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Classical Guitar
5 flamenco guitar pieces of Joaquín Turina as performed by the best guitarists of the 20th century
Spain
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Fantasia
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Flamenco
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Collaboration
Robert Fripp & Toyah Willcox: the prog family who proclaimed Sunday All Over the World
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Music Theory
Beatles songs featuring Lydian mode
England
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Music Theory
Beatles songs with Dorian mode
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Music Theory
6 songs combining harmonic minor and Aeolian mode
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La Mer poem became an international hit after years of searching for a melody
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Plainsong: The Cure's psychedelic liturgy on the edge of the world
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Poetry
Peter Sinfield: the songwriter whose lyrics embellished the formative prog rock albums of the 1970s
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100 years for 1 career: the great artist and teacher Allauddin Khan
India
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Classical Guitar
Farewell to Stromness: the protest tune that fell into national consciousness
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Muthuswami Dikshitar: South Indian composer and poet who embellished Carnatic repertoire 200 years ago
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Bach and Abel: a collaboration that lived in two generations of composers
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Abdelazer: Purcell's suite for the failed play gained popularity thanks to Britten's arrangement for children
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Ferdinando Carulli: the décacorde guitar inventor who stirred Paris with his exceptional music and tutorials
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Tango En Skai: light party atmosphere of Roland Dyens’ challenging guitar work
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England
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Cantus Arcticus: bird calls arranged for orchestra by Einojuhani Rautavaara were taped in Northern Finland
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Matteo Carcassi's guitar etudes of early Romanticism are still relevant for teaching classical guitar
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D'yer Mak'er: meaning of Led Zeppelin's most controversial song
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The jig dance tradition: five centuries old and still counting
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The analog synthesizers of Isao Tomita programming fresh sound for all-time classics
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9 Beatles songs that combine harmonic major with Ionian mode
England
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Authentic cadence exemplified by The Beatles songs
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