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  • Anna Meredith CD cover

    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...
  • Skyline of NYC from Brooklyn

    To study academic theory, superb pianist Wynton Kelly took up bass

    Wynton Kelly was born in Brooklyn, NYC in 1931 to Jamaican parents. His blues-based piano playing made him one of the...
  • Gamelan Gong by Musictales.club

    Majestic heart of the ancient Gamelan orchestra

    Gamelan is the term used for a traditional musical ensemble in Indonesia, typically refering to a percussion orchestra...
  • Birmingham, Alabama

    German roots of the Moon of Alabama

    The Alabama Song first appeared in a collection of five poems published by German playwright Bertolt Brecht in 1927,...
  • Christoph Willibald Gluck by Zéphirin Belliard

    Forest ranger's son fled home to reform the operatic world

    Christoph Willibald Gluck was a revolutionary who moved the courtly genre of opera to the way beyond the narrow limits...
  • St Mark’s Square and St. Mark’s Basilica by August von Siegen

    Venetian architecture sparked a new musical era in Europe

    Giovanni Gabrieli was one of the most influential musicians of his time, representing the culmination of the Venetian...
  • Laura Jurd

    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...

  • Five tones of Spielberg's alien language

    Close Encounters of the Third Kind—Steven Spielberg’s first and perhaps best attempt at sci-fi—was released in 1977 only...
  • Pushkar Holy Lake in the Early Morning by Childed

    Neverending musical whirlpool at the sacred oasis of Pushkar

    Bordering with the Thar Desert, Pushkar town is set on Pushkar Holy Lake, a revered site for many Hindu followers. ...
  • Republique du Mali postcard

    Voice of Wassoulou preserves the ancient roots of West Africa

    Oumou Sangaré is a Malian singer regarded as the greatest female voice in modern African music.  She began her career as...
  • Still Life with Musical Instruments and Books by Bartholomeo Bettera

    Lute fell into obscurity after the death of its greatest maestro

    Silvius Leopold Weiss (1687–1750) was one of the most important composers in lute music history. Born into a...
  • Florida orange grove as seen from the air

    Florida orange plantations cultivated an overlooked English composer

    Frederick Delius (1862–1934) was one of the most distinctive composers in the revival of English music at the end of the...

  • 150 composers contributed to La Folia through the centuries

    La Folia is one of the most revered melodies in music history. Originating as a late fifteenth-century Portuguese dance...
  • Cachao by Mario García Joya

    Cachao: "Even when I am shaving I compose mambos"

    Israel López Valdés (1918–2008), known invariably by the nickname Cachao, was a Cuban double bassist and composer,...
  • Mick Fleetwood and Stevie Nicks

    The drama of The Chain kept alive on the big screen

    The Chain, included on Fleetwood Mac’s classic 1977 Rumours album, has retained that particular brand of culturally...
  • Pannalal Ghosh by Abhiptr

    Pannalal Ghosh: magic flute came to the Indian classics from the river

    Born in Barisal, East Bengal (now Bangladesh) Pannalal Ghosh (1911–1960), was an Indian composer and virtuoso of the...
  • Catrin Finch and Seckou Keita

    Harp traditions of two continents united in a unique collaboration

    Senegal and Wales share few obvious similarities, but Seckou Keita and Catrin Finch, respectively maestros of the kora...
  • Villa-Lobos on a 500 Brazilian cruzados banknote

    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...
  • Rameau by Louis Carrogis Carmontelle

    Choosing career in music got Rameau expelled from school

    Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683–1764) was one of the truly multifaceted French composers and theorists, with his theoretical...
  • Hardangerfjord

    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...

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