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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
ORCHESTRA
The symbiosis of music and architecture in mathematical glissandi by Iannis Xenakis
France
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Greece
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20st Century Classical
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Organ
Organ symphonies by Louis Vierne, an eminent maestro of Notre Dame de Paris
France
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Organ Symphony
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Romantic
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20st Century Classical
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ORCHESTRA
The Skaters' Waltz: subtle harmonies of romantic dance music by Emile Waldteufel
France
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Dance
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Waltz
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Romantic
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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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ORCHESTRA
Abdelazer: Purcell's suite for the failed play gained popularity thanks to Britten's arrangement for children
England
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Suite
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Baroque
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20st Century Classical
PIANO
Ferruccio Busoni as a great piano transcriber of Bach's keyboard music
Germany
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Italy
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Fugue
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Toccata
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Baroque
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Romantic
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20st Century Classical
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Nature Sounds
Cantus Arcticus: bird calls arranged for orchestra by Einojuhani Rautavaara were taped in Northern Finland
Finland
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Concerto
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20st Century Classical
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Music Theory
Classic examples of the Phrygian mode through the music eras
Austria
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Canada
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Denmark
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England
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France
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Germany
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Italy
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Dance
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Fantasia
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Film Score
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Motet
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Overture
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Prelude
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Renaissance
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Baroque
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Classical
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Romantic
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20st Century Classical
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21st Century Classical
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TECHNOLOGIES
Pianola: the reproducing piano as the first Hi-Fi player and preservation capsule for recitals on piano rolls
USA
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Serenade
,
20st Century Classical
1 comment
Classical Guitar
Serenata Española by Joaquim Malats: the piano piece that conquered guitar world
France
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Spain
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Serenade
,
Romantic
,
20st Century Classical
SYNTHESIZER
The analog synthesizers of Isao Tomita programming fresh sound for all-time classics
Japan
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Ambient
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Concerto
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Suite
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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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1990s
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2000s
CHOIR
Gershwin's Summertime: the most recorded song draws inspiration from Ukrainian lullaby and African American spiritual
Ukraine
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USA
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Folk
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Jazz
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Opera
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Popular Song
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Rock
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20st Century Classical
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1930s
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1960s
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2010s
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Nature Sounds
Why birds sing their songs: great maestros proving the musicality of nightingale, cuckoo, yellowhammer
Austria
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England
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Italy
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Children's song
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Concerto
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Soundscapes
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Baroque
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20st Century Classical
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Koto
Michio Miyagi & Renée Chemet: near century-old collaboration of koto and violin linking Japanese traditions with Western classic
Japan
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Folk
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20st Century Classical
PIANO
Gymnopédies: the ambient genre predicted by piano gems of late Romanticism
England
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France
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Ambient
,
Romantic
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20st Century Classical
CHOIR
5 African states adopted the liberation song by Enoch Sontonga as the national anthem
Namibia
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South Africa
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Tanzania
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Zambia
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Zimbabwe
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Anthem
,
Romantic
,
20st Century Classical
ORCHESTRA
Traditions of 3 countries woven into the music of neglected Asian composer Chiang Wen-Yeh
China
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Japan
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Taiwan
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Folk
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Suite
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20st Century Classical
ORCHESTRA
The multicultural heritage of Granville Bantock from Celtic folk music to Eastern philosophy of Omar Khayyám
England
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Scotland
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Symphony
,
20st Century Classical
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Romantic
Classical Guitar
The major chapter of guitar history introduced by María Luisa Anido
Argentina
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Spain
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Etude
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Prelude
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20st Century Classical
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Romantic
Erhu
The Erhu fiddle melody recorded by blind Abing spread worldwide revealing composition methods of Chinese folk music
China
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Folk
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20st Century Classical
Game
Nobuo Uematsu refreshed prog rock concepts for his epic Final Fantasy score
Japan
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Game Score
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20st Century Classical
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21st Century Classical
KORA
African bard Foday Musa Suso represents griot culture by mixing kora music with Western minimalism and jazz
Gambia
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Ghana
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USA
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Folk
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World Music
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20st Century Classical
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21st Century Classical
CHOIR
Māori singing tradition arranged for Rotorua choir by Alfred Hill
Australia
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New Zealand
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Folk
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1920s
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1930s
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20st Century Classical
Violin
Ma Sicong sentenced to exile after seeking Chinese harmony for his violin
China
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USA
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Suite
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20st Century Classical
FLUTE
Japanese traditions meet Western avant-garde in reflective tunes of Toshio Hosokawa
Japan
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Folk
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Suite
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20st Century Classical
,
21st Century Classical
ORCHESTRA
Only 3 Mantras survived from Sanskrit opera Avatara by John Foulds
England
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India
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Interlude
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Mantra
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Opera
,
20st Century Classical
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Indian Classical
Erhu
The renaissance of Chinese Erhu fiddle led by Liu Tianhua
China
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Folk
,
20st Century Classical
ORCHESTRA
The attractive sounds of Nordic Romanticism of Wilhelm Stenhammar
Sweden
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Overture
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Romantic
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20st Century Classical
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The path to Earth's orbit for Errollyn Wallen's music
Belize
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United Kingdom
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20st Century Classical
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21st Century Classical
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