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Bamboléo: song meaning and origin of the lyrics
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Gymnopédies: the ambient genre predicted by piano gems of late Romanticism
England, France, Ambient, Romantic, 20st Century Classical
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Lodovico Giustini wrote the first ever piano sonatas for the instrument invented by Bartolomeo Cristofori
Italy, Sonata, Baroque, Classical
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Beethoven's famous piano trio carried the genre to the Romantic era
Austria, Czech Republic, Italy, Piano trio, Classical, Romantic
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Zawinul incited his electric piano to report the jazz weather
Austria, Jazz, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s
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Mussorgsky's pictures redrawn for the prog rock exhibition
England, Russia, Art Rock, Progressive Rock, Suite, Romantic, 1970s
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Chiquinha Gonzaga defined Brazilian art by breaking down social barriers
Brazil, Waltz, Romantic
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Billy Strayhorn redefined jazz with a touch of classical
USA, Jazz, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s
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The American boom of Cécile Chaminade's Romantic piano
France, Variations, Romantic
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Sgt. Pepper's inspiration behind Carla Bley's revolutionary jazz album
USA, Jazz, 1960s, 1970s, 2000s
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The Orpheus of Amsterdam: the joyful nickname for organist Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck
Netherlands, Fantasia, Baroque, Renaissance
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Gondolier songs as the inspiration behind the romantic genre of Barcarolle
France, Italy, Russia, Art Rock, Barcarolle, Romantic, 2000s
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To study academic theory, superb pianist Wynton Kelly took up bass
Jamaica, USA, Blues, Jazz, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s
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Choosing career in music got Rameau expelled from school
France, Suite, Baroque, Classical
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Abdullah Ibrahim created his African music of peace in exile
South Africa, Jazz, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s
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Instrumental simplicity of the quiet piano drama Breathe In
USA, Film Score, Soundtrack, 2010s
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Influential music teacher Nadia Boulanger considered her music worthless
France, Fantasia, 20st Century Classical
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The Stride Piano founder left nightclubs in favor of symphonic music
USA, Jazz, 1940s
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Pi for Piano in A minor
USA, 21st Century Classical
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The rock'n'roll wave overshadowed Lazybones writer
USA, Popular Song, 1930s, 1940s
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Chick Corea's Spanish pulse in the masterful jazz standard
USA, Jazz, Latin, 1970s
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Ambient and classical mixed on the Orkney Islands
Scotland, Ambient, 21st Century Classical
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