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Music Theory

Locrian mode: music examples and harmonic structure

England
, Russia, USA, Popular Song, Prelude, 20st Century Classical, 2000s
SONGWRITER

Savoy Truffle: cautionary song about chocolate by the quiet Beatle

England
, Rock, 1960s

Music Theory

Picardy third: cadence for a happy ending in classical music and popular songs

England
, France, Nocturne, Popular Song, Romantic, 1960s
SONGWRITER

Twist in My Sobriety: rare oboe solo in Tanita Tikaram's best song

England
, Folk, Popular Song, 1980s
Music Theory

Popular songs featuring the Phrygian mode and Neapolitan chord

Australia,
England
, USA, Jazz, Popular Song, 1960s, 1970s, 2010s
SYNTHESIZER

Progressive rock adaptation of Alberto Ginastera's piano concerto features innovative electronic drums

Argentina,
England
, Concerto, Progressive Rock, Toccata, 20st Century Classical, 1970s 4 comments

Music Theory

Mixolydian mode: famous examples of the Mixolydian major scale in classical and pop music

England
, Germany, Italy, USA, Concerto, Fugue, Motet, Popular Song, Raga, Renaissance, Baroque, Indian Classical, 20st Century Classical, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s 13 comments
Collaboration

Shakespearean characters expressed through atonality in atypical guitar sonata by Hans Werner Henze

England
, Germany, Sonata, 20st Century Classical
SITAR

The first-ever concerto for sitar and Western orchestra was dedicated to glorious music teacher Allauddin Khan by his most successful pupil

England
, India, Concerto, Raga, Indian Classical, 20st Century Classical
ORCHESTRA

The instrumental re-imagining of vocal music by Gerald Finzi, a countryside composer and apple grower

England
, Prelude, 20st Century Classical
Music Theory

Microtonality: the variety of approaches to microtonal music in world cultures

England
, India, Italy, USA, Madrigal, Popular Song, Raga, Renaissance, Indian Classical, 20st Century Classical, 2000s
Music Theory

Lydian mode: famous examples of the Lydian major scale throughout the music history

Austria,
England
, France, Scotland, Anthem, Etude, Hymn, Motet, String Quartet, Medieval, Renaissance, Classical, Romantic, 20st Century Classical
ORCHESTRA

The first English musical criticism written by Charles Avison argued that music evokes purely positive emotions

England
, Concerto grosso, Baroque, Classical
Poetry

Peter Sinfield: the songwriter whose lyrics embellished the formative prog rock albums of the 1970s

England
, Progressive Rock, 1960s, 1970s 3 comments
Band

Bird In The Belly: the dark side of old British ballads re-imagined in polyphonic folk songs

England
, Folk, 2010s
Collaboration

Marius Neset and London Sinfonietta: saxophone accompanied by world-class orchestra acquainted classical harmony with jazz rhythms

England
, Norway, Jazz, 2010s
ORCHESTRA

Abdelazer: Purcell's suite for the failed play gained popularity thanks to Britten's arrangement for children

England
, Suite, Baroque, 20st Century Classical
ORCHESTRA

Mozart and Tom Waits wrote music for the glass armonica which was rumored to cause mental health damage

Austria,
England
, Germany, Ireland, USA, Adagio, Rock, Baroque, Classical, 1980s 1 comment
Music Theory

Classic examples of the Phrygian mode through the music eras

Austria, Canada, Denmark,
England
, France, Germany, Italy, Dance, Fantasia, Film Score, Motet, Overture, Prelude, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, 20st Century Classical, 21st Century Classical 3 comments
Violin

A spice of Italy, delivered to London by Nicola Matteis, edged out the French dance fashion from violin music

England
, Italy, Chaconne, Sarabande, Baroque
Classical Guitar

Giulio Regondi, the guitar prodigy behind early Romantic repertoire, was conned by false parent

England
, France, Switzerland, Suite, Romantic 9 comments
Nature Sounds

Why birds sing their songs: great maestros proving the musicality of nightingale, cuckoo, yellowhammer

Austria,
England
, Italy, Children's song, Concerto, Soundscapes, Baroque, 20st Century Classical 1 comment
PIANO

Gymnopédies: the ambient genre predicted by piano gems of late Romanticism

England
, France, Ambient, Romantic, 20st Century Classical
ORCHESTRA

The multicultural heritage of Granville Bantock from Celtic folk music to Eastern philosophy of Omar Khayyám

England
, Scotland, Symphony, 20st Century Classical, Romantic
Collaboration

Robert Fripp & Toyah Willcox: the prog family who proclaimed Sunday All Over the World

England
, Progressive Rock, 1980s, 1990s
VIOL

Bach and Abel: a collaboration that lived in two generations of composers

England
, Germany, Suite, Baroque, Classical 1 comment
PIANO

Mussorgsky's pictures redrawn for the prog rock exhibition

England
, Russia, Art Rock, Progressive Rock, Suite, Romantic, 1970s
ORCHESTRA

Only 3 Mantras survived from Sanskrit opera Avatara by John Foulds

England
, India, Interlude, Mantra, Opera, Indian Classical, 20st Century Classical
TECHNOLOGIES

Quadraphonic vinyl reveals new Atom Heart Mother details

England
, Art Rock, Progressive Rock, 1960s, 1970s 4 comments
ORCHESTRA

A story of love and friendship in the music of World War I

Australia,
England
, Elegy, 20st Century Classical

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