Music the artform and artists
According The Accordion Its Historical Due
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- Monday, 09 November 2020
Throughout the Classical and Romantic periods, the humble accordion and its simpler cousin, the concertina, were important parlor, chamber, and accompanying instruments.
Une histoire orale de Sun Ra, astre free-jazz de la musique cosmique
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- Monday, 09 November 2020
Vingt-sept ans après son exil extraterrestre, Sun Ra est toujours au firmanent. Deux des membres de son mythique Arkestra, toujours actif, racontent.
Música para cine: esa labor clave de la que poco se sabe
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- Monday, 09 November 2020
Hay secuencias de películas que se quedaron grabadas en la memoria colectiva, no solamente por lo que se ve, sino gracias a las melodías que se escuchan.
(Ethno)Music(ology)
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- Tuesday, 27 October 2020
Music scholarship — like the art form itself — is a field that's been taking a hard, introspective look at how it can do better.
Japan’s young musicians rally to save dying art of shamisen music
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- Tuesday, 27 October 2020
The makers of this ancient instrument were near to closure. But could it get a new lease of life?
The True Poet of Jazz
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- Tuesday, 27 October 2020
The year was 1957, and jazz was about to enter its most tumultuous period. The next decade would witness the rise of modal jazz, free jazz, soul jazz, fusion jazz, and a host of other subsidiary and conflicting styles. Balliett was ready to match this profusive music with his own prodigious gifts.
Paz, rock y hierba en Piedra Roja
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- Tuesday, 27 October 2020
Montado originalmente con el objetivo de recolectar fondos para el viaje de graduación del curso de un colegio, la cita realizada en octubre de 1970, fue uno de los hitos que ha quedado en los anales de la música chilena.
Compositrices oubliées
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- Tuesday, 27 October 2020
Quelques jours après les journées du Matrimoine, organisées dans plusieurs villes de France, il semble que cette sensibilisation à l'héritage culturel laissé par des femmes et complètement oublié de nos jours, porte ses fruits.
Mohammad Reza Shajarian, the Iranian Master Singer and Dissident
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- Tuesday, 13 October 2020
He popularized Persian classical music for a new generation and built a global following, only to be blacklisted by Iran for supporting antigovernment protests.
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