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Football
Liverpool FC and the famous You'll Never Walk Alone chant in a Pink Floyd track

You'll Never Walk Alone is a show tune from the 1945 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Carousel. The song has been…

March 9, 2018
Songwriter
Cali Pachanguero: meaning behind essential Colombian salsa by Jairo Varela

Cali Pachanguero is one of the best-known salsa songs that played a big part in the rising popularity of Colombian…

March 8, 2021
Erhu
The renaissance of Chinese Erhu fiddle led by Liu Tianhua

Made from exotic woods and snakeskin, the erhu fiddle is the most common ethnic instrument used in both orchestral and…

February 8, 2019
Songwriter
The morna: essential music of the Cape Verde archipelago reached mainland thanks to Cesária Évora's voice

With roots in the 18th-century Cape Verde, the morna music is a vital and culturally definitive genre of the…

September 8, 2019
Choir
Europe worshiped this 12th-century prophet for her visions rather than her music talent

Hildegard von Bingen—German abbess and visionary mystic—was one of the most enigmatic personalities of the Middle Ages…

December 25, 2018
Songwriter
Oye Como Va: meaning and origin of the best-known cha-cha-chá song

Oye Como Va is one of the best-known cha-cha-chá songs, owing its unfading popularity to Carlos Santana who recorded…

February 22, 2021
Songwriter
La nave del olvido: decoding the lyrics and meaning behind the famous latin ballad

La Nave del Olvido stands as the best-known romantic ballad within the repertoire of Mexican singer José José. The…

September 15, 2023
Orchestra
Dido's Lament: sadness and simplicity of Purcell's best-known song

When I Am Laid In Earth or Dido's Lament is probably one of the saddest songs of the Baroque era, written by the…

May 8, 2021
Orchestra
The four elements of nature expressed in musical form by Jean-Féry Rebel

French composer Jean-Féry Rebel was born in 1666 to a distinguished musical family. His father and uncle were French…

October 24, 2018
Songwriter
Burbujas de Amor: playful and saucy lyrics by Juan Luis Guerra

Burbujas de Amor is one of the best-known songs by Juan Luis Guerra, a Dominican pop singer and accomplished songwriter…

July 5, 2021
Music Theory
Lydian mode in Led Zeppelin songs

The musical output of the English rock band Led Zeppelin can be confidently classified as classically oriented. More…

November 23, 2021
Football
UEFA Champions League theme is an adaption of George Händel's royal coronation anthem

One of George Händel's best-known pieces, Zadok the Priest, has been traditionally performed during the anointing of…

March 7, 2018
Technologies
'50s technological revolution of sound recording elevated Sinatra's voice

The ‘50s were a time of modification for every industry, including the music recording and production. Rock'n'roll and…

April 5, 2018
Songwriter
Marie Laveau: ballad of the legendary Voodoo Queen

Dedicated to the legendary Voodoo Queen of New Orleans, Marie Laveau was composed by award-winning writer Shel…

January 29, 2021
Sitar
Vilayat Khan enriched his sitar technique by giving it human voice

Brilliant sitar player Vilayat Khan is broadly known in India and worldwide as a prominent maestro of the Hindustani…

January 22, 20191 comment
Classical Guitar
Fernando Sor: the Beethoven of the guitar

Spanish composer Fernando Sor was probably the most well-known guitar player in what has since been dubbed the First…

June 15, 2018
Songwriter
La Bamba: meaning and tragedy behind the best-known son jarocho

The widely known La Bamba epitomizes one of the most striking examples of the ways in which an old folk tune could be…

February 12, 2021
Cello
Recent study of Luigi Boccherini's skeleton revealed the threat of scoliosis for cellists

Luigi Boccherini was born in the Italian town of Lucca in Tuscany in 1743. He was the third child of a double-bass…

November 13, 2018
Classical Guitar
The guitar caprices of Luigi Legnani imbued with famous Paganini works

Luigi Legnani was a guitar composer whose most active years coincided with the rise of the Romantic period which was…

January 15, 2020
Songwriter
Mambo Italiano: Bob Merrill's meaningless lyrics composed on restaurant napkin

Mambo Italiano is a timeless hit in the mambo genre written by American songwriter Bob Merrill in the 1950s on a…

May 16, 2021
Poetry
12,000 Annamayya songs discovered in a Hindu temple after 300 years of oblivion

It is believed that Tallapaka Annamacharya—a 15th-century songwriter who lived in South India—wrote over thirty…

October 4, 2020
Songwriter
Blitzkrieg Bop: meaning behind Ramones' debut single

Blitzkrieg Bop, released in 1976 by Ramones as their debut single, remains one of the band's best known tracks and an…

June 11, 2022
Songwriter
Desafinado: a song for those who cannot sing

The Portuguese word Desafinado, meaning "out of tune" or "off-key," is a rather strange name for a classic bossa nova…

July 14, 2021
Music Theory
Beatles' most used musical keys

In the realm of pop music, songwriters often rely on the 24 musical keys to create harmonious and captivating…

June 24, 2023
Piano
Berceuse: Chopin's variations on his mother's favorite lullaby

Berceuse is a lyrical piano piece written by Frédéric Chopin late in his career and first published in 1844. The work…

July 7, 2021
Music Theory
Dorian mode in The Doors songs

The Dorian minor mode is a part of the diatonic system that canonizes the usage of the seven heptatonic scales in…

September 29, 2021
Songwriter
Peggy Lee's sensual version of Fever replaced the original

Fever, one of the biggest songs to define a generation, is a passionate love proclamation that spoke to listeners of…

June 18, 2018
Guitar
Charley Patton's guitar tricks bridged the genre gap between Delta blues and rock'n'roll

Charley Patton played a crucial role in developing the early blues movement in the Delta region of northwestern…

June 12, 20191 comment
Songwriter
El Manisero: essential rumba song behind Caribbean music world expasion

El Manisero or The Peanut Vendor is an essential rumba song written circa 1928 by the leading Cuban composer Moisés…

January 24, 2021
Orchestra
Ludwig August Lebrun: the sweet genius of Mannheim

Ludwig August Lebrun (1752—1790) was a phenomenal German oboist who contributed several mellow oboe pieces to the…

November 10, 2018