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Aldous Huxley and 5/4 Meter in Music Predating "Take 5"
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"Take 5" by Dave Brubeck is one of the more famous jazz standards out there, and one thing any analyst would point out immediately is the tune's 5/4 shuffle, which from what I remember was quite a departure from the normal 4/4 swing at…
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Why is a lot of Rock music focused on stuff like demons and Satan?
I have a friend who's really into Rock and Metal music. A lot of the music I see him post online, has names that seem to worship demons or Satanic beings. So, I wanted to know if the idea behind Rock music, is mainly to talk about dark or sort of…
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Beethoven thematic index
Where can I find a thematic index to the works of Beethoven? In many hymn books there is a tune which is supposed to be from one of his works, but I do not recognize it and would like to find out if it is from his output or not.
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What kind of edm genres specifically did Delia Derbyshire help pioneer?
Ive read quite a lot (on the internet) about how she was a amazing producer (composer/dj) of her era and was wondering what specific genres did she pioneer her wikipedia page says musique concrete and ive read on some pages that she makes songs that…
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What's the difference between Cuban Son and Mexican Son?
Both are very important folkloric, traditional, styles in their respective countries. They sound very similar, but seems that they developed somewhat independently, at least at their beginnings.
Here is an example of the Cuban Son:…
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Which are the "standards", or canonical hymns, of Gregorian Chants?
Was watching a documentary about early music history, which covered Gregorian Chants briefly, Dies irae in particular, and I immediately fell in love. The simplicity of the melody, the monophony, the textures of the huge reverberations, the voices;…
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Danish music similar to singer-songwriter "Coeur de pirate"
I'm a language enthusiast, and enjoy listening to music in the language that I am learning in so I can hear how words flow together. I can almost speak French as well as English, and I want to move on to Danish. I was wondering if there was any soft…
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What resources exist for compiling a list of solo piano works considered to be part of the "standard repertoire" or canon?
I'm attempting to compile a list of solo piano works considered to be part of the "standard repertoire" or canon. Does anyone have any tips on books, websites, journal articles, etc. that might attempt the same, or at least, that would help me in my…
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All tracks by Henrik Zeabird?
Has Henrik Zeabird ever performed or even released other works than the three songs published on their Myspace page?
Rain
Up and Down
jahreszeiten
Their Bandcamp page only lists Rain, YouTube only contains one video where they perform Rain, Vimeo…
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What is the exact meaning of "This heart stays cloaked" on "Cloaked" by Woolf and the Wondershow?
I recently found this interesting indie song on Spotify called Cloaked by Woolf and the Wondershow and I’m kinda confused on some lyrics, to be precise on "This heart stays cloaked".
What does "cloak" mean on "heart"? Is it someone’s heart being…
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Did John Williams not "orchestrate" the music for Harry Potter?
According to Google, John Williams wrote the music to Harry Potter, but it also said that the orchestrator was Conrad Pope Eddie Karam.
Does that mean that John Williams originally did not compose it for orchestra, but rather, some other medium, and…
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What are the two main genres that pitch bend drum hits?
In the Netherlands or something when they use drums they often edit or synthesize each hit to accelerate downward in pitch and have an electronic timbre. It's a low pitched drum that sounds like daum daum daum daum daum daum a few quicker funky hits…
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Classical music database
To evolve my classical music knowledge and appreciation, I think there might be need of an (online) database of compositions, not recordings. I like and use RYM (Rate Your Music), but the format is fit for particular recordings, not compositions.…
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about Soft Machine and Gong
Is there a book or a source containing the whole history of Soft Machine and Gong? In particular focusing on the interaction between their members during the sixties and before their foundation?
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Whats the diffrence between unplugged and acoustic
According to "German Wiki" etc unplugged is another word for acoustic and says a song normaly made with electronics is now played with "normal" insturments instead
But on the other hand acoustic is stated as a song playd with only string…
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