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Bah humbug! Who needs happy songs anyway?
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- Tuesday, 17 February 2015
English song lyrics are some of the most miserable in the world – and they're all the better for it...
The Five Worst Dates in Opera
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- Tuesday, 17 February 2015
A night at the opera is among the most romantic options for a Valentine's Day—see "Moonstruck" and "Pretty Woman" for proof. However, it's rather ironic that something so passionate has a repertoire full of missed connections, awkward encounters, and flat out bad dates, including these five.
Comment soigner les maux des musiciens ?
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- Tuesday, 17 February 2015
A Paris, la Clinique du musicien s'est spécialisée dans le soin des pathologies liées à la pratique d'un instrument.
Jazz et amitié...
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- Tuesday, 03 February 2015
... ou comment le jazz s'enflamme, dès qu'il s'agit d'amitié.
Why Don’t More Classical Musicians Improvise?
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- Tuesday, 03 February 2015
Improvisation is a nearly obsolete art in classical music these days. But virtuosos used to improvise all the time.
Is music universal? Montreal researchers put Pygmies and hipsters to a physiological test
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- Tuesday, 03 February 2015
If a Pygmy sings in a Congolese rainforest, will a Montreal hipster listening to a Pygmy audio clip feel his joy?
William Christie - Honorary Doctor
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- Monday, 02 February 2015
"As a passionate interpreter of French Baroque music he integrates the treasures of painting, language, poetry, rhetoric and garden architecture from this period into his performances."
Leadership and the Art of Orchestra Conducting
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- Monday, 19 January 2015
Read however many books you like about the principles of leadership, but in watching an orchestra rehearse a new piece for two hours, you can learn everything there is to know about leadership.
La Philharmonie de Paris: is this a new musical and social future for Paris?
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- Monday, 19 January 2015
The controversial concert hall might not have been quite finished and its architect might have elected to stay away from the opening concert, but it still sounded amazing.
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