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ORCHESTRA
Mozart and Tom Waits wrote music for the glass armonica which was rumored to cause mental health damage
Austria, England, Germany, Ireland, USA, Adagio, Rock, Baroque, Classical, 1980s
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SITAR
The tapped harmonics of Balaram Pathak's sitar
India, Raga, Indian Classical
Koto
First compositions for koto presented out of court by Yatsuhashi Kengyō in the 17th century
Japan, Folk, Baroque
Veena
Muthuswami Dikshitar: South Indian composer and poet who embellished Carnatic repertoire 200 years ago
India, Raga, Indian Classical
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SITAR
1960s clarinet & sitar duo pioneered an ambient genre with the album for spiritual practices
India, USA, Ambient, 1960s
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Koto
Michio Miyagi & Renée Chemet: near century-old collaboration of koto and violin linking Japanese traditions with Western classic
Japan, Folk, 20st Century Classical
Shehnai
Shehnai oboe and its greatest virtuoso proclaimed the Indian Independence Act of 1947
India, Raga, Indian Classical
Sarangi
The Hindustani maestro who arranged the Sārangī fiddle for a classical solo
India, Raga, Indian Classical
Game
The quiet adventure in the warm depths of Abzû game scored by Austin Wintory
USA, Game Score, 21st Century Classical
ORCHESTRA
Only 3 Mantras survived from Sanskrit opera Avatara by John Foulds
England, India, Interlude, Mantra, Opera, 20st Century Classical, Indian Classical
SITAR
Vilayat Khan enriched his sitar technique by giving it human voice
India, Raga, Indian Classical
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Violin
The fifth string of the Maihar school lead violin
India, Raga, Indian Classical
1 comment
SONGWRITER
Sūrsāgar: ocean of poetry that expanded for five centuries
India, Devotional Song, Indian Classical
SAROD
Vasant Rai's fretless guitar arrangements for Indian classical
India, USA, Raga, Indian Classical
Bansuri
Pannalal Ghosh: magic flute came to the Indian classics from the river
India, Raga, Indian Classical
SONGWRITER
Rabindra Sangeet have been an essential part of Indian culture for more than a century
India, Devotional Song, Indian Classical
SAROD
Legendary Tansen could bring rain with music
India, Raga, Indian Classical
Contemporary Composer
North Indian classics introduced into Californian underground thanks to Terry Riley
India, USA, Ambient, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s
SAROD
100 years for 1 career: the great artist and teacher Allauddin Khan
India, Raga, Indian Classical
SITAR
Humid Kolkata air sways with Nikhil Banerjee's sitar
India, Raga, Indian Classical
MEDITATION
Brian Eno's Airport Music for orchestra
England, USA, Ambient, 1970s
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FILM
Hero's colors come alive with silk violin strings
China, Film Score, 2000s
ORCHESTRA
The lively nature of A Color Symphony emerged from the Great War horrors
England, Symphony, 20st Century Classical
SITAR
Desh Raag as universal music scale
India, Raga, Indian Classical
2 comments
ORCHESTRA
Bernini's famous fountains are filled with Respighi's music
Italy, Symphonic poem, 20st Century Classical
Bansuri
Gandhi's devotional song was arranged on Galgibaga beach
India, Devotional Song, Indian Classical
ORCHESTRA
The Third Norfolk Rhapsody, lost a hundred years ago, was reconstructed recently
England, Rhapsody, 20st Century Classical
ORCHESTRA
The sounds of scenic Iceland in the Aeriality orchestral piece
Iceland, 21st Century Classical
ORCHESTRA
Reverie: cello reimagining of Claude Debussy by Julian Lloyd Webber
England, France, Cello Сoncerto, 20st Century Classical
ORCHESTRA
Peaceful sound for troubling times in The Lark Ascending
England, Symphonic poem, 20st Century Classical
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