Music the artform and artists
Graphic scores: celebrating the art of music
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- Tuesday, 15 October 2013
What is a 'graphic score'? And how do you play a picture? Explore these beautiful (and at times, confusing!) musical works of art.
The sounds of bronze and bamboo: Our musical heritage, and why it's important
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- Wednesday, 09 October 2013
The Philippines has such a rich cultural heritage that it is sad how many of us have no knowledge about the music of the Tbolis, Negritos, Mangyans, and other indigenous tribes.
Why bossa nova is 'the highest flowering of Brazilian culture'
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- Wednesday, 09 October 2013
Bossa nova is not just elevator music or the rhythm button on a home organ. It's poetic, political – and a high-water mark in Brazilian culture.
Standards and Creativity
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- Monday, 07 October 2013
To these questions, I would add, "Why?" Why is it important how a composer becomes a composer? Why is it important that performers connect with and perform music of the here and now?
Giuseppe Verdi at 200: An appreciation
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- Monday, 07 October 2013
Sony has issued a box set of classic Verdi performances from the Metropolitan Opera as part of its commemoration of the composer's 200th birthday.
Venice - the city that created opera
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- Wednesday, 02 October 2013
In the early 18th century, Venice, a city of some 160,000 inhabitants, boasted seven full-time opera houses.
Beatlemania: 'the screamers' and other tales of fandom
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- Monday, 30 September 2013
The first time Scottish concert promoter Andi Lothian booked the Beatles, in the frozen January of 1963, only 15 people showed up.
New York Philharmonic's Opening Night Gala
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- Monday, 30 September 2013
The New York Philharmonic gets a shot of star power as Yo-Yo Ma joins the orchestra for its season-opening gala concert.
Hilliards to hang up vocal cords after 40th anniversary tour
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- Monday, 30 September 2013
Founding and former members join with current line-up for a final hurrah in 2014.
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