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Easy to learn jazz songs
I'm learning to play jazz on the piano. Can you suggest popular jazz songs that's not overly complex to learn? For example, I enjoy playing "Autumn Leaves" and would like to broaden my repertoire.
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Venetian baroque keyboard pieces
I'm looking for keyboard pieces written in the musical baroque period by Venetian composers. With "keyboard" I mean a solo piece that could be played on harpsichord or on a piano. I'm not interested in a "true" organ music that requires the…
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Is the Soundbar product category the wrong way to go for a Turntable? A Soundbar is actually for home theater and gaming?
Because I have little space in the living room, I decided to buy a soundbar (Sony calls it "Vertical Surround Engine").
Now I noticed that the turntable can not be connected with cable, I have no input for this connection. Is this observation…
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What is the solo instrument played in "Immolation" from the Schindler's List soundtrack?
There is an interesting sounding instrument playing a solo a the 3 minute mark of "Immolation (With Our Lives, We Give Life)" from the Schindler's List soundtrack. It sounds like a woodwind instrument but not one I recognise. The same instrument…
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Is Kpop in English still Kpop?
Taking for example, BTS song "Dynamite" or "Permission to Dance". While BTS is a Korean pop band, neither of these songs include any Korean. So are they still considered KPop? Or just pop?
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1953 Loretta Young Decca Records The Littlest Angel
I have this double record that I am getting ready to put on line to sell but was looking at the front sleeve and it says NORKIN what does that mean?
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Is Juice WRLD still alive?
When I went to his Spotify page, I noticed he posted a few songs even after his death. Even he appeared in Fortnite with theories surrounding that he is still alive. Is he still alive?
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"Dark" classical music
It is debatable if the genre of dark classical can really stand on its own. But perhaps there is a way to cut past the noise and get to that truly dark signal, if you pardon my pun. I'm approaching this two ways:
There are plenty of playlists with…
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Why does Bayern & 1868 cause an argument in this Transglobal Underground song?
In the song 'Drinking in Gomorrah' (Impossible Broadcasting, 2004) by Transglobal Underground there is this lyric:
And it's quiet except for this couple of German cotton buyers, who both turn out to come from Munich, and get into a heated row about…
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Most "monotone" music piece?
"Ca plane pour moi" by Plastic Bertrand repeats the same note about twenty times (I lost count). Anyone to top this? (I think it is fair to split into a "classic" and "modern" record; Germans would call it E and U).
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Was the last part of Iggy Pop's 'Success' improvised?
During Iggy Pop's song Success, a chorus is repeating the words of Iggy. This call-and-response technique is used a lot on Pop's 1977 album Lust for Life.
Towards the end of this song, this refrain seems to become increasingly impromptu,…
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Why does anti-skate on record players work the way it works?
Upon researching record players, and especially setup and maintenance of these, I have found information about the "anti-skate" feature of tone arms.
Every online resource I found said that anti-skate applies an outwards force on the stylus to…
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What's the meaning of "Those torches you carry must be drowned in champagne" in the song "Here's to the losers"?
What's the meaning of the line "Those torches you carry must be drowned in champagne" in the song "Here's to the losers"?
https://genius.com/Frank-sinatra-heres-to-the-losers-lyrics
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What happened to songs telling stories in our culture?
I've just heard the "Hotel California" once again. Beautiful song from Eagles...
Watched nearly 10 covers on the YouTube, some of them are really awesome. This song was really a hit at its time. For some people, like me, it's still a hit, though I'm…
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What does "Make the colours in the sky" mean in this context?
Ay, ay, ay
I'm your little butterfly
Green, black and blue
Make the colours in the sky
Source: https://genius.com/Smiledk-butterfly-lyrics
Or as song:
Does it mean that green, black and blue make up the colours of the sky? Or do they mean that…
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