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SONGWRITER
The three acts of Lonnie Johnson' blues
Lonnie Johnson (1889—1970) was a prolific American musician, singer, and songwriter, and one of the first major blues...
PIANO
Gondolier songs as the inspiration behind the romantic genre of Barcarolle
Originally a Venetian gondolier’s song, Barcarolle is characterized by gently rocking rhythms reminiscent of the...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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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...
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 best...
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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 Krøyer...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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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...
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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...
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...
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...
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