Here’s the first festival to combine ice and music in a symbiotic, artistic way. Ice carved cellos and flutes, designed to play music for an ice universe, are among the […]
Monthly Archives: December 2014
For the first time, a bird species is found to use the western musical scale
The species of bird known as catharus guthatus, or hermit thrush, has been found to sing melodies that use the same mathematical contraints as traditional Western tonal music. What if […]
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New-York’s Metropolitan Opera in bankrupcy : Should we blame the public ?
Bankrupcy is expected for the Metropolitan Opera within two or three years. According to the general director, Peter Gelb, although artistic productions generate important ticket sales, these are no longer […]
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Is it taboo to think Wagner’s opera are boring?
A confession from John Grace: the journalist admits that he can’t stay focused while listening to Parsifal, a Wagner opera that lasts a minimum of 5 hours. But what if […]
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Paris Opera live at the cinema
If opera tickets are too expensive, or the opera house is too far to travel, audiences in St-Louis (France) can simply watch operas live in a movie theatre. A New […]
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The Orgelbüchlein Project : Finishing Bach’s work
A group of artists has decided to complete Bach’s 118 unfinished chorals. These chorals, which date from 1712, will be completed not in the style of Bach, but rather in […]
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Brain music
Cellist Katinka Klein plays in duo with herself: the melody played by cello is accompanied by the sounds of her brain waves amplified by microswitches. An odd encounter between music […]
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See the sounds
The musician Nigel Stanford promoted a meeting between science and music. In this video, every sound refers to a visual element, according to the principle of visualization of audio frequency […]
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A Graphic about the benefits of Music Education
The Royal Conservatory made a graphic that summarizes the recent discoveries in Neuroscience about the benefits of Music Education for attaining children’s full intellectual, social and creative potential. http://www.rcmusic.ca/sites/default/files/files/RCM%20Research%20Article%20Infographic_FINAL_QRCODE.pdf
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Classical music fashion accessories
Are you a music lover? Then you’ll be passionate about this fun selection of of classical music fashion accessories proposed by the site Classic Fm. http://www.classicfm.com/discover/music/accessories-fashion/
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