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Classical pieces in a number of movements - what in general connects them?
It is well-known and traditional that symphonies, concertos, sonatas, and so on, consist (in general) of multiple movements. The styles and tempos of each of these is often conventional, for example starting with a dramatic and impassioned first…
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Is Alan Leeds correct about Prince having "very little involvement with" Jill Jones's eponymous debut album?
In "It got very Howard Hughes-ish...", one of the articles in the Prince special in the July 2021 issue of British music monthly Uncut magazine, Alan Leeds (originally Prince's tour manager and then the label manager for his Paisley Park Records)…
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When was La Fiesta (Chick Corea) first composed or otherwise released?
When tagging music for my digital collection I like to include the original date of compositions when tagging e.g. compilation or live albums. I'm trying to find the year that "La Fiesta" was originally composed or performed. In my research I've…
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Ariana Grande verse in key of D, track is still in C: Save your tears remix
In this video:
The Weeknd & Ariana Grande - Save Your Tears (Remix)
Ariana Grande sings in the key of D while the backing track stays in the original key of C.
Did she manage to do that while listening to the musical accompaniment in its original…
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Halo 4 Main Title Theme Song chant origins
Link to song:
I'm wondering what language or cultural chant is being used in the recording of this song for the first minute or so. I have an idea of the region that the style of singing is coming from, but unsure exactly where.
I'm aware this…
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Locating CD equivalents of vinyl recordings
Is there a systematic method for identifying the CD equivalent(s) of a vinyl record recording. For example, is there a catalogue that will not only give me information about Decca LXT 6110 but will also tell me whether there is a CD release of the…
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Where to find modern Romantic style piano composers?
I've noticed some things I didn't quite get right in my first request.
I was being too restrictive, I wasn't looking for modern composers in particular, just ones that composed in the style I liked.
I don't think I'm very good at explaining, so I'll…
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"Mignon" in Robert Schumann (Album Für Die Jugend Op.68 and Requiem für Mignon, Op. 98b)
"Mignon" was mentioned in:
"Mignon" no.35 in <>
This seems to be a reflection in the pondering or deep-thought mood.
Requiem für Mignon, Op. 98b
My question: Who or what exactly is "Mignon"? Are the two "Mignon"…
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What is the name of a song that is overall soft, slow and/or sentimental?
If I want to distinguish between a musician's songs that are overall slower, softer and/or more sentimental, what would I call these songs? I am specifically focusing on heavier music such as rock or even metal where the musicians would generally do…
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Is there really a difference between Prog Rock and Art Rock?
I often see bands labeled with both genres, and even in the Wikipedia entry for Art Rock it says Progressive Rock under "Other Names" and vice versa.
Of course, one of the terms (prog) being a lot more popular means that most Art Rock bands are also…
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Jamaican influence on late 90s Cash Money music?
Some of the rappers from the late 90s Cash Money Records albums have vocal styles that sound Jamaican, despite them being from New Orleans. One track from Juvenile's 400 Degreez album actually features a guest spot from "Papa Reu" who sounds…
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Trying to find early 2000s EDM track, Japanese vocals, breakdancing skeleton
I'm trying to track down this song/electronic group (I think short-lived) that I loved in highschool that no one else knew about somehow. Their music had Japanese vocals but I think they were based in the US. Their music was super fast EDM with…
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Pop Songs with Reversed Tonality
Teddy Pendergrass' 1980 "quiet storm" R&B hit ballad "Love T.K.O." is one of the most unusual songs in the entire pop music canon. Why?
The verses are in a major tonality, while the chorus is in a minor tonality. In pop music, the verse and…
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Did Prince ever license his music to advertisers?
Dior recently premiered a new advertisement for their "reinvented" Rouge Dior lipstick; it stars Natalie Portman and is soundtracked by Prince's "Raspberry Beret". Two years ago they also had an advertisement for one of their lipsticks which also…
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Lennon's Imagine lyric change from "living" to "sharing"? Alternative version?
Anyone over 50 knows that in John Lennon's song "Imagine" there is a verse in the first stanza that goes "Imagine all the people living for today".
However, I just saw a YouTube video that appeared to be a Lennon recording with overlaid lyrics that…
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