The String Quintet in E major, Op. 11, No. 5 (G 275), by Luigi Boccherini was written in 1771 and published in 1775. The quintet is famous for its minuet third movement which is frequently played as a standalone piece outside of the context of the full quintet. Boccherini’s first set of string quintets, his […]
Tchaikovsky – Trepak
Trepak also referred to as the Russian dance, is one of the character dances from Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s famous 1892 ballet The Nutcracker. Trepak (or tropak is a traditional East Slavic folk dance (Russian and Ukrainian). Russian researchers have pointed out the similarities to the Kamarinskaya or Barynya, meanwhile Ukrainian researchers have compared it to […]
Jar of Hearts
“Jar of Hearts” is the debut single by American singer Christina Perri. The song was released onto iTunes September 27, 2010, a week after its debut on So You Think You Can Dance. The song was included on Perri’s debut EP, The Ocean Way Sessions (2010), and appeared on Perri’s debut studio album, Lovestrong (2011). […]
Something Rotten!
Something Rotten! is a musical comedy with a book by John O’Farrell and Karey Kirkpatrick and music and lyrics by Karey and Wayne Kirkpatrick. Set in 1595, the story follows the Bottom brothers, Nick and Nigel, who struggle to find success in the theatrical world as they compete with the wild popularity of their contemporary […]
Senri Kawaguchi
Senri Kawaguchi is a Japanese jazz and fusion drummer. In Japan, she is sometimes known as tekazuhime (手数姫), (“Princess of Many Strokes”). She has the image of a gecko on the front of her 20-inch bass drum, and on her Zildjian drumsticks. She has won many awards for her drumming. Kawaguchi was introduced to drumming […]
Tihore Mai
Tihore Mai is a Maori children’s song, adapted from an old karakia to bring us back into harmony with the world of nature, and of the spirit. The karakia E rere, e rere, e te kotare, is a karakia which was taught to children. It is a karakia telling the rain to go away. Here is […]
Eleanor Rigby
“Eleanor Rigby” is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1966 album Revolver. It was also issued on a double A-side single, paired with “Yellow Submarine”. Credited to the Lennon–McCartney songwriting partnership, the song is one of only a few in which John Lennon and Paul McCartney later disputed primary authorship. […]
Barracuda
Barracuda” is a song by American rock band Heart, released in 1977 on their third studio album, Little Queen, and was released as the album’s lead single. The song peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100. “Barracuda” was named the 34th-best hard rock song of all time by VH1 in 2009. The song […]
Eruption
Eruption were a British disco, R&B and soul recording act in the 1970s and 1980s. They are best known for their covers of Ann Peebles’s “I Can’t Stand the Rain” and Neil Sedaka’s “One Way Ticket”, which were big disco hits in 1978 and 1979. The band was formed in 1969 as a school band […]
Te Iwi E
“Te iwi e” is a traditional Māori chant or waiata that can be translated as “O people” or “Listen to the people” and refers to the concept of communal unity and shared responsibility, often in the face of hardship or loss. The phrase calls for the community, or “iwi,” to stand together, acknowledging shared grief […]