Sculthorpe
Peter Sculthorpe was an Australian composer who sought to express the traditional Indigenous culture and unique nature...
Collaboration
Shakespearean characters expressed through atonality in atypical guitar sonata by Hans Werner Henze
Royal Winter Music is one of the most atypical works for classical guitar that reveals incredible possibilities of the...
SITAR
The first-ever concerto for sitar and Western orchestra was dedicated to glorious music teacher Allauddin Khan by his most successful pupil
Released in 1971, Concerto for Sitar & Orchestra was the first-ever recording to feature Indian classical music in a...
Music Theory
The Andalusian cadence: distinct chord progression of flamenco that captivated all pop music genres
The Andalusian cadence is a musical term denoting a chain of four chords that appear sequentially through each step of...
Poetry
Lamento de la Ninfa: Monteverdi's song of love, fire and ice
Lamento de la Ninfa is one of the most famous vocal pieces of Claudio Monteverdi, a leading Italian composer whose work...
OBOE
The dramatic-abstract of Thea Musgrave's music as influenced by serialism
Thea Musgrave is a Scottish-American composer whose formative years fell on the mid-1950s when revolutionary musical...
PIANO
Fantasiestucke: three famous piano opuses by Robert Schumann
The influential German composer Robert Schumann repeatedly used the title Fantasiestüske as a thematic description of a...
Kayamba
Traditional maloya music meets French chanson in swaying songs of Maya Kamaty
Maya Kamaty is a new generation singer and songwriter from the Réunion island located in the Indian Ocean east of...
Marching Band
Entrance of the Gladiators: military march by Julius Fučík found world fame as a screamer music for circuses
Entrance of the Gladiators is one of the world's most famous marches which has cemented itself in public awareness by...
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