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  • The multicultural heritage of Granville Bantock from Celtic folk music to Eastern philosophy of Omar Khayyám

    Granville Bantock was one of the most cheerful English composers whose rich heritage comprised more than 800 works which...
  • Sunday All Over the World

    Robert Fripp & Toyah Willcox: the prog family who proclaimed Sunday All Over the World

    One of the brightest collaborations of the late 1980s arose after the wedding of postpunk singer Toyah Willcox and...
  • The Composer Michel De La Barre Directing Marin Marais and the Ordinary Flutists of the King's Chamber by André Bouys

    The early collaboration of flute and viol in the court of Versailles

    In one of his marvelous court paintings, André​ Bouys depicts four prominent composers working on a composition for...
  • A Spanish Guitar Recital album cover

    The major chapter of guitar history introduced by María Luisa Anido

    The exceptional Argentine guitarist, composer and teacher María Luisa Anido played a crucial role in the expansion of...
  • Bismillah Khan

    Shehnai oboe and its greatest virtuoso proclaimed the Indian Independence Act of 1947

    For several centuries most ceremonial or festive events in India, Pakistan, and Nepal have been accompanied by lively...
  • Viewing Plum Blossoms by Moonlight by Ma Yuan

    The Erhu fiddle melody recorded by blind Abing spread worldwide revealing composition methods of Chinese folk music

    One of the most recognizable Chinese folk tunes, Erquan Yingyue, also called The Moon Reflected on the Er-Quan Spring,...
  • The Final Fantasy

    Nobuo Uematsu refreshed prog rock concepts for his epic Final Fantasy score

    Being a self-taught musician, Nobuo Uematsu accidentally entered the world of video game development where, quite...
  • Original Dixieland Jass Band

    The Original Dixieland Jass Band made the first-ever jazz recording over 100 years ago

    The Original Dixieland Jass Band, also known as the ODJB, were among the pioneers of the new genre that originated in...

  • African bard Foday Musa Suso represents griot culture by mixing kora music with Western minimalism and jazz

    The most important role in the preservation of tradition in the culture of West Africa has been played by...
  • Karl Friedrich Abel by Alexandre Auguste Robineau

    Bach and Abel: a collaboration that lived in two generations of composers

    The prominent German composer and multi-instrumentalist Carl Friedrich Abel was born into an extraordinary musical...
  • Māori Inc Drawing с.1818

    Māori singing tradition arranged for Rotorua choir by Alfred Hill

    The impressive vocal traditions of the Māori people were first reported by Captain James Cook who explored the coast of...
  • Trois Musiciens Dans un Intérieur by Henry Caro-Delvaille

    Beethoven's famous piano trio carried the genre to the Romantic era

    Compositions written for a group of three instruments where the leading piano is usually accompanied by a violin and...
  • Cifras Selectas de Guitarra

    4 collections of early guitar music by enigmatic Santiago de Murcia discovered on 3 Continents

    Little is known about the life of the late Baroque composer Santiago de Murcia whose survived collections of works...
  • Sarangi

    The Hindustani maestro who arranged the Sārangī fiddle for a classical solo

    The sārangī fiddle, mainly used on the Indian subcontinent, is perhaps one of the most complex bowed string instruments...
  • Twin Pines by Zhao Mengfu

    Ma Sicong sentenced to exile after seeking Chinese harmony for his violin

    One of the most gifted Chinese violinists, Ma Sicong endured a challenging fate when he was forced to flee the Cultural...
  • Abzû adventure video game scored by Austin Wintory

    The quiet adventure in the warm depths of Abzû game scored by Austin Wintory

    American composer Austin Wintory made history after becoming the creator of the first-ever Grammy-nominated videogame...
  • Hermann of Reichenau in Kloster Schussenried fresco

    Hermann of Reichenau: disabled monk who boosted art and science 1000 years ago

    A remarkable figure of the 11th century, Hermann of Reichenau was a chronicler, composer, poet, and scientist who...
  • Weather Report's Black Market LP

    Zawinul incited his electric piano to report the jazz weather

    European jazz pianist Joe Zawinul is best known for his founding the iconic band Weather Report which is highly...
  • Plan for a City Gate in Kiev by Viktor Hartmann

    Mussorgsky's pictures redrawn for the prog rock exhibition

    Piano suite Pictures at an Exhibition written by the Russian composer Modest Mussorgsky in 1874 retains its innovative...
  • Toshio Hosokawa CD cover

    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...

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