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   Songwriter

   The Unthanks: keeping with the modern spirit of the English folk song

   The Unthanks is an English group known for their eclectic approach in combining traditional Northumbrian folk with…

   March 10, 2018

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   Songwriter

   The rock'n'roll wave overshadowed Lazybones writer

   Hoagy Carmichael was an American composer, singer, pianist, and actor who wrote quite a few songs that ended up…

   May 11, 2018

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   Songwriter

   The swan song of Abbey Lincoln, the voice of human rights

   Abbey Lincoln, born Anna Marie Wooldridge, was a popular American jazz singer who wrote songs about black culture and…

   May 18, 2018

4. 

   Trumpet

   Jazz dinosaur of the new generation

   Rising English trumpeter Laura Jurd has garnered an armful of awards in her relatively brief career, including both for…

   August 24, 2018

5. 

   Eurovision Song Contest

   Eres Tú: the love song beyond Eurovision

   At the Eurovision Song Contest in 1973, Spain sent Mocedades with Eres Tú, a love song whose title means It Is You…

   July 5, 2026

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   Hang

   Electronic jazz achieves ambiance with exotic Swiss-made drum

   The Portico Quartet is a contemporary jazz and ethnic fusion ensemble from South London. The band is known for their…

   July 25, 2018

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   Synthesizer

   Classical modernity in Anna Meredith's underwater reality

   The Scottish composer Anna Meredith has already worked with the BBC and countless orchestras and chamber ensembles…

   August 30, 2018

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   Orchestra

   'English Dances' creator was fascinated by jazz in youth

   Sir Malcolm Henry Arnold (1921–2006), British composer and conductor, has an impressive body of work to his name,…

   August 4, 2018

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   Orchestra

   The most performed contemporary composer grew up with Bob Marley music

   Jennifer Higdon is a contemporary composer and winner of the Pulitzer Prize and Grammy Awards. According to a recent…

   July 9, 2018

10. 

    Poetry

    Alfonsina y el Mar: the poem behind Argentina's farewell song

    Alfonsina y el Mar appeared on Mercedes Sosa's 1969 album Mujeres argentinas, a song cycle about notable women in…

    July 19, 2026

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    Saxophone

    Nelson's time in the Marines inspired his future composer career

    Oliver Edward Nelson (1932–1975) was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer. He is best remembered for…

    June 8, 2018

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    Film

    The Shape of Water bringing Alexandre Desplat his second Oscar trophy

    Romantic fantasy film looks at the relationship between a mute woman who works at a government survey facility in…

    April 3, 2018

13. 

    Hardanger Fiddle

    You can't stay still when you hear the reel

    The Shetland islands, located between Norway and Scotland, has always had their folk music at the crossroads of two…

    April 20, 2018

14. 

    Technologies

    Mellotron: the orchestral machine of early prog

    Strings, choirs, and flutes entered early progressive rock through an unlikely machine: the Mellotron. Before samplers…

    June 30, 2026

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    Technologies

    Jesus' Blood Never Failed Me Yet: the homeless voice in Gavin Bryars' loop

    Jesus' Blood Never Failed Me Yet began in 1971 with a fragment of documentary sound collected by English composer Gavin…

    July 21, 2026