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Thailand: His Majesty's music: 'Music is in all of us'
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- Tuesday, 18 October 2016
His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej created much joy among Thais of all ages with his musical performances, broadcasts and compositions, which lasted throughout his long reign.
Ces jeunes qui défendent la musique classique sur YouTube
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- Tuesday, 18 October 2016
Aujourd'hui, la démocratisation de la musique dite savante passe aussi par Internet. Plusieurs vidéastes passionnés se lancent à la conquête d’un public curieux, amateur ou professionnel, au moyen de clips amusants, aussi décalés qu'instructifs.
Melodica Men's 'The Rite of Spring' is Breaking The Internet
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- Tuesday, 04 October 2016
The Melodica Men’s mission is simple: to spread the “pure, unadulterated joy that is the melodica.
Why are so many musicians hiding their voices?
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- Tuesday, 04 October 2016
What does it say about us as listeners and creators of music-art pieces that we are attempting to make the human voice sound anything but human?
La musique pour soigner la mémoire
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- Tuesday, 04 October 2016
Grâce aux travaux des neurosciences, on sait aujourd'hui que l'exposition à la musique a des effets positifs sur la mémoire, notamment chez les personnes atteintes d'Alzheimer.
The greatest record sleeves
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- Tuesday, 04 October 2016
What’s the best-designed album sleeve? The Beatles’ White Album or Kraftwerk’s Autobahn? Miles Davis’s Tutu or Pixies’ Doolittle?
On "Adiemus" and the world's music
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- Tuesday, 20 September 2016
Karl Jenkins' "Adiemus" is apparently the most-performed piece of music in the world. A sweeping classical epic with vocals written in a mysterious imaginary language, it was composed for Delta Airlines, which wanted to copy British Airways' classic "Aria on Air" ad.
Écouter de la musique pour un meilleur système immunitaire
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- Tuesday, 20 September 2016
Chanter serait bon pour le moral, et pour la santé. Une chercheuse britannique vient d’établir un lien direct entre la musique et le bon fonctionnement du système immunitaire.
'Jazz was the catalyst for change': Jim Marshall’s images of 60s festivals
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- Tuesday, 20 September 2016
Photographer Jim Marshall is known for iconic images of 60s rock stars. But his first great portraits were of the giants of jazz, captured on the eve of the civil rights era.
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