Music the artform and artists
Ryuichi Sakamoto, Genius Composer, Named Asian Filmmaker of the Year
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- Tuesday, 04 September 2018
The festival hailed Sakamoto for his “sheer amount of time, effort, and passion.” It described him as “deeply admired and loved by the public as an artist who remains a prominent musician in the history of world cinema.”
Centenaire de la naissance de Leonard Bernstein
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- Tuesday, 04 September 2018
Chef d'orchestre, compositeur, pianiste, pédagogue, animateur de télévision, Bernstein est devenu une légende de la musique.
Defying the odds, this Egyptian orchestra plays on
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- Wednesday, 22 August 2018
The 44 women who make up the orchestra play eastern and western tunes to perfection – and all without the ability to see the conductor or read the music.
The Sounds of Music in the Twenty-first Century
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- Wednesday, 22 August 2018
Contemporary composition has become as fractured as the art world—and that’s a good thing.
The State of Hip-Hop: East Asia
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- Wednesday, 22 August 2018
Different cities. Different countries. Different cultures. Different continents. No matter where I went, a different kind of hip-hop existed.
The Story of ‘the Most Underrated Composer in History’
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- Wednesday, 22 August 2018
If your reaction to hearing the name Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov is a shrug, even a smirk, you’re not alone.
The Greatest Latin Pop Songs
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- Wednesday, 22 August 2018
Rolling Stone chronicles Latin America’s most influential pop songs, from the 1950s to now.
Le monde de la musique rend hommage à Aretha Franklin
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- Wednesday, 22 August 2018
Les hommages se multiplient après la mort d'Aretha Franklin. Le monde de la soul est en deuil, le milieu du classique lui rend également hommage. À l'unisson, les artistes saluent une chanteuse extraordinaire.
The Sonic Arts Union’s Handmade Electronic Music
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- Tuesday, 24 July 2018
An in-depth history of the innovative instrument builders and composers that helped revolutionize live electronic music.
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