Who composed the opera version of "Oedipus Rex"? Who wrote the first music history textbook? Who wrote the Blue Danube? Who did Gioachino Rossini marry? Who signed the 1900 Buganda Agreement on behalf of Buganda
Who are some of the musicians that started soul music? Who wrote the musical Peter Pan? Who invented dance music? Who wrote a madrigal in honor of Queen Elizabeth? Who created music theory? Who invented contemporary folk music? Who originally sang somewhere Over the Rainbow?
Traditionally, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has the best song nominees perform their songs, but in a rare move, this year it was announced that none of the fivenominatedsongs would be performed at the show. Those potential performers would have included Elton John, Zoe Salda...
When I sang this part live on stage, I would often become furious, thrashing at my guitar until I could thrash no more, frantically forgiving my mother, her lover, my grandmother, her lovers, and most of all myself." ---Chapter Nine, Acid in the Air "Seeing Jimi play for the first...
I think everyone was pegging their hopes on the 14th. It made sense for any number of reasons, not least because you’ve got that sweet spot between the FA Cup Final and Eurovision. Where was the song and dance, the flurry of trumpets, the countdown, the slow reveal? Instead we got ...
And over the years, we have made plans, cried where no one could hear, sang, whether or not someone could hear, had phantom conversations with ourselves, and dreamed dreams. Sometimes a scent can snap me back like a rubber band and depending on the age I can remember what dial soap ...
Along with Psalm 27, the song “Yet Not I but Through Christ in Me” by City Alight ministered to me every night. I cried everytime I listened to it, touched by Jesus Christ through and through, for I knew there was no way I could do this alone by my own strength. I was humbled...
I sang the National Anthem at the D3 NCAA Hockey Championship and our family cheered the Pointers on to victory. At this time last year, I was the heaviest I’ve ever been, and my grief felt awfully heavy, too. I lost 40 pounds this year, and through therapy and EMDR, I have more...
“What do you have left,” the song asks, “when you’ve lost your faith and she won’t return your calls?” To which the song replies: your guitar and your dreams. People may break your heart, Brandon assures us, but they’ll never break the fight inside of you. 1. When You ...
Before we got there I played the song for the kids so they could listen for it on the way there. Once we got within 200 yards of the location, the kids were excitedly exclaiming that they heard it. Fast learners! Then the challenge was to spot it. Many will deride the Pine Warbler...