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Why did a blockchain entrepreneur team up with Hans Zimmer?

The creator behind a cryptocurrency has teamed up with acclaimed composer Hans Zimmer to release an anthem for the blockchain ecosystem.

16/04/2024

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John Cage’s 639-year organ performance just changed chords

The piece, called “As Slow As Possible” by the late US composer John Cage, won’t finish until the year 2640. The next chord change is in 2 years.

06/02/2024

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Euronews Culture sat down with composer and conductor John Adams after the premiere of 'Antony and Cleopatra' at Barcelona's Liceu Opera theatre.

02/11/2023

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Composer Danny Elfman accused of sexual assault by a second woman

A 47-year-old woman from Maryland, under the name Jane Doe XX, becomes the second woman this year to make allegations of sexual misconduct against the Oscar-nominated composer.

20/10/2023

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National Film Score Day: The best film scores since 2010

Today is National Film Score Day, which recognizes the musical masterpieces in cinema and, more specifically, the talented composers who create them.

03/04/2023

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Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto dies aged 71

Ryuichi Sakamoto was first diagnosed with throat cancer in 2014. In 2022, he revealed that he was terminal, a year after he disclosed he was suffering from rectal cancer.

02/04/2023

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Gospel music archives of Charles Henry Pace rediscovered in Pittsburgh

When you think of American Gospel music, you don't think of Pittsburgh, but that might now change. Christopher Lynch, a music historian at the University of Pittsburgh has made it his life's goal to sort through the archives of Charles Henry Pace.

27/03/2023

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Legendary music score composer Hans Zimmer takes his tour to Dubai

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Hollywood music score composer and music producer Hans Zimmer has announced he will perform his Live Tour in Dubai for the first time. Speaking to Euronews, he said that people can expect ‘chaos’ and ‘something a little different’.

24/12/2022

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‘Twin Peaks' and David Lynch composer Angelo Badalamenti dies at 85

Angelo Badalamenti, the highly-acclaimed composer behind many of David Lynch's works, including Blue Velvet, Twin Peaks and Mulholland Drive, has died aged 85.

13/12/2022

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From the old to the new: remembering jazz giant Pharoah Sanders

Pharoah Sanders, the influential tenor saxophonist revered in the jazz world for the spirituality of his work, has died aged 81

26/09/2022

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InClassica live: Slovak Philharmonic performs at 2022 festival

In partnership with InClassica International Music Festival

This performance features the Principal Clarinet of the Los Angeles Philharmonic.

30/05/2022

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InClassica live: Taverna plays piano concerto 'From My Bookshelf'

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Alessandro Taverna and the Berlin Symphony Orchestra will perform Alexei Shor’s “From my Bookshelf” and a Tchaikovsky's symphony as part of the InClassica music festival in Dubai.

19/05/2022

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Marilyn Bergman, composer of 'The Way We Were', dies aged 93

Among the highlights: Stephen Bishop’s “It Might Be You,” from “Tootsie”; Noel Harrison’s “The Windmills of Your Mind,” from “The Thomas Crown Affair”; and, for “Best Friends,” the James Ingram-Patti Austin duet “How Do You Keep the Music Playing?”

10/01/2022

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Thousands gather in Greece for composer Mikis Theodorakis' funeral

Political leaders, family members and thousands of fans paid their final respects to Greek music great Mikis Theodorakis who was buried Thursday on the island of Crete.

09/09/2021

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Meet the musician who can take you on any backstage tour in the world

Ricardo Araujo, a successful composer, conductor and musician now uses his connections to create bespoke trips and can take you behind the scenes at any cultural institution in the world.

02/07/2021

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First chord change in seven years for John Cage organ composition

Play it slow: Composer John Cage's 639-year legacy to the world undergoes its first chord change for seven years

06/09/2020

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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly composer Ennio Morricone dies aged 91

He composed the famous coyote-howl theme for the iconic film “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly”.

06/07/2020

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Grammy award-winning Polish composer Krzysztof Penderecki dies at 86

Polish culture "has suffered a great and irreparable loss", the country's culture minister said on Sunday.

29/03/2020

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Johann Johannsson found dead

The Icelandic composer was discovered at his Berlin apartment.

11/02/2018