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  SONGWRITER

  Suavemente: meaning of Elvis Crespo's best song

  Puerto Rico, USA,

  Dance

  , Latin, 1990s
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  Xylophone

  Danse Macabre: skeletal images in Saint Saens' iconic xylophone

  France,

  Dance

  , Symphonic poem, Romantic
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  ORCHESTRA

  Handel's Sarabande: obscure keyboard suite that found its iconic orchestration in Barry Lyndon movie

  England,

  Dance

  , Film Score, Sarabande, Soundtrack, Baroque
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  ORCHESTRA

  Gabriel Faure's Pavane as the key to modern revival of early genre

  France,

  Dance

  , Pavane, Romantic
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  ORCHESTRA

  Capriol Suite: early dances arranged for modern orchestra by Peter Warlock

  England, France,

  Dance

  , Suite, 20st Century Classical
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  PIANO

  The avant-garde tango by Horacio Salgán that shocked audiences in the 1950s

  Argentina,

  Dance

  , Tango, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s
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  ORCHESTRA

  The Skaters' Waltz: subtle harmonies of romantic dance music by Emile Waldteufel

  France,

  Dance

  , Waltz, Romantic, 20st Century Classical
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  Classical Guitar

  Dionisio Aguado's guitar method and tripodison guitar stand have been in use for 200 years

  France, Spain,

  Dance

  , Polonaise, Classical, Romantic 4 comments
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  Music Theory

  Classic examples of the Phrygian mode through the music eras

  Austria, Canada, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Italy,

  Dance

  , Fantasia, Film Score, Motet, Overture, Prelude, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, 20st Century Classical, 21st Century Classical 4 comments
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  FLUTE

  The early collaboration of flute and viol in the court of Versailles

  France,

  Dance

  , Prelude, Sonata, Suite, Baroque 5 comments
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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

  Enrique Granados' dramatic voyage was cut short by a German U-boat

  Spain,

  Dance

  , Romantic
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  Classical Guitar

  Mariachi tradition and Cuban dances live in the informal hymn of Mexico

  Mexico,

  Dance

  , Danzón, 20st Century Classical
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  Classical Guitar

  Lute fell into obscurity after the death of its greatest maestro

  Germany, Poland,

  Dance

  , Passacaglia, Baroque
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  Violin

  150 composers contributed to La Folia through the centuries

  France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Spain,

  Dance

  , Sonata, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical
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  Double bass

  Cachao: "Even when I am shaving I compose mambos"

  Cuba,

  Dance

  , Latin, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s
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  ORCHESTRA

  'English Dances' creator was fascinated by jazz in youth

  England,

  Dance

  , Folk, 20st Century Classical
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  MALE VOCAL

  Dede Efendi: the father of the famous Ottoman waltz

  Turkey,

  Dance

  , Popular Song, Waltz, Classical
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  VIOLA

  Indecent Ciaconne dance came from the New World and swept Europe off its feet

  France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Spain, Chaconne,

  Dance

  , Baroque
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  FIDDLE

  The jig dance tradition: five centuries old and still counting

  England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland,

  Dance

  , Folk, Popular Song, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical
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  SPORT

  Piazzolla's bandoneón played vital part in the worldwide tango music revival

  Argentina,

  Dance

  , Tango, 20st Century Classical
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  HARDANGER FIDDLE

  You can't stay still when you hear the reel

  Scotland,

  Dance

  , Folk, 21st Century Classical, 2010s
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  Classical Guitar

  Folk dances illuminate the heritage of Gaspar Sanz, the Baroque guitar maestro

  Spain,

  Dance

  , Flamenco, Folk, Baroque
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  FLUTE

  Bourrée: French folk dance from the Bach suite inspired prog-rock flute and the work of Sir Paul McCartney

  England, France, Germany,

  Dance

  , Popular Song, Progressive Rock, Baroque, 1960s