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- Tuesday, 20 August 2019
As classical music faces a changing world, so do its critics.
The 30 best films about music, chosen by musicians
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- Tuesday, 20 August 2019
Movies about musicians, whether biopics, fictions or documentaries, are a fixture in cinema, but judging by the flurry of activity over the past 12 months, we are in an uncommonly busy period, if not a flat-out golden age.
Could music festivals be good for your health?
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Millions of people around the world go to music festivals each year. At one time, they were seen as encouraging heavy drinking and drug-taking while providing poor facilities and bad food. But now organisers are more focused on festival-goers' wellbeing.
La musique peut-elle rendre les musiciens fous ?
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- Tuesday, 20 August 2019
En ces périodes de grandes incertitudes morales ; où chaque jour les réseaux sociaux déversent directement dans nos consciences la promesse d’une fin plus proche et plus cataclysmique, se tourner vers la musique est probablement la solution de repli la plus saine.
World's largest concert piano strikes chord in Latvia
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- Tuesday, 06 August 2019
Soaring to new musical heights, a German-born innovator has crafted what is believed to be the world's largest grand piano.
Gibson explain controversial decision to destroy hundreds of guitars
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- Tuesday, 06 August 2019
Last week, footage found its way online of what looks like the worst nightmare of any music lover.
Stanford scientists created a sound so loud it instantly boils water
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- Tuesday, 06 August 2019
Yes, it's possible to rawk too hard, but it's not possible to get any louder under water.
Burnout: What musicians in 2019 are 'perpetually terrified' about
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- Tuesday, 06 August 2019
Musicians burning out "is an age old story", Sam says, but social media and feeling like "you have to be on top all the time" adds extra pressure on the mental health of modern artists.
Comment transformer son festival de musique en échec retentissant
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- Tuesday, 06 August 2019
Le concert anniversaire de Woodstock, qui devait avoir lieu du 16 au 18 août, a été annulé après une série de rebondissements. Les organisateurs espéraient rassembler 150.000 spectateurs, qui finalement resteront chez eux. Pas vraiment une première dans l'histoire des festivals qui tournent à la catastrophe...
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