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Tuning of songs
When I hear a song that immediately follows another one - like a DJ mix, the radio, or even on an album where the gap is very short - would it sound wrong if the 2 songs were slightly out of tune with each other?
I can see two possibilities:
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Is there a symphony with a Toccata and Fugue movement?
An Albanian poet I'm reading mentions a "symphony" that, after a commercial break, resumes at Toccata and Fugue. I assume this is a reference to Stokowski's orchestral transcription of the Bach but it occurred to me there might be an actual symphony…
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Where was this "Recovery" Music Video shot?
In the 1980's artist Olivia Newton John made a lot of music videos, especially for songs on her 1981 album, Physical.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZFO3WiBQDM
One of my all time favorites is the song and music video "Recovery" which features…
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Identifying an excerpt by Beethoven (Ddim7ㅡAbm/EbㅡEbㅡAbm)
While working on an assignment based on secondary leading-tone chords, I found this excerpt that I am not quite familiar with:
I see a secondary leading-tone seventh chord to the dominant, then a cadential six-four, repeated Ebs which represent…
user7708
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Were the lyrics in Coldplay's "Viva la Vida" changed?
Did the group Coldplay really originally have the words "Roman Catholic priests are singing" in their song "Viva la Vida", and later replace it with "Roman Cavalry choirs are singing"?
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Why is unpitched percussion so dominant in music produced in the last century onward?
The motivation for this question is personal; I find unpitched percussion grating, and thus the way that I will pose the question will be colored by that.
The prevalence of unpitched percussion is omnipresent in most music played since the invention…
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Song identification help, Big band tune
Had this stuck in me head for a couple of days now and it's really bothering me.
Can you help identify it?
I seem to remeber it starts with a bari or trombone maybe with a snare rim click in the background.
I've written out how I think it goes.
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What does the line "Could go fishing but the fish draw flies" mean in Blaze Foley's "Big Cheeseburgers And Good French Fries"
I am fascinated by the music of Blaze Foley, and he often paints an incredible picture of life in the country.
Last year I was able to – after research – determine the meaning of the line "Feed the pigeons some clay" (pigeons do eat clay!) but the…
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HDBeenDope's use of the word 'LABB' in 'Cayman'
In the song, 'Cayman' the word LABB is thrown around a lot such as LABB on everything and constantly spelling it out.What does it mean?
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Podcast on History and evolution of Musics
I am looking for a beginner-friendly podcast which can introduce me to the world of music, like beginning from the old times and through the classic era and last century to the present. Do you know of any podcasts on History of Music?
Philosophize…
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Underrated Music by John Williams | Which pieces of music by John Williams are critically acclaimed but have received very little popular attention?
John Williams is largely known for his Star Wars soundtrack.
He is critically acclaimed. Many people will recognise the "Imperial March" theme from Star Wars.
[You might find the song "Hymn to the Fallen" to be intense and/or emotional.]
I was…
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Are there any websites dedicated to genre classification?
I know about last.fm, allmusic.com, and musicmap.info, but they all seem pretty limited or inaccurate, and they don't have much of a community for discussion and classification.
I'm attempting to do narrow classifications of my music collection and…
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Need help to identify this baroque keyboard sonata
I only have the 25 seconds of a baroque piece. It sounds like harpsichord but I'm not sure and it also sounds like E minor. I have been looking for it for years no success.
I tried to search E minor harpsichord sonatas from varies artist but…
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Genre for weird, obscure or underground music
I'm looking for obscure music. If anyone knows about an underground artist, or genre, I would be pleased to have your help. I'll take anything from any year or century, as long as it is complex or weird (creative).
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What was the purpose of the bar count in Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of the War of the Worlds?
On the collector's edition of Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War Of The Worlds, there are four tracks featuring guitarist Chris Spedding counting bars, apparently all through the entirety of the concept album, probably per track.
I would assume…
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