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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Expect
It wasn’t something that one might expect Nor anything that I’d ever want to reject But to see a lady playing tuba to Buddha Was one of those moments that can really move ya I mean if you’re into music … Continue reading
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Tagged Accept, Buddha, Daily Prompt, Days, Expect, Moments, Music, Peace, Reject, Universe, Ways, Wordpress, Zen
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Sonic Gems – Roxy Music – Avalon
In 1971, Roxy Music was formed as an English Art Rock band by Bryan Ferry (vocalist/songwriter, Graham Simpson (bass), Phil Manzanera (guitarist), Andy Mackay (sax and oboe), Paul Thompson (percussion), Brian Eno (synth), Eddie Jobson (synth and violin) and John … Continue reading
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Tagged Art Rock, Avalon, Brian Eno, Bryan Ferry, Fashion, Glam Rock, More Than This, Music, Roxy Music, Sonic Gems
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Sonic Gems: Queen – A Night At the Opera
A Night At the Opera is the fourth studio album by British rockers, Queen. The album incorporates ballads, music hall, hard rock and progressive hard rock influences. It probably best known for Bohemian Rhapsody. But that’s a song that will be … Continue reading
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Tagged A Night At the Opera, Music, Queen, Rock, Sonic Gems
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Sonic Gems – Arvo Part – Tabula Rasa
Born on September 11, 1935, Estonian composer Arvo Part is world renown for his classical and religious music. His music is partly inspired by Gregorian chant and he has performed as a musical minimalist since the late 1970s. He is … Continue reading
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Tagged Arvo Part, Bells, Composer, Music, Sonic Gems, Tabula Rasa, Tintinabular
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Sonic Gem: The 1950s – Ten For Ten
This decade’s music was dominated by rock-n-roll; doo-wop, pop, swing, rhythm and blues, blues, country and rockabilly. The playlist below offers the top ten songs in the United States for each year of this decade. Enjoy!!
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Tagged Blues, Country, Doo-Wop, Music, Pop, Rhythm and Blues, Rock, Rockabilly, Sonic Gem, Swing, Ten For Ten, The 1950s, Thought For the Day
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One Thousand Recordings – ABBA – Gold
Tonight, we begin a new aspect of Aloha Promises Forever. We are going to explore recordings that it is said that we should all hear before we die. Tonight, we are starting with Abba. This is a group that most … Continue reading
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Tagged ABBA, Craftsmanship, Dancing Queen, Gold, Hall of Fame, Harmony, Mamma Mia!, Music, Pop Music, Recordings, Waterloo
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Thought For the Day: The Classical Guitar Has Its Own Dynamic
“The classical guitar has a dynamic to it unlike a regular acoustic guitar or an electric guitar. You know, there’s times when you should play and there’s times when you gotta hold back. It’s an extremely dynamic instrument.” – Steve … Continue reading
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Tagged Classical Guitar, Dynamic, Music, Steve Vai, Theory, Thought For the Day
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: Book of Psalms
The Book of Psalms or Tehillim meaning praises is the first book of the Ketuvim (“Writings“). This is the third section of the Hebrew Bible which to a Christian, of course, is known as the Old Testament. The title derives from Greek instrumental music … Continue reading
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Tagged David, Harvard Classics, Ketuvim, Lyrics, Music, Old Testament, Psalms, Tehillim
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Quintessential Jazz I
As part of the musical education of my daughters, I am making certain that they are exposed to music that I believe is essential to understanding modern music. In that, I have taken some time to compile three musical play … Continue reading
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Tagged American Music, Genre, Jazz, Jazz Age, Music, Playlist, Syncopation
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ALOHA PROMISES FOREVER 