Day: January 14, 2022
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Michael Jackson: the 100 most inspiring musicians of all time
Michael Jackson: the 100 most inspiring musicians of all time American singer, songwriter, and dancer Michael Joseph Jackson (b. Aug. 29, 1958, Gary, Ind., U.S.—d. June 25, 2009, Los Angeles, Calif., U.S.) was the most popular entertainer in the world in the early and mid-1980s. Reared in Gary, Ind., in one of the most acclaimed…
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Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan: the 100 most inspiring musicians of all time
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan: the 100 most inspiring musicians of all time Pakistani singer Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (b. Oct. 13, 1948, Lyallpur [now Faisalabad] Pak.—d. Aug. 16, 1997, London, Eng.) is considered one of the greatest performers of qawwali, a Sufi Muslim devotional music characterized by simple melodies, forceful rhythms, and energetic improvisations that…
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Thelonious Monk’s Harmony, Rhythm, and pianism (Part 2)
Table of Contents Thelonius Monk’s sheet music transcriptions are available from our Library. Chords and Voicings: From Lead Sheet to Performance Voicing Harmonic choice Extension, omission, spacing and doubling Chord Substitution, Insertion, and Deletion Thelonius Monk‘s sheet music transcriptions are available from our Library. Chords and Voicings: From Lead Sheet to Performance In modern jazz,…
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EBB TIDE (with sheet music download)
“Ebb Tide” is a popular song, written in 1953 by the lyricist Carl Sigman and composer Robert Maxwell. The song’s build up is to illustrate the ocean waves coming in and out to and from the shores, due to the ebb tides. The first three notes are identical to the first three notes of the…