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A book on the parallels between styles in music, theater, architecture, visual arts,
I have been looking into different periods in music history (medieval, renaissance, baroque, classic, romantic, 20th century, modern). I am now looking for a book that similarly covers a long period of history (1800s-2000s at the minimum, covering…
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London 2012 Olympic opening ceremony live musics
I hope that some guys from the live music industry could help me. At the ceremony, particularly for the industrial revolution and the NHS sections, were all the theme musics played live, particularly for the Pantomime (Industrial Revolution) and the…
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Which musical chords were forbidden by the Roman Catholic Church?
Is it true that during the middle ages there were some musical chords that were forbidden by the Roman Catholic Church? I heard somewhere that you would be even punished by the inquisition then for playing those chords in public. If that's true, I…
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Who inherited the rights to Otis Blackwell's extensive song library?
I've been reading about Otis Blackwell's life, and I noticed that no one mentioned an Otis Blackwell estate or inheritors. So I'm wondering - who, if anyone, inherited rights to / his share of royalties for the songs he wrote?
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Why didn't Lynyrd Skynyrd ever record "Powderfinger"?
According to Wikipedia, the Neil Young song "Powderfinger" was to appear on Lynyrd Skynyrd's next album.
Because of Ronnie van Zandt's death, this didn't happen.
Does anyone know why the song was never used by Lynyrd Skynyrd?
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In Prince's "7", who are "the seven"?
In Prince and the New Power Generation's song "7" (Love Symbol Album, 1992), the lyrics speak of "All seven and we'll watch them fall" and "One day all seven will die".
Who or what are "the seven"?
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What are the commonly recited lyrics to Auld Lang Syne?
If you Google Auld Lang Syne lyrics, you find the traditional five verses. However on New Year's Eve I don't usually hear all verses. Which lyrics are commonly included?
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In Kansas' "Dust in the Wind", does the "now" in "now don't hang on" mean "start now" or is it a bonafide part of the lyric?
In Kansas' "Dust in the Wind", is the "now" in "now don't hang on":
(A) a direction to the other band members to come in now, as it comes at the end of an instrumental section; or
(B) an intended part of the lyric, i.e. "now don't hang on"?
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HS3 (Harry Styles) Album
Do we know what Harry Styles' 3rd Album will be called, when it will be released, or what songs it will contain?
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Have any rock bands risked their lives or done anything extreme to achieve a tone?
Especially in today's music industry, achieving all the desired effects and elements that otherwise used to depend on the performance during recording can typically be achieved in post production. One of my favorite examples where sometimes it's…
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What's the definition of LDS the genre?
Spotify included "LDS" among my Top 5 genres. But what exactly is "LDS"?
I googled around and it only told me something about Mormons...
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Why some vinyl records sound distorted?
I sometimes run into some records that sound distorted when hitting certain frequencies. Like in this case: https://www.dropbox.com/s/dpsgnbwd45pmgad/001%20Scene%201.wav?dl=0
The example above comes from a record on which most of the songs sound ok…
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Purchase Original Backing Tracks without Lead Vocals
How can a purchase the original backing tracks without the lead vocals for a song recorded by John Michael Montgomery released by Atlantic Records Nashville.
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Is there any source of information about Liam Clancy's song "For Real"
I'm looking for any kind of source of information, regardless of medium, about Liam Clancy's song "For Real", regarding lyrics, background, commentary, etc. I can't seem to find anything about it.
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Why are most songs made for movies not played live?
I'm new to the site, and recently came across this post asking why David Bowie has never played any of the songs from the Labyrinth soundtrack, live in concert:
However, apparently he never played any of the songs from Labyrinth live (not even a…
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