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LUTE
Neapolitan lutier died in terrible plague that destroyed the kingdom
The worst disaster to strike the kingdom and city of Naples in the 1600s was the plague of 1656. The outbreak of the...
Collaboration
Literary recital for fiddle and harmonium with British flavour
A rare duo that brings together two of Britain's foremost folk and jazz artists was formed by a Scottish fiddler Aidan...
SYNTHESIZER
Classical modernity in Anna Meredith's underwater reality
The Scottish composer Anna Meredith has already worked with the BBC and countless orchestras and chamber ensembles...
PIANO
To study academic theory, superb pianist Wynton Kelly took up bass
Wynton Kelly was born in Brooklyn, NYC in 1931 to Jamaican parents. His blues-based piano playing made him one of the...
TRADITIONAL
Majestic heart of the ancient Gamelan orchestra
Gamelan is the term used for a traditional musical ensemble in Indonesia, typically refering to a percussion orchestra...
SONGWRITER
German roots of the Moon of Alabama
The Alabama Song first appeared in a collection of five poems published by German playwright Bertolt Brecht in 1927,...
FLUTE
Forest ranger's son fled home to reform the operatic world
Christoph Willibald Gluck was a revolutionary who moved the courtly genre of opera to the way beyond the narrow limits...
Composer
Venetian architecture sparked a new musical era in Europe
Giovanni Gabrieli was one of the most influential musicians of his time, representing the culmination of the Venetian...
TRUMPET
Jazz dinosaur of the new generation
Rising English trumpeter Laura Jurd has garnered an armful of awards in her relatively brief career, including both for...
FILM
Five tones of Spielberg's alien language
Close Encounters of the Third Kind—Steven Spielberg’s first and perhaps best attempt at sci-fi—was released in 1977 only...
FESTIVAL
Neverending musical whirlpool at the sacred oasis of Pushkar
Bordering with the Thar Desert, Pushkar town is set on Pushkar Holy Lake, a revered site for many Hindu followers. ...
SONGWRITER
Voice of Wassoulou preserves the ancient roots of West Africa
Oumou Sangaré is a Malian singer regarded as the greatest female voice in modern African music. She began her career as...
Classical Guitar
Lute fell into obscurity after the death of its greatest maestro
Silvius Leopold Weiss (1687–1750) was one of the most important composers in lute music history. Born into a...
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Florida orange plantations cultivated an overlooked English composer
Frederick Delius (1862–1934) was one of the most distinctive composers in the revival of English music at the end of the...
Violin
150 composers contributed to La Folia through the centuries
La Folia is one of the most revered melodies in music history. Originating as a late fifteenth-century Portuguese dance...
Double bass
Cachao: "Even when I am shaving I compose mambos"
Israel López Valdés (1918–2008), known invariably by the nickname Cachao, was a Cuban double bassist and composer,...
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The drama of The Chain kept alive on the big screen
The Chain, included on Fleetwood Mac’s classic 1977 Rumours album, has retained that particular brand of culturally...
Bansuri
Pannalal Ghosh: magic flute came to the Indian classics from the river
Born in Barisal, East Bengal (now Bangladesh) Pannalal Ghosh (1911–1960), was an Indian composer and virtuoso of the...
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Harp traditions of two continents united in a unique collaboration
Senegal and Wales share few obvious similarities, but Seckou Keita and Catrin Finch, respectively maestros of the kora...
Classical Guitar
Birds of the Amazon taught Villa-Lobos music
Primarily self-taught, Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887–1959) spent his early years absorbing the styles of...
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