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From Village to Concert Hall: The Journey of Folk Melodies
…conduit for passing down stories, wisdom, and values across generations. Characteristics of Folk Music Characterized by simplicity and directness, folk music often utilizes traditional instruments and is marked by melodies…
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How Beethoven Created Incredible Music as a Deaf Composer
…especially when traditional hearing became almost non-existent. Beethoven’s late compositions, such as the last five string quartets and piano sonatas, were crafted during a period of near-total deafness. These works…
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Exploring Classical Music by Century- Five Works from Each Era
…was marked by a significant shift from the traditional tonal harmony of the previous centuries. Composers began to experiment with atonal and dissonant sounds, and new techniques such as serialism…