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Genres & History
12/1/2009
The high Classical period (1750-1820) saw composers build upon the innovations of the Baroque era to create formal structures for purely instrumental music. Mozart and Haydn led the way, developing sym …
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Genres & History
12/1/2009
Rock 'n' roll has always had a dark side - a fascination with the macabre, a thirst for blood, and a lust for velocity. Death metal is the ultimate virtuosic expression of this dark side, and as such, …
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Artist Essentials
12/1/2009
A quick change of clothes, a slug of water, and back out onto the stage for an encore.or 15. And because they've already played the hit parade, we get a taste of some of their rarely heard back pages: …
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Artist Essentials
12/1/2009
From the days of the Rock and Roll Circus to the horror of Altamont to their 2006 Brazilian concert in front of 1.5 million souls, the Stones have a rep for being a killer act live. Their …
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Artist Essentials
12/1/2009
Gram Parsons may have been the godfather of alt-country, but he liked to call his groundbreaking blend of rock and C&W "cosmic American music." Cross-pollinating old-time country traditions - the mourn …
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Genres & History
12/1/2009
Maybe nobody would accuse Brigitte Bardot of vocal excellence, but the world's favorite sex kitten boasts charm to spare on a sunny "Moi je joue." Teen dream France Gall became known as the "French Lol …
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Genres & History
12/1/2009
It's every French Pop star for himself, as Italian-born Belgian Salvatore Adamo aims for big drama on a strings-soaked "Inch allah," and Left Bank bohemian Juliette GrTco goes for folk on a sprightly " …
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Genres & History
12/1/2009
C'est magnifique! C'est fantastique! C'est Classic French Pop, our Essentials playlist of francophone fabulosity from the folks who gave us everything from Burgandy and berets to b …
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12/1/2009
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