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Sunday, August 25, 2019
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Guitar virtuoso Napoléon Coste suffered from acute piano phobia
Sufi lyrics expanded all over the world thanks to Qawwali songs
4 collections of early guitar music by enigmatic Santiago de Murcia discovered on 3 Continents
Robert Fripp & Toyah Willcox: the prog family who proclaimed Sunday All Over the World
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TECHNOLOGIES
Innovative Bohemian Rhapsody set new standards for the music video production
England
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Rhapsody
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Rock
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1970s
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TRUMPET
Forgotten German composer behind the shift from Baroque to Classical
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Beethoven's famous piano trio carried the genre to the Romantic era
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The perfect union of Italian and French styles by Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre
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The rise of the Crimson King
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CLASSICAL GUITAR
Serenata Española by Joaquim Malats: the piano piece that conquered guitar world
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Gondolier songs as the inspiration behind the romantic genre of Barcarolle
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Chalumeau
German maestro ordered all his music to be set on fire
Germany
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A spice of Italy, delivered to London by Nicola Matteis, edged out the French dance fashion from violin music
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The drama of The Chain kept alive on the big screen
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Seven Nation Army riff conquers sport and classical music
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Ravi Shankar and Philip Glass find a colorful meeting point for European and Indian classics
India
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Raga
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VIOLIN
Ma Sicong sentenced to exile after seeking Chinese harmony for his violin
China
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Suite
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20st Century Classical
SONGWRITER
Peggy Lee's sensual version of Fever replaced the original
USA
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1950s
FILM
Accordion for Amélie was discovered by a lucky accident
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Film Score
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CLASSICAL GUITAR
Enrique Granados' dramatic voyage was cut short by a German U-boat
Spain
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Farewell to Stromness: the protest tune that fell into national consciousness
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Sūrsāgar: ocean of poetry that expanded for five centuries
India
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Da Vinci's painting process depended on music
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Ludwig August Lebrun: the sweet genius of Mannheim
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The four elements of nature expressed in musical form by Jean-Féry Rebel
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Only 3 Mantras survived from Sanskrit opera Avatara by John Foulds
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Who is the true architect behind The House of the Rising Sun?
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German roots of the Moon of Alabama
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The boundless Flemish heritage of Heinrich Isaac
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The analog synthesizers of Isao Tomita programming fresh sound for all-time classics
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Emotion over meaning: the enigmatic lyrics of Cocteau Twins in the languages of glossolalia
Scotland
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1980s
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1990s
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Hermann of Reichenau: disabled monk who boosted art and science 1000 years ago
Germany
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Anthem
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I Put a Spell on You: the wild roots of the song's blackout drunk recording
USA
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1950s
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Bach's brilliant cello suites survived thanks to Anna Magdalena
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