USA

Found 74 articles related to USA:

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
Glass Armonica

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
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
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
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
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
SITAR

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

India,
USA
, Ambient, 1960s 1 comment
GUITAR

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

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

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

USA
, Blues, 1920s, 1930s
VINYL

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

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

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

Gambia, Ghana,
USA
, Folk, 20st Century Classical, 21st Century Classical
VIOLIN

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

China,
USA
, Suite, 20st Century Classical
Game

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

USA
, Game Score, 21st Century Classical
PIANO

Billy Strayhorn redefined jazz with a touch of classical

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

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

Italy, Japan,
USA
, Soundtrack, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s
Big band

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

USA
, Dance, Jazz, 1920s, 1930s
CLASSICAL GUITAR

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

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

Azam Ali's magnificent vocal journeys through languages

Canada, India, Iran,
USA
, Chant, Folk, 2000s, 2010s, Medieval
SONGWRITER

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

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

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

USA
, Jazz, 1960s, 1970s, 2000s
ELECTRIC GUITAR

Monnette Sudler: the first lady of jazz guitar

USA
, Blues, Jazz, 1970s, 1990s, 2000s
SONGWRITER

The three acts of Lonnie Johnson' blues

Canada,
USA
, Blues, Jazz, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s
ELECTRIC GUITAR

Swedish Rhapsody variations for electric guitar

Denmark, Sweden,
USA
, Rhapsody, Romantic
SAROD

Vasant Rai's fretless guitar arrangements for Indian classical

India,
USA
, Raga, Indian Classical
FLUTE

Incredible stunts by the blind virtuoso influenced a whole generation

USA
, Jazz, 1960s, 1970s
SONGWRITER

La Mer poem became an international hit after years of searching for a melody

France,
USA
, Jazz, Popular Song, Soundtrack, 1940s, 1950s, 1990s
PIANO

To study academic theory, superb pianist Wynton Kelly took up bass

Jamaica,
USA
, Blues, Jazz, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s
SONGWRITER

German roots of the Moon of Alabama

Germany,
USA
, Opera, Popular Song, 1920s, 1960s, 1970s
FILM

Five tones of Spielberg's alien language

USA
, Film Score, 1970s
FILM

The drama of The Chain kept alive on the big screen

United Kingdom,
USA
, Popular Song, Rock, Soundtrack, 1970s, 2010s

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