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SONGWRITER
I Put a Spell on You: the wild roots of the song's blackout drunk recording
I Put a Spell on You is a 1956 song written by Screamin' Jay Hawkins that became an instant classic and remained his...
Violin
Belated appreciation for the history-making Florence Price
The modern rediscovery of the little-known African-American composer Florence Price only began in 2009, when a large...
SAXOPHONE
Chu Berry: finest tenor sax voice of the '30s silenced by fatal car crash
Leon 'Chu' Berry (1908-1941), perhaps one of the most brilliant American tenor sax players, found interest in music at a...
PIANO
Influential music teacher Nadia Boulanger considered her music worthless
Juliette Nadia Boulanger (1887–1979) was conductor, composer, and one of the most influential teachers of musical...
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FILM
Accordion for Amélie was discovered by a lucky accident
Amélie is a 2001 French romantic comedy classic directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet that depicts a contemporary yet...
SAROD
100 years for 1 career: the great artist and teacher Allauddin Khan
Allauddin Khan was the great Bengali multi-instrumentalist and composer who, to this day, remains one of the most...
FIDDLE
Fresh take on the The Isle of Man folk tradition
The Isle of Man, or Mann, is an island in the Irish Sea which small but proud nation can boast a vast cultural heritage...
SONGWRITER
Ghosts of past wars alive in the Lowlands of Holland
The Lowlands of Holland is a popular British folk song that depicts a young widow mourning her husband whose ship was...
ORCHESTRA
Modern jazz trumpet for gifted Mozart scholar
Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778–1837) was an Austrian composer and outstanding virtuoso pianist during the transition period...
ORCHESTRA
Obscured by Vivaldi, an Italian virtuoso found fans in England
Francesco Saverio Geminiani—influential Italian violinist, composer, and theorist—was born in 1687 in the scenic town of...
MODERN JAZZ QUARTET
Bebop meets baroque in memorable Collaboration
Modern Jazz Quartet (MJQ) is an American musical ensemble noted for their innovations in jazz forms and consistently...
FILM
Full-method approach to the score for Shakespeare's play
The classic Shakespeare play The Merchant of Venice had seen many adaptations, one of them a 2004 venture for the big...
SITAR
Humid Kolkata air sways with Nikhil Banerjee's sitar
Nikhil Banerjee (1931–1986) was an Indian classical musician who emerged as one of the leading masters of the sitar. In...
Classical Guitar
Spanish guitar maestro who invented footstool wrote the Nokia tune
Spanish maestro Francisco Tárrega had a colossal influence on the guitar development—in terms of both technical...
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The most performed contemporary composer grew up with Bob Marley music
Jennifer Higdon is a contemporary composer and winner of the Pulitzer Prize and Grammy Awards. According to a recent...
SONGWRITER
There were no bluebirds over the White Cliffs of Dover
(There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover is an iconic song composed in 1941 by the American songwriting...
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Alessandro Scarlatti: Italian opera innovator was lost in history for two centuries
Alessandro Scarlatti (1660-1725) was among the most important Italian composers of the late Baroque period. His huge...
FILM
Easy Living owes Billie Holiday for giving it voice
A tender ballad Easy Living has forthright lyrics that declare just how wonderful life can be when living for someone...
FILM
Sicario's desert pulsates in Jóhannsson's score
Sicario tells the story of an idealistic FBI agent Kate Macer (Emily Blunt) who is enlisted by a government official to...
Violin
Scottish fiddle tradition elevated by guitar ornamentation
Duncan Chisholm is a contemporary Scottish fiddle composer whose interpretations of traditional Highland music are...
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