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Owain on the Drumathon
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Tagged BBC Breakfast Children in Need, drum, history, Life, music
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BBC Radio 4 – Laura Barton’s Notes on Music, Laura Barton Goes West
A triptych of audio essays on the enduring qualities, appeal and intent of pop music. In this third episode, Laura Barton explores music’s idea of the West, from the strings, sustained harmonies and open fifths of Western film scores, to … Continue reading
How America’s Oldest Drum Factory Stayed In Business For Over 160 Years | Still Standing
Seven generations of one family have been making drums at Noble & Cooley since 1854. The Massachusetts company started off manufacturing toys, but is now known for their high-end snare drums made from a single plank of wood.
The Musical Invention That Time Forgot
The past is a treasure trove of cool musical ideas that have, for one reason or another, faded from popularity, waiting for you to dig them up and be inspired by them. One such idea is the temperament system developed … Continue reading
A Bach prelude in three different temperaments.
[…] Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 2:18 Quarter-comma meantone presentation 4:40 Rameau presentation 5:38 Well Tempered Clavier and circulating temperaments 6:48 Kirnberger III presentation 8:00 Why this prelude? 9:11 Concluding remarks 10:22 Performance in quarter-comma meantone 12:36 Performance in Rameau 14:45 Performance … Continue reading
Song Exploder – Willow
Willow breaks down her song “Transparent Soul feat. Travis Barker.” Source: Song Exploder – Willow
Resistência – Salgueiro
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Tagged Art, Brasil, Brazil, brazilian style, Carnival, creatives, design, music
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Water, salt and music form a mesmerising visualisation of sound waves | Aeon Videos
Watch the mesmerising patterns that emerge from nature’s fundamental forces as sound waves meet salt and water Warning: this film features rapidly flashing images that can be distressing to photosensitive viewers. For the ABC Science series Phenomena, the Australian artist … Continue reading
Shots in the Dark with David Godlis
A 37TH DEGREE ORIGINAL FILM Between 1976 and 1980, young Manhattan photographer David Godlis documented the nightly goings-on at the Bowery’s legendary CBGB, “the undisputed birthplace of punk rock,” with a vividly distinctive style of night photography. Lewie and Noah … Continue reading
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