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Classical Guitar
The world's first gramophone record for Paraguayan guitar
South American guitar maestro Agustín Barrios Mangoré (1885-1944) was born into a large family with seven sons in the...
WILLIAM BLAKE
Prog rock version of Jerusalem was banned by BBC
Jerusalem is a British national song based on a poem by William Blake printed in 1808. At the heart of the poem is the...
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ORCHESTRA
Im Sommerwind is an atypical work of the typical modernist composer
Austrian composer Anton Webern rose to fame as a member of the Second Viennese School, a prominent movement known for...
ORCHESTRA
Romeo and Juliet eclipsed by the tragic beauty of Chinese Butterfly Lovers
The Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto is one of the best known classical orchestra pieces in China, though a vast...
SONGWRITER
Ursula Le Guin as told through English alt-folk
Alt-folk band This Is the Kit is a project started by the British musician Kate Stables that comes to life through...
FILM
Vintage synthesizers alleviate the Blade Runner sequel
Blade Runner 2049 is the long-anticipated sequel to Ridley Scott's 1982 iconic film which defined a whole generation of...
MEDITATION
Brian Eno's Airport Music for orchestra
It is useless to speculate now which direction the genre of ambient might have taken if not for Brian Eno, the revered...
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VIBRAPHONE
Cal Tjader: the inception of Latin jazz in the Bay Area
Vibraphonist Cal Tjader was a fruitful composer who combined Afro-Cuban and Brazilian rhythms with jazz harmonies,...
SONGWRITER
The Birth of 'Venus': from Stephen Foster, to The Big 3, and Shocking Blue
Stephen Foster (1826—1864) was an American composer whose vast contribution to a popular song, specifically the ballad...
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TRUMPET
Nameless trumpet sonata credited to Purcell after years of debate
Henry Purcell, the most prominent English figure of the Baroque era, covered a wide field of genres, producing music for...
ORCHESTRA
Mother of film score genre learned music through BBC radio broadcasts
Doreen Mary Carwithen, also known as Mary Alwyn, was the first student to be selected from the Royal Academy to join an...
Cello
The Catalan virtuoso was discovered by Albéniz in a cafe band
Pablo Casals (1876—1973) was a Catalan cellist, composer, and conductor, known for his virtuosic technique, and skilled...
FILM
Hero's colors come alive with silk violin strings
Hero, an undeniable martial-arts classic, is an epic collaboration between Zhang Yimou, perhaps the biggest name in...
MALE VOCAL
Dede Efendi: the father of the famous Ottoman waltz
İsmail Dede Efendi (1778–1846) is one of the greatest Turkish classical composers. He has created masterpieces in all...
Classical Guitar
William Walton forgot that his only guitar work was written for guitar
Great guitarist Julian Bream commissioned music from a number of composers to contribute to the creation of the modern...
SONGWRITER
Peggy Lee's sensual version of Fever replaced the original
Fever, one of the biggest songs to define a generation, is a passionate love proclamation that spoke to listeners of all...
ORCHESTRA
The true soul behind Elgar's Enigma Variations
Edward Elgar's Enigma Variations, originally titled Variations on an Original Theme, is famous for its mysterious name,...
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The lively nature of A Color Symphony emerged from the Great War horrors
A Colour Symphony, dedicated to the legendary conductor Sir Adrian Boult, was the first major orchestral work by the...
Classical Guitar
Fernando Sor: the Beethoven of the guitar
Spanish composer Fernando Sor was probably the most well-known guitar player in what has since been dubbed the First...
FILM
Star Wars meets Baroque classics
The long-spanning Star Wars saga is embedded into our consciousness not only with its visual motifs but also its iconic...
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