Music the artform and artists
Why Write Symphonies?
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- Friday, 09 August 2013
"So why do you write in these old forms, the symphony, the concerto ... ?"
Bringing classical music into the 21st-century
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- Wednesday, 24 July 2013
You can see the atoms in action around the violinist as she plays. You can enter a 3D visual world where virtual events respond to live sound.
World Piano Competition: The battles intensify
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- Thursday, 18 July 2013
Not long ago, a handful of famous piano competitions launched an elite few into stardom.
Does it really matter if a choir is ‘professional’ or ‘amateur’?
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- Wednesday, 17 July 2013
It's a very simple distinction, and one that many performers and listeners would not bother either to make or to question, but what is the difference, in music, between 'professional' and 'amateur'?
Songs Inspired By The Civil Rights Movement
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- Monday, 15 July 2013
The civil rights movement captured the nation's attention in 1963, and musicians proved no exception.
Electric Guitars Amp Up New Classical Music
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- Monday, 15 July 2013
Going on a century ago, classical composers signaled modernity — and, frequently, their own American identity (either native-born or adopted) — by interweaving the sounds of jazz into their own work.
Orchestral manoeuvres
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- Monday, 08 July 2013
Over 57 summer nights, millions will listen to the BBC Proms, the world's biggest music festival.
Obscure brass instrument gets its second wind
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- Thursday, 04 July 2013
Wondering why you've never heard of the ophicleide before? With a mouthpiece like a trombone, the ophicleide is a forerunner of the modern tuba but uses keys like a saxophone.
The Mystique of the Kakaki
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- Wednesday, 03 July 2013
The kakaki is a ten-foot royal trumpet utilized in traditional African music. The kakaki is blown by only by men in Hausa societies, and it is generally reserved for specific occasions, such as a ceremony at the emir's palace.
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