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How Beethoven Created Incredible Music as a Deaf Composer
…understand the performers and that he struggled to hear high notes and soft voices, although loud sounds were painfully intolerable. Despite his fears and the potential impact on his career,…
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10 of the Craziest Musical Instruments Used in Classical Music
…music has seen some seriously unusual sounds! 1. The Theremin The theremin is like something out of a science fiction movie and was one of the first electronic instruments ever…
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Aaron Copland – Threshing Machines from “Of Mice and Men” Soundtrack
Threshing Machines by Aaron Copland, part of the soundtrack he composed for the 1939 movie “Of Mice and Men.”…
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Platoon Soundtrack – Samuel Barber’s Adagio for Strings
Platoon Soundtrack – Samuel Barber…
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Listening Forward Without Letting Go
…pointing to contemporary milestones like Adams’ Doctor Atomic, Adès’ The Tempest, and Shaw’s Partita, which is a good gateway for anyone scanning recent landmarks. The post-Y2K sound world is often…
