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What are the weirdest lyrics of all time?
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- Monday, 04 August 2014
The survey, set up by streaming service Blinkbox, quizzed 2,000 adults about the most bamboozling phrases in song.
How Art Is Crucial To Understanding The Human Mind
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- Monday, 04 August 2014
When people were beginning to do theater, music and recitations of poetry, say, in an arena in Greece, they were in fact inquiring about the human mind in very probing ways.
Military bands offer musicians great jobs, similar challenges to orchestras
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- Tuesday, 22 July 2014
In musical circles, there's a lot of disgruntlement that the government doesn't do more to subsidize the arts. In one area, though, the government does plenty.
Music Criticism Is Broken
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- Tuesday, 22 July 2014
Learning how to talk about music is almost as important—and in some ways as important—as learning how to write music.
The Dangers of Secondhand Music
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- Tuesday, 22 July 2014
Like secondhand smoke, the consistent exposure to music everywhere has resulted in a slow poisoning: the invalidation of music as a uniquely singular event.
An Empathic Musical Orchestra -- A String of New Relationships
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- Tuesday, 22 July 2014
Research shows that music affects our creativity and productivity. A series of experiments has investigated the relationship between the playing of background music during the performance of repetitive work and the efficiency in such a task.
Le plus ancien morceau de musique du monde
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- Tuesday, 22 July 2014
Cette partition gravée sur une tablette d'argile et découverte sur le site d'Ougarit en Syrie, a 3400 ans.
Why Are Songs on the Radio About the Same Length?
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- Tuesday, 22 July 2014
Songs seem to be around three minutes – but of course not all songs are that long. I know there are some very long songs by both Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd. Though this seems mostly correct. Three minutes is a very common time length for a song.
Despite hits, no radio love for country rap
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- Tuesday, 08 July 2014
It may be one thing for a country song to be remixed or for a country artist to dabble in hip-hop, but "rap" still faces a bias.
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