Bela Bartok Archives

What Are Études, and Why Do Composers Write Them?

An in-depth look at the historical foundations and the compositional development of the étude, and why musicians still use them today!
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Seven Beats to Heaven: Our 10 Favorite Songs in 7/4 and 7/8

Here are our 10 favorite songs written in the time signatures of 7/4 and 7/8. Check out what makes them tick and hopefully they’ll give you some ideas!
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Elliott Sharp’s Essential Guide to Being Elliott Sharp

By Elliott Sharp Editor’s note: For many years, I’ve been challenged and inspired by the work of Elliott Sharp, who has etched a place as one of America’s most dynamic modern composers. He’s hard to pin down both musically and literally, since he regularly travels the world for performance, recording, commissions, and likely a bit…
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Ian Davis on Bela Bartok and Raunchy Guitar Solos

Ian Davis is your standard musical chameleon — with a seemingly infinite number of bands and projects going at any one time. You can catch him touring around the country with Landlady, writing and recording his own family Christmas albums, or even arranging pieces for My Brightest Diamond. We asked him a few questions to…
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