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Beatles songs featuring Lydian mode
Beatles songs with Dorian mode
Vivir Mi Vida: meaning and origin of Marc Anthony's jubilant salsa
Quimbara: meaning and origin of the best-known salsa
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Foxey Lady and the Hendrix chord
USA
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Popular Song
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Rock
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1960s
Guitar Amplifier
Bogner Shiva: boutique guitar amplifier found its tracking in metal genres
USA
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Rock
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2000s
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2010s
Music Theory
Plagal cadence exemplified by 9 songs in all diatonic modes
England
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USA
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Rock
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1960s
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1970s
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1980s
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1990s
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2000s
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SONGWRITER
I Wanna Be Sedated: pure classical harmony cementing the Ramones' hit in punk rock history
USA
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Rock
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1970s
SONGWRITER
Taking off with Pistol Packin' Mama
USA
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Popular Song
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1940s
SONGWRITER
Maybellene: Chuck Berry changed the lyrics of his first hit while recording
USA
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Rock
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1950s
Music Theory
7 songs featuring Mixolydian mode
England
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USA
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Rock
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1960s
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1970s
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1980s
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SONGWRITER
Subterranean Homesick Blues popularized Dylan's idea of an official lyric video
USA
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Folk
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Rock
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1960s
SONGWRITER
Shaman's Blues: quintessential The Doors song refined their most controversial album
USA
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Rock
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1960s
MEDITATION
Om Namah Shivaya: chant meaning and lyrics diversity in songs set in Panchakshari Mantra
India
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USA
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Devotional Song
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Mantra
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Indian Classical
SONGWRITER
Smokestack Lightning: the eternal Howlin' Wolf blues of the passing trains
USA
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Blues
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1950s
SONGWRITER
Rollin' and Tumblin' as the essence of slide guitar technique combined with lyrics diversity
England
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USA
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Blues
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Rock
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1930s
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1950s
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2000s
Music Theory
5 songs featuring Dorian mode
Canada
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England
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France
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USA
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Ballade
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Drinking Song
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Folk
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Popular Song
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Rock
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Work Song
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World Music
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1960s
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1970s
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1980s
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1990s
Nature Sounds
8 orchestral pieces depicting thunderstorms
Austria
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England
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Finland
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Germany
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Italy
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Ukraine
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USA
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Interlude
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Opera
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Soundscapes
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Suite
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Symphonic poem
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Symphony
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Baroque
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Romantic
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20st Century Classical
SONGWRITER
Wishful Sinful: atypical harmony of Robby Krieger
USA
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Rock
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1960s
Music Theory
Popular songs using Lydian mode
Canada
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England
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USA
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Popular Song
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Progressive Rock
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Rock
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1970s
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1980s
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1990s
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Bansuri
Hindustani flute by Ronu Majumdar brings meditative mood to classical ragas
India
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USA
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Raga
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World Music
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Indian Classical
Music Theory
Locrian mode: music examples and harmonic structure
England
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Russia
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USA
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Popular Song
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Prelude
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20st Century Classical
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2000s
Nature Sounds
Classical music examples imitating bees and buzzing insects
Germany
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Poland
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Russia
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USA
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Bagatelle
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Etude
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Film Score
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Interlude
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Soundscapes
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Romantic
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21st Century Classical
Music Theory
Popular songs featuring Phrygian mode and Neapolitan chord
Australia
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England
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USA
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Jazz
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Popular Song
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1960s
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1970s
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2010s
Music Theory
Mixolydian mode: famous examples in classical and pop music
England
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Germany
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Italy
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USA
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Concerto
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Fugue
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Motet
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Popular Song
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Raga
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Renaissance
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Baroque
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20st Century Classical
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1960s
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1970s
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1980s
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Indian Classical
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OBOE
The dramatic-abstract of Thea Musgrave's music as influenced by serialism
Scotland
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USA
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Concerto
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20st Century Classical
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21st Century Classical
Music Theory
Microtonality: the variety of approaches to microtonal music in world cultures
England
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India
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Italy
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USA
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Madrigal
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Popular Song
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Raga
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Renaissance
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Indian Classical
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20st Century Classical
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2000s
PIANO
Scandalous piano experiments by George Antheil shocked early avant-garde scene
France
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USA
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Waltz
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20st Century Classical
Album
Surrealistic Pillow as the ultimate psychedelic experience pioneered by Jefferson Airplane
USA
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Art Rock
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Rock
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1960s
FILM
Symphonic scores by Erich Wolfgang Korngold established new standards in the film industry
Austria
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USA
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Film Score
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20st Century Classical
Percussion
First ever composition for solo percussion by Edgard Varèse ionized Zappa to choose a career in music
France
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USA
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20st Century Classical
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Album
Swordfishtrombones: groundbreaking instrumentation catches Tom Waits' signature sound
USA
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Experimental Rock
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Rock
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1980s
SONGWRITER
Mixture of traditional Mexican melody and rhythms as the secret of popularity behind Maria Grever's songs
Mexico
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Spain
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USA
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Popular Song
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1920s
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1930s
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1940s
GUITAR
Ry Cooder & Vishwa Mohan Bhatt: a slide-guitar collaboration that fused Indian classical and Delta blues
India
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USA
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Indian Classical
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1990s
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