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A musical revolution out of Africa – and Cuba
The Buena Vista Social Club owes its success to the visa problems of Malian musicians. Now, they’ve all come together to make some remarkable composition

Canyon News – Latest On Musical Masters In The Hills
BEVERLY HILLS—Brentwood based alternative rock band ACIDIC is gearing up for their highly anticipated release of “Chronic Satisfaction,” their third full-length baby book, on Tuesday, September 20. The band teamed up with renowned producer John Ryan, who has produced albums for such illustrious artists as Santana, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Styx. Also, Kyle Lowder’s self-titled CD is still at the top of the …

GENERAL MUSIC INDUSTRY: Composition Company RS Berkeley Donates a Full Orchestra of Musical Instruments to Cuban Composition …
New York, NY—in a foremost publication last week, les silver, president and ceo of rs berkeley musical instruments, pledged that the company will donate all the brand-new, acoustic instruments needed to completely outfit a student orchestra at the amadeo roldA n Academy of Composition in Havana, Cuba’s premier academy of composition…

Lady Lazarus lets The DePaulia into her musical world
Last week, I was lucky enough to review “Mantic,” the first LP by Savannah Ga.-based musician Lady Lazarus. Melissa Ann Sweat, the woman in the rear the act, also took some time out of her day to answer some of the DePaulia’s burning questions about “Mantic” and let us know what she’s up to next.

For my composition homework i need to know what the musical features of punk rock, progressive rock and rock n roll but i cant find them anywhere. Where can i find them?

Musical first for Elmvale District High School
Elmvale District High School is about to become the first high school in Canada to own a pedal steel guitar thanks to the generous support of the community and the world-renowned, inventor of this very unique instrument – who lives in Tiny Township.[...]

In Payatas dumpsite, hope springs for child musical genius
From a scavengers’ son comes the exquisite sound of a passionate piano player.

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Though many of us may hear composition where others hear noise, it cannot be denied that composition plays an integral role in our everyday life. Composition is the backdrop of many of our favorite films; most Saturday morning cartoons use classical composers like Bach and Beethoven to provide its storyline with highly effective dramatic elements. Just as mothers sing sweet melodies to their children to lull them to sleep, sporting events use loud, high-energy composition to excite and invigorate spectators.

But what I consider composition may not be your favorite choice of song. Just as musical tastes within cultures and across continents vary, so do the instruments used to make some of today’s most well loved musical arrangements.

In the West, some of the first instruments that force come to mind are the guitar, keyboard, drums…solidified in the minds of Westerners after the birth of jazz and rock and roll. But explore a bit further, and one would easily be surprised about the breadth and scope of instruments used to produce composition.

Here are a few exotic instruments from around the world that are growing in popularity. They are worth your consideration, due to each instrument’s innovative structure and uniqueness of sound. And who knows, one day one of these instruments force show up at a local festival or concert hall:

• The Balalaika is a lute-like stringed folk instrument of Russian origin. The Balalaika has a three-sided body and a long neck. The three types of the Balalaika are the prima, sekunda, and the basses and contrabasses. Each type is played differently: the prima is played only with the fingers, the sekunda can be played with the fingers or a plectrum (pick), and the floor-sitting basses and contrabasses varieties are played with a leather plectrum.

• The gopichand (also known as gopiyantra or khamak) is a well loved folk instrument used in Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan. The three types are soprano, tenor, and bass and the instrument is used frequently in Hindu chanting ceremonies. The sound of the gopichand is very unique; the “legs” of the instrument are squeezed together while the other hand strums the string. It produces an exotic bending sound with a pulsating rhythm.

• The Sitar is the most well loved instrument of Indian classical composition. It has a long hallow neck made of wood and a gourd resonating chamber. It can have up to four main strings, three or four drone strings, and thirteen sympathetic (resonating) strings. The sitar is so rooted in the polish of India that children and young adults wanting to learn the sitar often enter into long apprenticeships where the teacher plays a drone that provides a gorgeous accompaniment to the distinctive twang of the sitar. The sitar has been used in Hindu classical composition since the Middle Ages and became known to the West after Beatle George Harrison took sitar lessons from Pandit Ravi Shankar and incorporated the instrument into several songs in the 1950s.

• The Yue Qin (yueqin) is also referred to as a moon-guitar, moon-zither, or gekkin. The yueqin is a lute with a round, hallow wooden body and a small fretted neck. According to legend, this exotic instrument was invented during the Chinese Qin Dynasty, between 201 and 226 BCE. The yueqin is one of the most, if not the most, well loved stringed instrument in the Beijing opera orchestra. In fact, is often used as the chief melodic instrument, replacing the bowed string section. The body of this Chinese instrument is typically circular yet it can come in many different sizes and pitches.

• Dan Bau is maybe one of the most unique musical instruments in the world – it has only one string. But its one string status is not a limitation by any means. An experienced user can produce any note with a tonal range up to 3 octaves. The Dan Bau makes a harmonic sound, full of rich overtones and takes a fantastic deal of precision to master. The instrument is integral to Vietnamese folk composition but with the invention of magnetic pickup, the Dan Bau has exploded onto the contemporary Asian pop and rock scene.

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