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ORCHESTRA
Pachelbel's Canon: the harmonic sequence that flooded pop music
Germany
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Canon
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Baroque
Violin
Ma Sicong sentenced to exile after seeking Chinese harmony for his violin
China
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Violin
Zigeunerweisen: folk tunes meet the Csardas dance in Pablo de Sarasate's most popular work
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The Skaters' Waltz: subtle harmonies of romantic dance music by Emile Waldteufel
France
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Waltz
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Romantic
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Classical Guitar
Anthony Holborne: the master of Elizabethan consort music
England
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Classical Guitar
Dona Monina Távora's legacy kept alive through her brilliant followers
Argentina
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Renaissance
Shehnai
Shehnai oboe and its greatest virtuoso proclaimed the Indian Independence Act of 1947
India
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Music Theory
Mixolydian mode in The Doors songs
USA
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ORCHESTRA
Only 3 Mantras survived from Sanskrit opera Avatara by John Foulds
England
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India
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Mantra
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20st Century Classical
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Music Theory
Popular songs showing the mediant chord in all diatonic modes
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Who is the true architect behind The House of the Rising Sun?
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Smackwater Jack: the classic tale of outlaws and lawmen and the blues harmony behind it
USA
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1970s
SITAR
The first-ever concerto for sitar and Western orchestra was dedicated to glorious music teacher Allauddin Khan by his most successful pupil
England
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Just Another Diamond Day: the stunning rediscovery of the hippie-era gem
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Mambo Italiano: Bob Merrill's meaningless lyrics composed on restaurant napkin
USA
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1950s
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The necessity of undramatic humanity in Coffee and Cigarettes by Jim Jarmusch
Italy
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Anton Diabelli: prolific composer and arranger excelled in publishing guitar and piano music for beginners
Austria
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Mass in B minor: how to separate original scores of J.S. Bach from his son's later edits?
Germany
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Classical
Classical Guitar
Lute fell into obscurity after the death of its greatest maestro
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The tapped harmonics of Balaram Pathak's sitar
India
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Bansuri
Pannalal Ghosh: magic flute came to the Indian classics from the river
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Album
Swordfishtrombones: groundbreaking instrumentation catches Tom Waits' signature sound
USA
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Experimental Rock
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Rock
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1980s
MEDITATION
Mrityunjaya Mantra: meaning and lyrics of the oldest Shiva chant
India
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Gabriel Faure's Pavane as the key to modern revival of early genre
France
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First compositions for koto presented out of court by Yatsuhashi Kengyō in the 17th century
Japan
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Gondolier songs as the inspiration behind the romantic genre of Barcarolle
France
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Italy
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Russia
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2000s
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Smokestack Lightning: the eternal Howlin' Wolf blues of the passing trains
USA
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1950s
SITAR
Bhatkhande: the man who canonized music theory that introduced Indian classics to the West
India
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The bottleneck guitar blues by Blind Willie Johnson is sliding through space on the Voyager Golden Records
USA
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1920s
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Thomas Morley's legacy in English Renaissance tradition
England
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