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Why did Guillaume de Machaut believe that "in my end is my beginning, and in my beginning"?
Source: The Master and His Emissary (2009). p. 448 Middle.
The individual life was seen in the past as more than just a line leading to —
what? Its shape had the qualities of a circle: in my end is my beginning, and in my
beginning is my…
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What is the meaning behind a drummer calling his style of playing as 'orchestrational' (as opposed to 'strict time')?
I was watching an interview with Black Sabbath's drummer Bill Ward and he said that his drumming style is orchestrational as opposed to strict time. What does he mean by 'orchestrational'? How does it differ from ‘strict time’?
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Non-English words and sounds in Barzilai Netta's Eurovision song "Toy"
The lyrics to Barzilai Netta's song, "Toy", which won the 2018 Eurovision song contest for Israel contains some words that are in English and other words and sounds that are not. To an Anglophone ear the latter might appear to be imitative sounds…
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Intro lyrics to Janelle Monae's "Django Jane"
On Janelle Monae's excellent new album, the track "Django Jane" follows directly after the song "Screwed." The lyrics from the previous song are clearly "Let's get screwed," but at the start of the new track, it transitions into:
Let's get…
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Similarities in Beyonce's and Michael Jackson's art
When I watch Beyonce's music videos on Youtube, I see many comments saying her presence on stage reminds of Michael Jackson. I have seen a few performances of the man MJ himself.
I can't make out in what facets of Beyonce's art can we actually find…
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What is the basic difference between artist and composer tag used in audio file?
Let me take an example to specify my question.
Below mentioned details are from a Bollywood album "Rockstar" by A. R. Rahman.
Title : Kun Faya Kun
Track : 04/14
Contributing Artist : A. R. Rahman, Javed Ali, Mohit Chauhan
Artist : Various…
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Why is it so hard to identify Library music?
When a media production joins a music to their project, they sometimes use library music for economic reasons.
For some reason, composers and performing artists stay anonymous and it is very hard to identify them. Wouldn't they benefit for being…
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Is there a streaming music service that plays music by year or decade (esp 60s to 80s) based on what was actually popular in the decade?
I find that most “decade channels” (eg 80s Music) play music based on a retrospective notion of the decade. In that, some songs are overplayed and some songs are forgotten. I want to (re-) hear the music that was actually popular in the decade,…
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When did Beste (vocal genre in Ottoman classical music) appear?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beste_(Turkish_music) (CC-BY-SA):
The beste is a vocal genre in Ottoman classical music. It was a movement of the fasıl, or suite.
When did the genre appear, and when did it get its name?
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What is Temple Of The Dog - Hunger Strike about?
A woman and I were discussing what the song was about. I thought it was about the being poor and wealthy. She said it had more simply to do with being hungry. Having re-read the lyrics, I am now more inclined to agree with her. Except for the one…
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Genre of "Bourbon Street" (Tuohy), "Save My Soul" (Big Bad Voodoo Daddy), more
Looking for genre names so I can find more music like these, if you have recommendations, they're more than welcome. I NEED MORE MUSIC
These first two are pretty similar:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kQSFyq6mac Bourbon Street by Jeff…
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Identify soundtrack of this video about Fallout 4
I would like to identify the soundtrack of this video about fallout 4: Гигантская саранча была подстрелена в 1937 году в Бостоне. Гайд по игре Фоллаут.
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Identify soundtrack from "Jiro Dreams of Sushi"
I'm not sure if this is the correct place for this, but I'm looking for identification of a song I heard in a movie.
In Jiro Dreams of Sushi there is a scene about 23 minutes when he's on the train and a piece of music is played in the background.…
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Gareth Emery's Soldier Lyrics Clarification
So all the lyrics sites seem to say the 2nd verse of Gareth Emery's Soldier as saying:
When you're falling down and you're on the fence
I will be your shield I will keep you safe
However what it actually sounds like (and what would make more…
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Extra audience lyrics in a K-Pop song?
We've been to Japan a couple of months ago and happened to catch a performance of a Korean group, Snuper.
It is interesting that the audience takes part in the show, and is singling between the lines, as can be seen in this fan video, starting at…
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