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MEDITATION
Mantra of Avalokiteshvara: meaning and purpose of popular Buddhist chants
China, India, Japan, Nepal, Devotional Song, Mantra, Indian Classical
Poetry
Guajira Guantanamera: song meaning and origin of the lyrics
Cuba, Flamenco, Latin, Popular Song, 1930s, 1940s
Music Theory
Popular songs using Lydian mode
Canada, England, USA, Popular Song, Progressive Rock, Rock, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s
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Music Theory
Popular songs featuring Phrygian mode and Neapolitan chord
Australia, England, USA, Jazz, Popular Song, 1960s, 1970s, 2010s
FILM
Five tones of Spielberg's alien language
USA, Film Score, 1970s
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
HARP
The Celtic Baroque roots of Stairway to Heaven
England, Ireland, Folk, Popular Song, Baroque, 1970s
6 comments
SONGWRITER
Bésame Mucho: song meaning and source of inspiration behind the famous Mexican bolero
Mexico, Bolero, Popular Song, 1940s
1 comment
Music Theory
5 songs featuring Dorian mode
Canada, England, France, USA, Ballade, Drinking Song, Folk, Popular Song, Rock, Work Song, World Music, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s
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7 songs featuring Mixolydian mode
England, USA, Rock, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s
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Emotion over meaning: the enigmatic lyrics of Cocteau Twins in the languages of glossolalia
Scotland, New Wave, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s
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Mixolydian mode: famous examples in classical and pop music
England, Germany, Italy, USA, Concerto, Fugue, Motet, Popular Song, Raga, Renaissance, Baroque, 20st Century Classical, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, Indian Classical
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The Flower Duet of Lakmé: the love drama of an Indian girl and a British soldier made airborne
France, India, Opera, Romantic
Music Theory
8 songs to introduce Aeolian mode and natural minor scale
England, Scotland, USA, Folk, Popular Song, Rock, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s
Poetry
Zefiro Torna: famous madrigal by Monteverdi lauds the west wind that brings spring
Italy, Chaconne, Madrigal, Renaissance, Baroque
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Plagal cadence exemplified by 9 songs in all diatonic modes
England, USA, Rock, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s
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Lydian mode: famous examples throughout the music history
Austria, England, France, Scotland, Anthem, Etude, Hymn, Motet, String Quartet, Medieval, Renaissance, Classical, Romantic, 20st Century Classical
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MTV and EMI did not appreciate the concept of Kate Bush's iconic Running Up That Hill
England, Art Rock, New Wave, Popular Song, 1980s
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Capricho Arabe: the first composition of Francisco Tarrega became his epitaph
Spain, Capriccio, Serenade, Romantic
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The symbiosis of music and architecture in mathematical glissandi by Iannis Xenakis
France, Greece, 20st Century Classical
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Deceptive cadence: chord progressions and song examples
England, New Wave, Rock, 1960s, 1980s
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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
3 comments
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Prog rock version of Jerusalem was banned by BBC
England, Popular Song, Progressive Rock, 20st Century Classical
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Legendary Tansen could bring rain with music
India, Raga, Indian Classical
ORCHESTRA
Albinoni's famous Adagio is unusually solemn and offbeat because it wasn't, in fact, written by Tomaso Albinoni
Italy, Adagio, Baroque, 20st Century Classical
Music Theory
The Andalusian cadence: distinct chord progression of flamenco that captivated all pop music genres
Spain, Flamenco, Folk, Popular Song, 1960s, 1970s
SONGWRITER
Easy Skanking: meaning and themes in the famous Bob Marley album opener
Jamaica, Reggae, 1970s
CHOIR
Shosholoza: meaning and origin of the famous African work song
South Africa, Zimbabwe, Work Song, 1960s
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Bamboléo: song meaning and origin of the lyrics
Brazil, France, Venezuela, Latin, 1980s
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Guitar virtuoso Napoléon Coste suffered from acute piano phobia
France, Etude, Fantasia, Romantic
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