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The term is applied to radically different compositions across more than 1,000 years of history. We need a better definition.
“What I find so remarkable about Frank Zappa is that, without any training in Western classical music, besides a year of composition lessons, he was able to absorb the influences of the greatest ...
His dislike for pigeonholing present or historical composers other than Western Europeans or Northern Americans as ‘composers of the national schools/styles’ and placing them somewhere on the ...
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talker on MSNScientists figure out why classical music is good for our brainsNow Chinese researchers have used brainwave measurements and neural imaging techniques to show how Western classical music ...
No musical training is required. This introductory course is designed to give students a deeper understanding of Western classical music by studying different musical styles and trends from each major ...
Classical music has always been global. A century ago America was the land of opportunity: Dvorak went there to run a New York conservatoire; celebrated virtuosi like violinist Fritz Kreisler and ...
"American" music includes much more than the western classical music that has traditionally dominated music study in the United States. The AMRC is working to reflect that diversity in our collections ...
Minimalist music - AQA Minimalist music is a form of Western art music that developed during the 1960s and 1970s. Minimalist composers took the music back to its basics of pitch and rhythm.
The double bass is a standard member of the orchestra's string section, as well as the concert band, and is featured in concertos, solo and chamber music in Western classical music. The bass is used ...
An Indian American composer, Esmail bridges the traditions of Indian and Western classical music, creating compositions that resonate across cultures and bring communities together. Known for her ...
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