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Gershwin on Jazz and Rhapsody in Blue
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- Tuesday, 09 February 2016
The first jazz recording was made in 1917 by the Original Dixieland Jazz Band playing “Livery Stable Blues” as you can hear here.
6 incredible TED talks about classical music
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- Tuesday, 09 February 2016
Sit back and let music's most eloquent voices guide you through the glories and mysteries of the classical world.
Que pensent les artistes des applaudissements en concert ?
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- Tuesday, 09 February 2016
Si le public est maître de ses applaudissements, les artistes ont aussi leur avis sur la question. Les applaudissements entre les mouvements gênent-ils vraiment les musiciens, chefs d’orchestre ou chanteurs ?
Sound of your own voice may help you understand your emotions
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- Tuesday, 09 February 2016
Like the sound of your own voice? You may be more emotionally in tune than the rest of us. This is the upshot of a study that suggests people use their voice to help them understand their own emotions.
Ultimate Classical Mashup
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- Tuesday, 26 January 2016
Imagine if Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky and 29 other legendary composers came together to create one work of ultimate genius?
In Praise of Blue Notes: What Makes Music Sad?
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- Tuesday, 26 January 2016
The idea of sadness connects the music of Adele, Kendrick Lamar, Billie Holiday, the English folk singer Nick Drake, the metal band Slayer and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Shared Knowledge of Songs Bonds Children
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- Tuesday, 26 January 2016
Evidence suggests music plays a role in our early tendency to distinguish friend from foe.
Why musicians need philosophy
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- Tuesday, 26 January 2016
not as much, i grant, as philosophers need music, but nevertheless the need is real.
Why we need to cancel Opera Australia’s national status
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- Wednesday, 13 January 2016
Opera Australia is not really a national company. It should become the State Opera of NSW and support should be spread equitably among all of the state opera companies.
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