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  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
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  OBOE

  The dramatic-abstract of Thea Musgrave's music as influenced by serialism

  Scotland,

  USA

  , Concerto, 20st Century Classical, 21st Century Classical
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  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
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  PIANO

  Scandalous piano experiments by George Antheil shocked early avant-garde scene

  France,

  USA

  , Waltz, 20st Century Classical
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  Album

  Surrealistic Pillow as the ultimate psychedelic experience pioneered by Jefferson Airplane

  USA

  , Art Rock, Rock, 1960s
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  FILM

  Symphonic scores by Erich Wolfgang Korngold established new standards in the film industry

  Austria,

  USA

  , Film Score, 20st Century Classical
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  Percussion

  First ever composition for solo percussion by Edgard Varèse ionized Zappa to choose a career in music

  France,

  USA

  , 20st Century Classical 1 comment
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  Album

  Swordfishtrombones: groundbreaking instrumentation catches Tom Waits' signature sound

  USA

  , Experimental Rock, Rock, 1980s
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  SONGWRITER

  Mixture of traditional Mexican melody and rhythms as the secret of popularity behind Maria Grever's songs

  Mexico, Spain,

  USA

  , Popular Song, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s
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  GUITAR

  Ry Cooder & Vishwa Mohan Bhatt: a slide-guitar collaboration that fused Indian classical and Delta blues

  India,

  USA

  , Indian Classical, 1990s
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  ELECTRIC GUITAR

  Adrian Belew's spellbinding guitar tricks saturate prog music with the sounds of space

  USA

  , Art Rock, New Wave, Progressive Rock, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s
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  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
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  PIANO

  Songs for Drella: the minimalistic tribute to Andy Warhol that united his beloved artists for the first time since 1960s

  USA

  , Art Rock, 1960s, 1990s
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  TECHNOLOGIES

  Pianola: the reproducing piano as the first Hi-Fi player and preservation capsule for recitals on piano rolls

  USA

  , Serenade, 20st Century Classical 1 comment
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  Band

  The low-end sound of Morphine trio cut short by Mark Sandman's tragic death while on a stage

  USA

  , Alternative Rock, 1980s, 1990s
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  CHOIR

  Gershwin's Summertime: the most recorded song draws inspiration from Ukrainian lullaby and African American spiritual

  Ukraine,

  USA

  , Folk, Jazz, Opera, Popular Song, Rock, 20st Century Classical, 1930s, 1960s, 2010s 2 comments
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  SITAR

  1960s clarinet & sitar duo pioneered an ambient genre with the album for spiritual practices

  India,

  USA

  , Ambient, 1960s 1 comment
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  GUITAR

  Charley Patton's guitar tricks bridged the genre gap between Delta blues and rock'n'roll

  USA

  , Blues, 1920s, 1930s, 2000s
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  SONGWRITER

  The bottleneck guitar blues by Blind Willie Johnson is sliding through space on the Voyager Golden Records

  USA

  , Blues, 1920s, 1930s
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  VINYL

  The Original Dixieland Jass Band made the first-ever jazz recording over 100 years ago

  USA

  , Jazz, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s
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  KORA

  African bard Foday Musa Suso represents griot culture by mixing kora music with Western minimalism and jazz

  Gambia, Ghana,

  USA

  , Folk, World music, 20st Century Classical, 21st Century Classical
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  Violin

  Ma Sicong sentenced to exile after seeking Chinese harmony for his violin

  China,

  USA

  , Suite, 20st Century Classical
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  Game

  The quiet adventure in the warm depths of Abzû game scored by Austin Wintory

  USA

  , Game Score, 21st Century Classical
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  PIANO

  Billy Strayhorn redefined jazz with a touch of classical

  USA

  , Jazz, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s
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  FILM

  The necessity of undramatic humanity in Coffee and Cigarettes by Jim Jarmusch

  Italy, Japan,

  USA

  , Soundtrack, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s
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  Big band

  Great Depression cut short the extraordinary dance life of McKinney’s Cotton Pickers

  USA

  , Dance, Jazz, 1920s, 1930s
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  Classical Guitar

  The native heart of Peruvian folk as explored by ethnomusicologist Alomía Robles

  Peru,

  USA

  , Popular Song, Zarzuela, 1970s, 20st Century Classical
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  Santour

  Azam Ali's magnificent vocal journeys through languages

  Canada, India, Iran,

  USA

  , Chant, Folk, World music, Medieval, 2000s, 2010s
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  SONGWRITER

  Big Bill Broonzy's guitar made ripples on both sides of the Atlantic

  USA

  , Blues, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s 1 comment
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  PIANO

  Sgt. Pepper's inspiration behind Carla Bley's revolutionary jazz album

  USA

  , Jazz, 1960s, 1970s, 2000s
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