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4′33″. 4′33″[a] is a modernist composition [b] by American experimental composer John Cage. It was composed in 1952 for any instrument or combination of instruments; the score instructs performers not to play their instruments throughout the three movements. It is divided into three movements, [c] lasting 30 seconds, two minutes and 23 ...
It is one of Schubert's most popular works. Beyond the song as originally composed by Schubert, it is often performed and recorded by many singers under the title " Ave Maria " (the Latin name of the prayer Hail Mary, and also the opening words and refrain of Ellen's song, a song which is itself a prayer to the Virgin Mary ), in musically ...
Listen to the Mocking Bird. "Listen to the Mocking Bird" (1855) is an American popular song of the mid-19th century. Its lyrics were composed by Septimus Winner under the pseudonym "Alice Hawthorne", and its music was by Richard Milburn. [ 1][ 2][ 3] It relates the story of a singer dreaming of his sweetheart, now dead and buried, and a ...
Listen to Your Heart (Roxette song) from the album Look Sharp! " Listen to Your Heart " is a song by Swedish rock duo Roxette, originally released in Sweden in September 1988 as the second single from the duo's second studio album, Look Sharp! (1988). It was written by Per Gessle with former Gyllene Tider guitarist Mats "M.P." Persson.
5. “Fly Me to The Moon” by Frank Sinatra (1964) The opening lines, “Fly me to the moon, let me play among the stars, let me see what spring is like on Jupiter and Mars…” is enough to get ...
The 50 Greatest Pieces of Classical Music is a compilation of classical works recorded by the London Philharmonic Orchestra with conductor David Parry. [2] Recorded at Abbey Road Studios, Royal Festival Hall and Henry Wood Hall in London, the compilation was released in digital formats in November, 2009 and as a 4-CD set in 2011. [3]
Music is the arrangement of sound to create some combination of form, harmony, melody, rhythm, or otherwise expressive content. [ 1 ][ 2 ][ 3 ] Music is generally agreed to be a cultural universal that is present in all human societies. [ 4 ] Definitions of music vary widely in substance and approach. [ 5 ]
The Seikilos epitaph is an Ancient Greek inscription that preserves the oldest surviving complete musical composition, including musical notation. [ 1][ 2][ 3] Commonly dated between the 1st and 2nd century AD, the inscription was found engraved on a pillar ( stele) from the ancient Hellenistic town of Tralles (present-day Turkey) in 1883.