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Poetry
Peter Sinfield: the songwriter whose lyrics embellished the formative prog rock albums of the 1970s
Peter Sinfield is an iconic songwriter who has written for most influential albums of the prog-rock genre released...
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Classical Guitar
Anton Diabelli: prolific composer and arranger excelled in publishing guitar and piano music for beginners
Anton Diabelli was an Austrian composer best known during the early Romantic period for his work as a music publisher...
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ORCHESTRA
The symbiosis of music and architecture in mathematical glissandi by Iannis Xenakis
The rapid growth of technology in the 20th century led to the beginning of a new era in the music industry when the...
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Nadaswaram
Krithi lyrics in Tyagaraja's songs defined South Indian classic tradition of the 18th century
Tyagaraja was a South Indian poet, musician, and composer whose devotional and philosophical songs—written mainly in...
Album
Yemeni folk melodies interpolated into psychedelic dance rhythms by El Khat
The musical traditions of Yemen can be traced back to the 14th century in the form of homayni which meaning can be...
Organ
Organ symphonies by Louis Vierne, an eminent maestro of Notre Dame de Paris
Louis Vierne was an outstanding musician, teacher and composer of organ music who for almost 40 years held the...
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The Skaters' Waltz: subtle harmonies of romantic dance music by Emile Waldteufel
Les Patineurs Valse or the Skaters' Waltz is arguably the most famous of Émile Waldteufel's works. A late Romantic ...
Band
Bird In The Belly: the dark side of old British ballads re-imagined in polyphonic folk songs
Bird in the Belly is an English folk band that draws their inspiration through collecting little known or forgotten...
ORCHESTRA
Nicola Porpora: operatic composer made history as a music teacher of Haydn and Farinelli
Nicola Porpora was an Italian composer of the late Baroque period whose operas brimmed with an excellent orchestral...
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Collaboration
Marius Neset and London Sinfonietta: saxophone accompanied by world-class orchestra acquainted classical harmony with jazz rhythms
The intriguing cross-genre collaboration between the Norwegian jazz saxophonist Marius Neset and the London Sinfonietta...
Classical Guitar
Dionisio Aguado's guitar method and tripodison guitar stand have been in use for 200 years
Dionisio Aguado y García was a Spanish composer who laid the foundations of modern performing techniques on classical...
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Choir
Traditional music of Gourara archipelago of oases features the poetry of endangered languages
Located in southwest Algeria, Gourara is one of the most picturesque areas of the Sahara desert. This unique region is...
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The world's first sitar recording by Imdad Khan
In 1904, the Gramophone Company sent its team to India in order to record the best Hindustani classical musicians and...
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Percussion
First ever composition for solo percussion by Edgard Varèse ionized Zappa to choose a career in music
Edgard Varèse was one of the most innovative composers of the 20th century who not only developed his own concept of...
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Abdelazer: Purcell's suite for the failed play gained popularity thanks to Britten's arrangement for children
Abdelazer, or The Moor's Revenge, is a 1676 play by Aphra Behn who is considered to be one of the first known English...
Album
Swordfishtrombones: groundbreaking instrumentation catches Tom Waits' signature sound
Released in 1983, Swordfishtrombones became the first self-produced album by Tom Waits that not only established the...
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The fusion of traditional Mexican music in María Grever's songs
María Grever, born Maria Joaquina de la Portilla Torres, was a Mexican songwriter who, combining the musical cultures of...
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Ry Cooder & Vishwa Mohan Bhatt: the unlikely fusion of two guitar greats
A Meeting by the River—is one of the most striking cross-cultural works of the 1990s which brought Grammy Awards for...
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Ferruccio Busoni as a great piano transcriber of Bach's keyboard music
Ferruccio Busoni was an Italian pianist, composer and theoretical writer whose creative period fell on the transitional...
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Classical Guitar
Ferdinando Carulli: the Parisian sensation and décacorde guitar inventor
Ferdinando Carulli was among the most influential Italian guitarists whose music, textbooks, and instrument design...
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