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How Thomas Newman’s “American Beauty” Score Flipped the Script on Film Music
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How Does Arvo Pärt Create His Enormously Emotive Music? Tintinnabuli.
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A Beginner’s Guide to Morton Feldman — an Intimate Encounter with Sound
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Orchestral Works for Children’s Education: Britten, Prokofiev, and Saint-Saëns
Inventive, exciting music plus an educational angle? Now that’s a Soundfly super combo! Here’s a topic we’ve…
Who Is the Art Ensemble of Chicago?
For the musicians of the many houses of improvised music out there, the Art Ensemble…
Here Are Our 8 Favorite Films About Jazz Horn Players
Horns are a prominent piece in the puzzle of modern music. When it comes to…
Who Will Win the Oscar for Best Original Film Score and Why?
As a musician, the Oscars might not seem as interesting as the award ceremonies that are…
The Spectacle of Hope: Reflections on the Music of Jóhann Jóhannsson
By RE Katz Perhaps it’s fitting that the untimely death of composer Jóhann Gunnar Jóhannsson…
Sibelius, That High-Functioning Drunkard
The notion that partying is somehow intrinsically linked with the culture surrounding musicians is unfortunately…