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What are the two hornpipes in "Two Hornpipes" from the Pirates of the Caribbean
In the soundtrack to the second Pirates of the Caribbean, there is a track titled "Two hornpipes" (Video). I can only hear one in it, and it sounds rather similar to the Lamplighter's Hornpipe, but not quite the same. Is this an original composition…
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I would like to get some fresh epic music
I am finding some epic music, like Strength of a Thousand Man from Thomas Bergersen or Time from Hans Zimmer. Thanks.
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Why do [usually] musicians have long hair?
This question is a little bit about history and culture, but it has been a question since I've watched a live show.
Well, I've "Googled it" before, and I've got some answers but none of them were really right.
Some believe it's because some…
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Was the release of Prince's Black Album in November 1994 done against his wishes?
On 1 December 1987 Prince abruptly cancelled the release of The Black Album (a.k.a. The Funk Bible), a week prior to its release date. He even urged his fans not to buy bootleg copies via a "hidden" message in the video for "Alphabet St." and warned…
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Jazz style with examples?
There are a ton of sites that list out all sorts of different jazz subgenres, for example, this one: http://www.jazzmusicarchives.com/musicguides
However, I have not found a good resource that pairs the name of a style with a recording that…
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how a musician feels inspired by music of a different genre?
It happens sometimes, I'm watching a music documentary for example about a rock band or any other purpose. And you know the guitarist that is talking, you know how he plays, you probably are fan, but at any moment he can say that he is influenced or…
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What is the name of Opus No. 8 by Nikolay Ladukhin?
This is a question regarding an historical Russian composer.
I have done much research regarding the works of Nikolay Ladukhin (Russian: Николай Михайлович Ладухин). However, piecing together a more complete list of his works has been a…
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Genre identification: "Honor for All" by Jon Licht and Daniel Licht
A friend and I were attempting to determine a genre for the song "Honor for All" by Jon Licht and Daniel Licht, but were unable to come up with anything fitting, as it doesn't fit into any stereotypical categories we're familiar with.
What genre…
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How does a record label work?
A lot of artists have their records associated with a record label. When I search for records under a specific label, the results usually resemble or relate to each other, so I use it as a way to search for new music.
What exactly is the function of…
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Who Stol' the 'Lac?
Back in high school I was a huge fan of Dirty and their music video Hit Da Floe, which contained a skit titled "Who Stol' the 'Lac?".
The music video explored 4 suspects in the theft of Big Pimp and Mr. G-Stacka's Cadillac.
At the end of the music…
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Is Christina's high note on "Fighter" real?
If you listen to Christina Aguilera's live performance of her song "Fighter", her high note is not the same as in the studio version.
Is she really able to sing that high? Is there some studio technique that can create an artificial high note? How…
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Meaning of "The Vatican Rag"?
Tom Lehrer's "The Vatican Rag" is famous for causing controversy, and I think a teacher was fired for showing it in a schoolroom. I understand how the title can be minorely offensive to a particularly sensitive religious zealot, but they lyrics seem…
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Is black metal without cult of evil esthetics still black metal
Does trebly distorted guitar with a lot of tremolo picking and dissonant intervals can be called black metal no matter what subject it refers? Or it is another genre then?
Some genres definitions like Anarcho-punk are more about lyrics than music…
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What percentage of rock guitarists didn't take lessons?
I'm wondering if guys like hendrix, frusciante, most punk rock guitar/solo.. were able to understand music theory ?
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How does billboard determine the account for their 'hotplay' list?
As many of us know Billboard tracks various success levels of records, songs and artists.
There is a Billboard tracker called 'hotplay' relating to the amount of times a song is played.
How is this determined?
Is there some sort of a reporting…
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