Music the artform and artists
Verve Records and the man who made jazz the sound of America
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- Wednesday, 30 October 2013
Norman Granz, the founder of jazz label Verve, was a divisive figure who did much to end racial segregation in America's concert halls – as well as masterminding the later career of Ella Fitzgerald.
Ukrainian Opera Singer Wins Maria Bieşu Competition
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- Monday, 28 October 2013
Ukrainian opera singer Yulia Tereshchuk became the winner of the first prize at the XXI International Competition of Opera Singers Maria Bieşu in Chișinău, Moldova.
Is This the Opera of the Future?
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- Sunday, 27 October 2013
In an age of personalized everything – from medicine to marketing – personalized performing arts is increasingly in vogue.
The pianist who won the Internet
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- Tuesday, 22 October 2013
'Done is better than perfect" was the motto of the mid-aughts. Adopters of this Internet maxim won their place atop the search and social heap.
The Sensational Sounds of Italian Cinema
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- Wednesday, 16 October 2013
Perhaps inspired by the dramatic emotions of Italian opera, the wide and wild world of Italian film music is particularly expressive and colorful.
Graphic scores: celebrating the art of music
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- Tuesday, 15 October 2013
What is a 'graphic score'? And how do you play a picture? Explore these beautiful (and at times, confusing!) musical works of art.
The sounds of bronze and bamboo: Our musical heritage, and why it's important
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- Wednesday, 09 October 2013
The Philippines has such a rich cultural heritage that it is sad how many of us have no knowledge about the music of the Tbolis, Negritos, Mangyans, and other indigenous tribes.
Why bossa nova is 'the highest flowering of Brazilian culture'
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- Wednesday, 09 October 2013
Bossa nova is not just elevator music or the rhythm button on a home organ. It's poetic, political – and a high-water mark in Brazilian culture.
Standards and Creativity
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- Monday, 07 October 2013
To these questions, I would add, "Why?" Why is it important how a composer becomes a composer? Why is it important that performers connect with and perform music of the here and now?
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