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Natural Music?
Ralph Graves Ralph Graves

Natural Music?

Music may be an outgrowth of our physical makeup -- a natural rather than a cultural construction

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The Metropolitan Opera in HD
Tim Snider Tim Snider

The Metropolitan Opera in HD

So, bravo to the Met for making its productions available to thousands of opera fans around the world. Surely the HD experience will be improved.

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Alt-Classical and WTJU
Ralph Graves Ralph Graves

Alt-Classical and WTJU

There's this living, breathing, vital alt-classical genre bubbling just under the surface, appealing to younger, primarily non-traditional classical audiences. So where does WTJU stand with alt-classical music?

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Bobbin' with Milton Babbitt
Ralph Graves Ralph Graves

Bobbin' with Milton Babbitt

Bad Plus’ arrangement of Milton Babbitt is a refreshing take on a part of classical music that usually remains untouched by other genres.

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Music and Context: Webern in Mayberry
Ralph Graves Ralph Graves

Music and Context: Webern in Mayberry

Those folks who say they don't listen to works by the Second Viennese School (Schoenberg, et al) hear quite a lot of music inspired by it -- and quite often. Because while concert-goers may have been slow to embrace the sonic possibilities of 12-tone music, many musicians and composers have -- especially film composers.

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Bach Crab Canon Visualized
Ralph Graves Ralph Graves

Bach Crab Canon Visualized

The Crab Canon of J. S. Bach can be difficult for non-musicians to appreciate — much less understand. That is, until Jos Leys created this video.

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