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FILM
Hedwig’s Theme: magical mood cast by the celesta melody
Hedwig's Theme, also known as the main theme of all eight Harry Potter films, was the first piece written by John...
SONGWRITER
I Shot the Sheriff: Burnin' spliff nearly destroyed Bob Marley's original recording
I Shot The Sheriff is one of Bob Marley's best-known songs first released on the 1973 album Burnin' and popularized a...
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SONGWRITER
La Cucaracha: the song about a stoned legless cockroach as a ridicule against Mexican dictator
La Cucaracha is a fiery Mexican song in the corrido style, a poetic form of the ballad genre prevalent in Central...
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MALE VOCAL
Vasantrao Deshpande's musical career sparked by Begum Akhtar
Vasantrao Deshpande was an eminent Indian artist best known for his contributions to vocal classical music and the...
Music Theory
Popular songs showing the submediant chord in all diatonic modes
In musical theory, the submediant refers to the sixth scale degree of the diatonic scale, and the triad rooted in the...
SONGWRITER
Muskrat Love: the polarizing song of America
Muskrat Love is a sweet and slightly strange song about a romantic relationship between two anthropomorphic muskrats,...
PIANO
Miroirs: Ravel's piano suite that put his avant-garde friends to work
Miroirs or Mirrors is an essential piano suite by the French impressionist Maurice Ravel, each movement of which is...
SONGWRITER
Seven Seas of Rhye: song of imaginary land brought to life by Ionian and Mixolydian modes
Seven Seas of Rhye first appeared as an instrumental track on Queen's 1973 self-titled debut album and later released as...
SONGWRITER
A Dios le Pido: Juanes' Spanish lyrics behind the song success
A Dios le Pido or I beg to God is the best-known track of the Colombian songwriter and guitarist Juanes who made history...
SONGWRITER
Makin' Whoopee: cautionary song warning against the trappings of marriage
Makin' Whoopee is an ironic song describing the successive transformation of the relationship between two lovers from...
Contemporary Composer
The meaningless song lyrics of Adiemus
Adiemus is a cross-genre project conceived by Welsh composer and multi-instrumentalist Karl Jenkins to refresh...
SONGWRITER
Knights of Cydonia: Dorian-mode refrain boosting best Muse song
Knights of Cydonia by English alternative rock band Muse has been repeatedly placed at the top of many fan-voted charts...
SONGWRITER
Mariposa Traicionera: meaning and flamenco roots of Maná's top hit
Mariposa Traicionera is one of the best-known tracks by Maná, a multi-awarded Mexican quartet whose flexible style...
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MEDITATION
Mrityunjaya Mantra: meaning and lyrics of the oldest Shiva chant
The Mahamrityunjaya Mantra lyrics first appeared as a verse in the Rigveda—a collection of Vedic Sanskrit hymns composed...
Music Theory
6 songs combining harmonic minor and Aeolian mode
The polyphonic structure of Western classical music distinguishes it from other musical traditions such as Indian...
SONGWRITER
Mexicali Blues: debut song by the Grateful Dead's psychedelic poet
Mexicali Blues was first released by Bob Weir, an acclaimed rhythm guitarist, vocalist, and founding member of the...
Xylophone
Danse Macabre: skeletal images in Saint Saens' iconic xylophone
The concept of the Danse Macabre (literally meaning the Dance of Death) dates back to the Medieval period when European...
SONGWRITER
Tumbling Dice: hundred reels of tape for a messy Rolling Stones mix
Tumbling Dice is the lead single from the Rolling Stones' Exile on Main St. released in 1972, infamous for its...
SONGWRITER
Livin' la Vida Loca: why is Ricky Martin's best song so catchy?
Livin' la Vida Loca is likely one of the best-known tracks in the entire repertoire of the Puerto Rican...
SONGWRITER
Three Little Fishies: origin of the cautionary children's song
Three Little Fishies is a well-known novelty song with cautionary tale lyrics that was first recorded by the Hal Kemp...
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