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Is This Even Music? John Cage, Schoenberg and Outsider Artists
What is music? From John Cage to Legendary Stardust Cowboy, avant-garde artists have forever been pushing on the edges of what is considered music. Composers like Arnold Schoenberg, Harry Partch and outsider musicians like The Shaggs are...
Music Matters
Chord Identification - Music Theory
Chord identification on the piano and how to tell the difference between major, minor, augmented, and diminished chords. In this music theory lesson all is explained. Within any major key there is found a mixture of major, minor, and...
Music Matters
How Edvard Grieg Builds Character - Composer Insights
How Grieg builds musical character in “Wedding Day at Troldhaugen”, number 6 of his op.65 Lyric Pieces written in celebration of his own 25th wedding anniversary. The celebratory character is explored through the tonality, the...
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MS PAN Kopan monks chanting in unison / Kathmandu, Central, Nepal
MS PAN Kopan monks chanting in unison / Kathmandu, Central, Nepal
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MS ZI ZO Young monk banging drum in Kopan monastery / Kathmandu, Central, Nepal
MS ZI ZO Young monk banging drum in Kopan monastery / Kathmandu, Central, Nepal