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Beatles songs featuring Lydian mode
Beatles songs with Dorian mode
Things We Said Today: the only Beatles song featuring Phrygian mode
Vivir Mi Vida: meaning and origin of Marc Anthony's jubilant salsa
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Koto
Michio Miyagi & Renée Chemet: near century-old collaboration of koto and violin linking Japanese traditions with Western classic
Japan
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Folk
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20st Century Classical
PIANO
Gymnopédies: the ambient genre predicted by piano gems of late Romanticism
England
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France
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Ambient
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Romantic
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20st Century Classical
Vihuela
The first known collection for the vihuela inspired early guitar repertoire
Spain
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Canzona
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Fantasia
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Renaissance
ORCHESTRA
Traditions of 3 countries woven into the music of neglected Asian composer Chiang Wen-Yeh
China
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Japan
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Taiwan
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Folk
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Suite
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20st Century Classical
PIANO
Lodovico Giustini wrote the first ever piano sonatas for the instrument invented by Bartolomeo Cristofori
Italy
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Sonata
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Baroque
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Classical
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ORCHESTRA
The multicultural heritage of Granville Bantock from Celtic folk music to Eastern philosophy of Omar Khayyám
England
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Scotland
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Symphony
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20st Century Classical
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Romantic
FLUTE
The early collaboration of flute and viol in the court of Versailles
France
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Dance
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Prelude
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Sonata
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Suite
,
Baroque
2 comments
Classical Guitar
The major chapter of guitar history introduced by María Luisa Anido
Argentina
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Spain
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Etude
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Prelude
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20st Century Classical
,
Romantic
VIOL
Bach and Abel: a collaboration that lived in two generations of composers
England
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Germany
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Suite
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Baroque
,
Classical
1 comment
CHOIR
Māori singing tradition arranged for Rotorua choir by Alfred Hill
Australia
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New Zealand
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Folk
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1920s
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1930s
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20st Century Classical
PIANO
Beethoven's famous piano trio carried the genre to the Romantic era
Austria
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Czech Republic
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Italy
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Piano trio
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Classical
,
Romantic
2 comments
Classical Guitar
4 collections of early guitar music by enigmatic Santiago de Murcia discovered on 3 Continents
Chile
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Mexico
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Spain
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Prelude
,
Baroque
Violin
Ma Sicong sentenced to exile after seeking Chinese harmony for his violin
China
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USA
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Suite
,
20st Century Classical
Game
The quiet adventure in the warm depths of Abzû game scored by Austin Wintory
USA
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Game Score
,
21st Century Classical
PIANO
Zawinul incited his electric piano to report the jazz weather
Austria
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Jazz
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1970s
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1980s
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1990s
,
2000s
PIANO
Chiquinha Gonzaga defined Brazilian art by breaking down social barriers
Brazil
,
Waltz
,
Romantic
ORCHESTRA
Only 3 Mantras survived from Sanskrit opera Avatara by John Foulds
England
,
India
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Interlude
,
Mantra
,
Opera
,
Indian Classical
,
20st Century Classical
Ney
Ottoman heritage captured in music manuscripts of Bobowski
Poland
,
Turkey
,
Suite
,
Baroque
ORCHESTRA
The perfect union of Italian and French styles by Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre
France
,
Prelude
,
Sonata
,
Baroque
Classical Guitar
Guitar virtuoso Napoléon Coste suffered from acute piano phobia
France
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Etude
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Fantasia
,
Romantic
1 comment
Erhu
The renaissance of Chinese Erhu fiddle led by Liu Tianhua
China
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Folk
,
20st Century Classical
PIANO
Billy Strayhorn redefined jazz with a touch of classical
USA
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Jazz
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1930s
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1940s
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1950s
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1960s
ORCHESTRA
A story of love and friendship in the music of World War I
Australia
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England
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Elegy
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20st Century Classical
ORCHESTRA
The vital source of Lutheran music by Andreas Hammerschmidt
Czech Republic
,
Germany
,
Suite
,
Baroque
Classical Guitar
Miguel Llobet delivered flawless skill to future stars of classical guitar worldwide
Spain
,
Canzona
,
Prelude
,
20st Century Classical
Classical Guitar
The native heart of Peruvian folk as explored by ethnomusicologist Alomía Robles
Peru
,
USA
,
Popular Song
,
Zarzuela
,
20st Century Classical
,
1970s
CHOIR
Europe worshiped this 12th-century prophet for her visions rather than her music talent
Germany
,
Devotional Song
,
Medieval
PIANO
The American boom of Cécile Chaminade's Romantic piano
France
,
Variations
,
Romantic
Organ
Mecca for organ music created by Dieterich Buxtehude in Lübeck
Denmark
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Germany
,
Fugue
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Toccata
,
Baroque
Recorder
Fiery dances of Marco Uccellini from Forlimpopoli
Italy
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Sonata
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Baroque
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