Concerto

17 articles related to Concerto:

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   Technologies

   Jesus' Blood Never Failed Me Yet: the homeless voice in Gavin Bryars' loop

   Jesus' Blood Never Failed Me Yet began in 1971 with a fragment of documentary sound collected by English composer Gavin…

   July 21, 2026

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   Oboe

   Marcello's Oboe Concerto arranged by Bach and mistakenly attributed to Vivaldi

   Concerto in D minor for oboe, strings, and continuo, also known as Marcello's Oboe Concerto, can rightfully be called a…

   May 21, 2021

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   Nature Sounds

   8 orchestral pieces depicting thunderstorms

   Of all the meteorological phenomena, thunderstorms are perhaps one of the most imposing forces of nature, so it is not…

   August 23, 2020

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   Double bass

   Giovanni Bottesini as most influential contrabass maestro of the Romanticism

   Giovanni Bottesini was an Italian composer and legendary contrabassist of the Romantic period whose work for solo…

   May 20, 2020

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   Mandolin

   Vivaldi's two mandolin concertos as the core of classical mandolin music

   Although the mandolin in its modern design can be traced from the second half of the Baroque period, its role in…

   April 22, 20201 comment

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   Synthesizer

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

   One of the works of the iconic Argentine composer Alberto Ginastera went far beyond the attention of the classical…

   April 12, 20204 comments

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   Music Theory

   Mixolydian mode: famous examples in classical and pop music

   In the 17th century, the major and minor scales became the basis for almost all classical music compositions. This…

   April 5, 202013 comments

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   Sitar

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

   Released in 1971, Concerto for Sitar & Orchestra was the first-ever recording to feature Indian classical music in a…

   March 18, 2020

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   Oboe

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

   Thea Musgrave is a Scottish-American composer whose formative years fell on the mid-1950s when revolutionary musical…

   March 8, 2020

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    Nature Sounds

    Crickets choir: musical examples imitating rhythmic patterns of chorusing insects

    One of the most mesmerizing sounds in nature is the bizarre rhythmic patterns generated by chorusing insects. While…

    February 9, 20201 comment

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    Nature Sounds

    Cantus Arcticus: bird calls arranged for orchestra by Einojuhani Rautavaara were taped in Northern Finland

    Cantus Arcticus is a three-part orchestral work created by the eminent Finnish composer Einojuhani Rautavaara with the…

    September 22, 20191 comment

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    Synthesizer

    The analog synthesizers of Isao Tomita programming fresh sound for all-time classics

    Japanese composer Isao Tomita was one of the first to explore analog synthesizers in search for new sounds that would…

    July 10, 2019

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    Nature Sounds

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

    It is no coincidence that the sounds emitted by birds are known in many languages as "songs", rather than simple animal…

    June 23, 20191 comment

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    Orchestra

    Ludwig August Lebrun: the sweet genius of Mannheim

    Ludwig August Lebrun (1752—1790) was a phenomenal German oboist who contributed several mellow oboe pieces to the…

    November 10, 2018

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    Orchestra

    Famous harp masterpiece was created to show off a new instrument

    François-Adrien Boieldieu's output of instrumental music was initially meager and virtually ceased once he became one…

    June 3, 2018

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    Classical Guitar

    The scent of magnolia permeating Joaquin Rodrigo's concerto

    It may come as a revelation that Joaquin Rodrigo wasn’t a guitarist, despite his contributions to the guitar repertoire…

    April 19, 2018

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    Orchestra

    Vivaldi's Bohemian Concerto was the last gift for the dying lute

    Within Antonio Vivaldi's creative period, the lute was going out of fashion as the lead solo instrument, though its…

    March 17, 2018