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PIANO

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

The term ambient music was introduced in the 1970s by the famous English experimenter Brian Eno who used newly invented...
ORCHESTRA

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

Granville Bantock was one of the most cheerful English composers whose rich heritage comprised more than 800 works which...
Collaboration

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

One of the brightest collaborations of the late 1980s arose after the wedding of postpunk singer Toyah Willcox and...
VIOL

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

The prominent German composer and multi-instrumentalist Carl Friedrich Abel was born into an extraordinary musical... 1 comment
PIANO

Mussorgsky's pictures redrawn for the prog rock exhibition

Piano suite Pictures at an Exhibition written by the Russian composer Modest Mussorgsky in 1874 retains its innovative...
ORCHESTRA

Only 3 Mantras survived from Sanskrit opera Avatara by John Foulds

One of the greatest areas of music history still remaining largely uncharted is the influence of Indian philosophy on...
TECHNOLOGIES

Quadraphonic vinyl reveals new Atom Heart Mother details

In the late 1960s, after the stereo sound almost completely replaced the mono format in the recording industry, the... 4 comments
ORCHESTRA

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

Frederick Septimus Kelly, a gifted Australian-born musician who spent much of his life in England, was among the...
SONGWRITER

Just Another Diamond Day: the stunning rediscovery of the hippie-era gem

Vashti Bunyan is an English singer and songwriter primarily known for her 1970 album Just Another Diamond Day, which was...
Classical Guitar

Anthony Holborne: the master of Elizabethan consort music

Antony Holborne was an English Renaissance composer whose music for lute and cittern appeared in two important...
Collaboration

Literary recital for fiddle and harmonium with British flavour

A rare duo that brings together two of Britain's foremost folk and jazz artists was formed by a Scottish fiddler Aidan...
SYNTHESIZER

Classical modernity in Anna Meredith's underwater reality

The Scottish composer Anna Meredith has already worked with the BBC and countless orchestras and chamber ensembles...
TRUMPET

Jazz dinosaur of the new generation

Rising English trumpeter Laura Jurd has garnered an armful of awards in her relatively brief career, including both for...
ORCHESTRA

Florida orange plantations cultivated an overlooked English composer

Frederick Delius (1862–1934) was one of the most distinctive composers in the revival of English music at the end of the...
Collaboration

Harp traditions of two continents united in a unique collaboration

Senegal and Wales share few obvious similarities, but Seckou Keita and Catrin Finch, respectively maestros of the kora...
VIOL

Exceptional sensibility of consort music from the traveling maestro of the Stuart era

John Jenkins (1592–1678), lutenist and string player, was the most eminent composer of the Stuart and Commonwealth eras...
ORCHESTRA

'English Dances' creator was fascinated by jazz in youth

Sir Malcolm Henry Arnold (1921–2006), British composer and conductor, has an impressive body of work to his name,...
SONGWRITER

Cream's biggest hit inspired by Hendrix's debut in England

Sunshine of Your Love by the British rock band Cream is perhaps their best known song that spawned numerous covers...
HANG

Electronic jazz achieves ambiance with exotic Swiss-made drum

The Portico Quartet is a contemporary jazz and ethnic fusion ensemble from South London. The band is known for their use...
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

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...
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... 4 comments
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 Sables that comes to life through...
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... 1 comment
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... 2 comments
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...
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...
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,...
ORCHESTRA

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...

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