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Mood music: Be proud of your coffee table tunes
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- Sunday, 30 April 2017
The phrase “coffee table music” is even in the Collins English Dictionary, defined as “unadventurous”.
Now THAT was music
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- Sunday, 30 April 2017
One grim day (when youth is over) you find that new music gets on your nerves.
Musique, plus c’est court, meilleur c’est ?
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- Sunday, 30 April 2017
Le support ne dicte plus la durée idéale pour la musique enregistrée, c’est maintenant l’attention du public qui fixe les règles et qui impose sa norme.
Of Dress Codes and Social Codes at the Opera
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- Sunday, 30 April 2017
Many major countries have their fashion signifiers and you can recognize them if you know what to look for. I am not talking about trying to be chic, but comfortable and at ease.
10 artists you didn’t know designed record sleeves
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- Tuesday, 18 April 2017
Andy Warhol, Keith Haring, Gerhard Richter and Banksy may be visual artists but they’re also household names when it comes to music. But there are several major artists whose work on the famous 12″ x 12″ canvas is less known.
Where Pianists Look When They Play
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- Tuesday, 18 April 2017
Function, a video series from Fractal NYC, outfitted two piano players with special glasses that track the movement of their eyes.
John Coltrane Draws a Picture Illustrating the Mathematics of Music
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- Tuesday, 18 April 2017
Coltrane gave the drawing to saxophonist and professor Yusef Lateef in 1967, who included it in his seminal text, Repository of Scales and Melodic Patterns.
What Your Favorite Musical Genre Says About Your Personality
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- Tuesday, 18 April 2017
According to a study conducted at Heriot-Watt University, the musical genres you prefer actually say a lot about your personality. Here’s a visualization of how this happens.
Au secours! Le reggae est devenu une musique respectable et respectée
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- Tuesday, 18 April 2017
Il faudra bientôt trouver autre chose que vos blagues sur les gros pétards, les cheveux sales, les chiens qui puent et les jonglages de diabolo pour vous moquer de votre pote fan de reggae.
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