Mannheim School refers to both the orchestral techniques pioneered by the court orchestra of the Elector Palatine in Mannheim in the latter half of the 18th century and the group of composers of the early classical period, who composed for the orchestra of Mannheim. The father of the school is considered to be the Bohemian […]
Zigeunerweisen
Zigeunerweisen (Gypsy Airs), Op. 20, is a musical composition for violin and orchestra written in 1878 by the Spanish composer Pablo de Sarasate. It was premiered the same year in Leipzig, Germany. Like his contemporaries, Sarasate misidentified Hungarian folk music with the “gypsy music” of the Romani people, and the themes in the piece are […]
The Stickmen Project
The Stickmen Project was formed in August 2016. The identities and real names of the two members are unknown. They perform in black LED suits and masks. During live performances, both play electronic drums and a turntable. The duo became particularly popular on the video platform TikTok , where they released music videos and became […]
Gurenge
“Gurenge” (“Red Lotus”) is a song by Japanese pop singer Lisa from her fifth studio album Leo-Nine. It was released as her fifteenth single digitally on April 22, 2019, and received a physical release on July 3, 2019. Commercially, the single peaked at number three on the Oricon Singles Chart, and number two on Billboard […]
Frank And Frei
The musical ensemble Frank and Frei wants to make the diverse world of sound and the musical joie de vivre of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance audible again. The exuberant dances and numerous drinking, mood and love songs are brought from the heart of Monika Fink, Ingrid Wagner-Kraft and Bernhard Winkler with an extensive […]
Walking The Dog
Walking the Dog is one of many musical numbers written in 1937 by George Gershwin for the score for the Fred Astaire – Ginger Rogers film Shall We Dance. In the film, the music accompanies a sequence of walking a dog on board a luxury liner. In 1960, the sequence was published as “Promenade” to accompany […]
The Irish Washerwoman
“The Irish Washerwoman” is a traditional jig known to have been played throughout Britain and Ireland and in North America. Although usually considered an Irish tune, some scholars claim that it is English in origin, derived from the seventeenth-century tune “Dargason”. According to the “tunearch” website, the earliest appearance is in Robert Petrie’s “Collection of […]
The Sisters of Mercy
Leonard Cohen penned The Sisters of Mercy as a tribute to two girls that he shared a hotel room with during a snowstorm in Edmonton, Canada. In the April 1993 issue of Song Talk, he explained: “That’s the only song I wrote in one sitting. The melody I had worked on for some time. I […]
Two Songs for Elizabeth – Bigger Than The Whole Sky/My Lighthouse
In ‘Bigger Than The Whole Sky’ Taylor Swift expresses grief and heartache over a person the narrator has never met and the track has become an anthem for those who are grieving a loved one”. The opening verse depicts the narrator in grievance, “No words appear before me in the aftermath/ Salt streams out my […]
Boulevard of Broken Dreams (Green Day)
“Boulevard of Broken Dreams” is a song by American rock band Green Day. The power ballad is the fourth track from their seventh studio album American Idiot (2004). Reprise Records released “Boulevard of Broken Dreams” as the second single from American Idiot in November 2004. The song’s lyrics were written by lead singer Billie Joe […]