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“the refreshment of the soul.” Organ music, church cantatas and incidental music for his employers were his daily bread. Bach, one of the greatest classical composers, wrote ceaselessly: it’s interesting that the hardest-working composer of all time should also be the one closest to musical...
“He was now singing his compositions in three or four octaves that made you want to drive your car over a cliff. He sang like a professional criminal.”460 Steel Pulse, ‘Ku Klux Klan’ 1978 Writer(s):David HindsPowered byPlay the Full Song The first great British reggae band — and...
Timeless and joyously recognisable for the unique motif line Beethoven uses throughout, it’s no surprise this sonata remains one of the composer’s most celebrated compositions.14. Liszt – La CampanellaLiterally meaning ‘little bell’ in Italian, La Campanella borrows its melody from the final ...
It wasn’t until the Guggenheim Museum hosted a major survey of her work that Hilma af Klint was finally widely recognized as a preeminent pioneer of abstract art; her earliest abstract compositions were completed years before those of Wassily Kandinsky, Kazimir Malevich, and Piet Mondrian. On vi...
Music”—as best exemplified in G.F. Telemann’s 1733 titular suite; it’s music to accompany another activity. What a simple, unadorned term. “Minimalism” can be, and often is, maximal; witnessSteve Reich’s “Music for Large Ensemble,” easily my favorite of his. Every time I hear...
to manipulate and automate any parameter. You have dozens of modulation options, from common LFOs to envelope followers, sequencers, voltage scalers, quantizers and logic. These can be combined and spread throughout your compositions to produce the organic unfolding of synthesis and sound ...
Founded by keyboardist Joe Zawinul and saxophonist Wayne Shorter, Weather Report quickly emerged as one of the most influential acts in jazz fusion. Known for their sophisticated compositions and pioneering use of electronic instruments, the band created a distinctive sound that defied categorization....
In 1968, Wendy Carlos introduced listeners en masse to the Moog synthesizer with dazzling renditions of Bach compositions. For Stanley Kubrick’sA Clockwork Orange, the Moog was once again the instrument (mostly) featured throughout. The effect, however, was far different. When paired with the sh...