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PIANO
Suite bergamasque: did Debussy record his best-known piano piece?
Suite bergamasque is one of the best-known piano works of the French impressionist Claude Debussy written in 1890 and...
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SONGWRITER
Pancho and Lefty: gangster song that saved Townes Van Zandt from a speeding ticket
Pancho and Lefty is perhaps the best-known song of American songwriter Townes Van Zandt released on his sixth studio...
SONGWRITER
Cali Pachanguero: meaning behind essential Colombian salsa by Jairo Varela
Cali Pachanguero is one of the best-known salsa songs that played a big part in the rising popularity of Colombian dance...
MEDITATION
Kumar Gandharva and the perseverance of musical spirit over disease
Kumar Gandharva was an eminent vocalist who sang Hindustani ragas and Carnatic devotional songs while also exploring...
Music Theory
Popular songs showing the mediant chord in all diatonic modes
In musical theory, the mediant refers to the third scale degree of the diatonic scale, and the triad rooted in the third...
SONGWRITER
Locomotive Breath: fine groove born from Jethro Tull's studio session
Locomotive Breath is one of the more popular songs written by the British prog-rock band Jethro Tull, first released on...
FILM
Gabriel's Oboe: soulful Morricone tune that soothes the Iguazu Falls
Gabriel's Oboe is a short instrumental piece written by Ennio Morricone for a key scene in Roland Joffé's period drama...
SONGWRITER
Ferry Cross the Mersey: Merseybeat classic arranged by the Fifth Beatle
Ferry Cross the Mersey is the best-known track of the Liverpool rock band Gerry and the Pacemakers released in the...
SONGWRITER
Oye Como Va: meaning and origin of the best-known cha-cha-chá song
Oye Como Va is one of the best-known cha-cha-chá songs, owing its unfading popularity to Carlos Santana who recorded his...
SONGWRITER
Ladytron: Roxy Music's lunar landing with mellotron, oboe, and synth
Ladytron is one of Roxy Music's most noteworthy tracks released on their 1972 debut album. One of the song's strongest...
PIANO
Pavane for a Dead Princess: who inspired Ravel's early piano piece?
Pavane pour une infante défunte or Pavane for a Dead Princess is a well-known piano piece with a leisurely and charming...
Nature Sounds
4 best stereo techniques to record nature sounds
The best time to record woodland sounds of crickets is at the very beginning of autumn when birdsongs have gone mostly...
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La Bamba: meaning and tragedy behind the best-known son jarocho
The widely known La Bamba epitomizes one of the most striking examples of the ways in which an old folk tune could be...
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Vishnu Sahasranama: chant meaning and complete lyrics by Subbulakshmi
Sahasranāma, literally meaning a thousand names in Sanskrit, is a common term for Dharmic religions of the Indian...
Music Theory
6 songs to unpack Ionian mode and the major scale
The polyphonic aspects of Western classical music distinguish it from other musical traditions such as Indian Сlassic...
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Sugaree: Jerry Garcia's song referencing his lyricist's criminal past
Sugaree is a 1972 track that first appeared on Jerry Garcia's debut solo album, the guitarist who is widely regarded as...
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Handel's Sarabande: obscure keyboard suite that found its iconic orchestration in Barry Lyndon movie
The sarabande is a fiery carnival dance that originated in the 16th century in Central America and then spread to Spain...
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Lawdy Miss Clawdy: how Lloyd Price's first hit mixes blues and classics
Lawdy Miss Clawdy is a rhythm and blues track that kicked off the career of the prolific New Orleans songwriter Lloyd...
SONGWRITER
Marie Laveau: ballad of the legendary Voodoo Queen
Dedicated to the legendary Voodoo Queen of New Orleans, Marie Laveau was composed by award-winning writer Shel...
MEDITATION
Shurangama Mantra as a vital Buddhist practice to save the universe and achieve enlightenment
Shurangama Mantra is the longest Buddhist chant highly revered in Tibet and China, where it is considered to be the...
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