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How Do You Get Acoustic Instruments to Play Electronic Music?
The composer Matthew Sheeran, brother of the pop star Ed Sheeran, discusses how he translated microtonal electronic music for a…
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Seiji Ozawa: 8 Essential Recordings
Ozawa, who died this week at 88 years old, left behind a catalog made with orchestras in Boston, Chicago and…
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Seiji Ozawa, Captivating Conductor, Is Dead at 88
He led the Boston Symphony Orchestra for 29 years, toured widely and helped dispel prejudices about East Asian classical musicians.
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No, ‘Rhapsody in Blue’ Is Not ‘the Worst’
A couple of weeks ago in The Times, a seasoned musician and composer proposed that George Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue”…
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5 Minutes That Will Make You Love John Coltrane
Coltrane changed the game in American music a few times over. Here’s a guided tour to his career, courtesy of…
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Robert Spano to Lead Washington National Opera as Music Director
The veteran conductor, who won acclaim as a champion of new music at the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, will begin a…
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Prince’s ‘Purple Rain’ Is Being Developed as a Stage Musical
Branden Jacobs-Jenkins is lined up to write the book, and Lileana Blain-Cruz will direct.
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Klee Benally, Navajo Activist and Artist, Dies at 48
He helped found a punk-rock band when he was 14. That led to a long career as an advocate for…
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Ani DiFranco Learned (and Cried) a Lot During Her First Year in N.Y.C.
“The lessons that New York has for you around every corner — it was a big part of my young…
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‘Kimberly Akimbo’ Will End Its Broadway Run in April
The Tony winner for best musical, about a high school girl with a rare genetic disorder and a criminally dysfunctional…