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The notebook preserves something that composer-centred histories often miss: the musical work taking place around Mozart, in this case by a young woman.
Are we optimising too much?
From Appalachian mountain music to bluegrass and gospel hymns, Dolly Parton was no ordinary country singer.
Even though we’re all sad about Dolly this week, we still have her wonderful songs to listen to.
Like Lilith Fair before it, Daisy Chain Festival is about more than supporting gender equity.
When Parton first signed to Monument records in 1965 at the age of 19, her high-pitched voice was considered incompatible with country.
The biggest legacy Dolly Parton leaves is her songwriting, and three songs define her more than any others.
Dolly Parton’s first hit was titled ‘Dumb Blonde’. The country music legend, who has died at 80, was anything but that.
Classical music lovers might think they’re different from pop music stans but letters show their love and devotion run just as deep.
Johnny Young has died at 79. He made a major impact on this country’s musical and television landscape.
The Swedish pop song came out at a time when ABBA was trying to break into the American market. But it would go on to become a global anthem.
An estimated 5.7 billion people listen to music. But there’s a lot we still don’t understand about why certain songs affect us the way they do.
Shakespeare used music in a multitude of ways to delight, amuse, relax, confuse and frighten his audiences.
The Irish singer-songwriter Glen Hansard has died in a motorcycle crash at 56.
Playing improv music activates the reward system of the brain.
The singer has now transcended celebrity.
Albums have become centrepieces of wider cultural worlds built through visuals, personal stories and fan participation.
K-pop is welcoming more non-Korean idols into the genre than ever but fans are not quite on board yet.
As Manchester reinvents itself as an internationally recognised cultural city, Burnham’s politics are evolving with it. The relationship has never been one-way.
Top contributors
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Associate Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Winchester
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Reader in Music, Politics and Society, Newcastle University
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Associate Professor, Music Industry, RMIT University
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Head of School of Psychology and Speech Pathology, Curtin University
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Piano Performance Fellow, The University of Queensland
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Associate Professor in Media, University of Technology Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in Music, Southern Cross University
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Professor of Music, Australian Catholic University
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Principal Fellow and Professor of Music, The University of Melbourne
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Academic in the School of Education and Creative Arts, University of Southern Queensland
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Lecturer in Music Industry and Popular Culture, RMIT University
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Professor of Appalachian Studies and Bluegrass, Old-Time and Roots Music Studies, East Tennessee State University
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Deputy Head of School, Senior Lecturer in Piano and Musicology, School of Music, Australian National University
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Professor of Music, Culture and Society, City St George's, University of London
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Vice-Chancellor's Senior Research Fellow in Music Industries and Cultural Economy, RMIT University