Music the artform and artists
How We Can Support the World’s Rich Musical Diversity
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- Tuesday, 17 October 2017
Some music thrives, while other musical traditions are on the verge of disappearing.
My brilliant and troubled friend Lou Reed
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- Tuesday, 17 October 2017
I always felt that one of the reasons Lou and I got along well was that we met socially before we ever met as artist and critic.
The role of listeners in a post-genre context
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- Tuesday, 17 October 2017
If a composer has no intent of writing within the “classical” genre label, then attempting to understand the piece through a classical lens is irrelevant. But what about the listener?
Tunisie: «Une mémoire musicale préservée depuis le premier enregistrement en 1900»
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- Tuesday, 17 October 2017
L'enregistrement était à ses débuts, par contre ce sont les partitions qui se trouvent encore dans nos archives qui représentent un véritable trésor.
Auto-Tune
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- Tuesday, 03 October 2017
The infamous software, whose primary function is infinitely broader and much trickier to discern than its signature robotic effect.
Singular Voices: Maria Callas
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- Tuesday, 03 October 2017
The Callas we recall today is the public personality, not the artist. This is due to countless books, films and media reports that depict an angry, wounded soul.
Toy Pianos Aren’t Playing Around
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- Tuesday, 03 October 2017
Capable though these tiny instruments may be, they are considered lesser varieties of the instruments at their standard sizes and lack those instruments’ sonority, timbre, and overall quality; adult professionals will perform on full sizes.
The origins of South African music
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- Tuesday, 03 October 2017
The story of South African music is one of dialogue with imported forms, and varying degrees of hybridisation over the years.
Le Field Recording
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- Tuesday, 03 October 2017
Rencontre avec quelques grands noms du "Field Recording". Ces artistes nous ouvrent leur univers pour un voyage à travers des "Paysages Sonores"
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