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   Violin

   Sweet little waltz from a traveling Swedish fiddler

   Early Swedish music was primarily characterized by ballads and kulning, songs typically sung by women for the purpose…

   June 12, 2018

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   Orchestra

   Famous harp masterpiece was created to show off a new instrument

   François-Adrien Boieldieu's output of instrumental music was initially meager and virtually ceased once he became one…

   June 3, 2018

3. 

   Contemporary Composer

   North Indian classics introduced into Californian underground thanks to Terry Riley

   Minimalist pioneer Terry Riley remains among the most revolutionary composers of the post-war era. Famed for his…

   July 27, 2018

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   Songwriter

   Yo No Te Pido la Luna: origins and meaning of Daniela Romo's best hit

   Yo No Te Pido la Luna is an influential Latino pop song whose musical harmony borrows from the 1980s Italian track Non…

   August 30, 2021

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   Jugalbandi

   Merging traditions of Indian classic in jugalbandi duets of Balamuralikrishna

   Mangalampalli Balamuralikrishna was an iconic composer, vocalist, and multi-instrumentalist whose contributions to the…

   August 16, 2020

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   Flute

   Japanese traditions meet Western avant-garde in reflective tunes of Toshio Hosokawa

   Japanese contemporary composer of extraordinary aerial themes, Toshio Hosokawa, draws inspiration from the ancient…

   March 1, 2019

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   Piano

   Chiquinha Gonzaga defined Brazilian art by breaking down social barriers

   Chiquinha Gonzaga started her professional career as a musician in the 19th century Brazil at a time when it was widely…

   February 24, 2019

8. 

   Album

   Yemeni folk melodies interpolated into psychedelic dance rhythms by El Khat

   The musical traditions of Yemen can be traced back to the 14th century in the form of homayni which meaning can be…

   December 1, 2019

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   Bansuri

   Hindustani flute by Ronu Majumdar brings meditative mood to classical ragas

   Ronu Majumdar is the most influential Indian flutist of our time whose impressive output touches upon most aspects of…

   July 12, 2020

10. 

    Guitar

    The art of Caribbean rhythms by the Garifuna Collective

    Garifuna music is closely related to the culture of the Garifuna people living primarily on the Caribbean coast of…

    January 26, 2020

11. 

    Orchestra

    Things Lost In The Fire: Norwegian folk of Geirr Tveitt

    The very mindful application of folk music to classical during the early 20th century became a global trend since every…

    August 11, 2018

12. 

    Songwriter

    Dazed and Confused: evolution through Led Zeppelin live shows

    Dazed and Confused is the folk-song written by Jake Holmes in 1967. The song was recorded for his debut album and…

    March 26, 2018

13. 

    Classical Guitar

    Birds of the Amazon taught Villa-Lobos music

    Primarily self-taught, Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887–1959) spent his early years absorbing the styles of…

    August 13, 2018

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    Technologies

    Placements of hit tracks on albums rooted in vinyl era

    Establishing the track number for the album's title song might be one of the most vital things in production…

    April 18, 2018

15. 

    Classical Guitar

    Cuban guitar tradition of Leo Brouwer

    Leo Brouwer has earned his legendary status as a contemporary composer for his extensive work in guitar music. He has…

    March 12, 2018

16. 

    Meditation

    Sri Lalitha Sahasranama: 1000-name lyrics praising the beauty of Goddess Shakti

    Lalita Sahasranama is a Hindu chant dedicated to the Divine Mother known as Shakti who manifests as the triple…

    July 3, 2021

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    Meditation

    Brian Eno's Airport Music for orchestra

    It is useless to speculate now which direction the genre of ambient might have taken if not for Brian Eno, the revered…

    June 27, 20181 comment

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    Orchestra

    Alessandro Scarlatti: Italian opera innovator was lost in history for two centuries

    Alessandro Scarlatti (1660-1725) was among the most important Italian composers of the late Baroque period. His huge…

    July 7, 2018

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    Film

    Man of Constant Sorrow revived in the Coen brothers' classic

    Man of Constant Sorrow is a traditional American folk song first published by Dick Burnett, a partially blind fiddler…

    March 6, 2018

20. 

    Orchestra

    Сontemporary orchestration of early Italian music by Bruno Maderna

    Bruno Maderna was an outstanding Italian conductor and composer whose music was mostly associated with avant-garde and…

    January 22, 2020

21. 

    Review

    The 2020 guide to research of Granville Bantock's life and music

    Published by Clemson University Press in 2020, Granville Bantock (1868–1946) A Guide to Research by Dr. John C…

    August 13, 2020

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    Cello

    The surviving pearl of Mademoiselle Paradis, contemporary of Mozart

    Maria Theresia von Paradis was a contemporary of Mozart and Haydn. She achieved significant glory as both a composer…

    April 7, 2018

23. 

    Songwriter

    Punky Reggae Party: song versions and lyrics inspiration

    Punky Reggae Party is a 1977 song by Bob Marley that exists in various versions ranging in duration from 4:25 to 9:19…

    August 25, 2023

24. 

    Orchestra

    Reverie: cello reimagining of Claude Debussy by Julian Lloyd Webber

    Reverie is one of the first works written by Debussy for piano. Even at this early stage of his career, with the style…

    March 23, 2018

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    Classical Guitar

    The world's first gramophone record for Paraguayan guitar

    South American guitar maestro Agustín Barrios Mangoré (1885-1944) was born into a large family with seven sons in the…

    July 3, 2018

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    Saxophone

    Chu Berry: finest tenor sax voice of the '30s silenced by fatal car crash

    Leon 'Chu' Berry (1908-1941), perhaps one of the most brilliant American tenor sax players, found interest in music at…

    July 21, 2018

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    Bansuri

    Gandhi's devotional song was arranged on Galgibaga beach

    Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram is a famous devotional song that was widely popularized by Mahatma Gandhi. While the origins…

    May 4, 2018

28. 

    Songwriter

    Last Train to Clarksville: a duo of songwriters behind the first Monkees hit

    Last Train to Clarksville is the debut single released by The Monkees in 1966 which would be their most successful song…

    December 13, 2020

29. 

    Songwriter

    Wabash Cannonball: the ballad of the railway Flying Dutchman

    Wabash Cannonball, also known as The Great Rock Island Route, is an influential American folk song the first known…

    December 17, 2020

30. 

    Film

    Jumpin' Jive: a celebration of swing and scat singing

    Jumpin' Jive is a notable jazz hit that was originally recorded by the Cab Calloway Orchestra in 1939. The song…

    April 29, 2023