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Maestro strikes a note of peace - World Notes
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) -- Jubilant Palestinian teenagers recently greeted world-famous pianist Daniel Barenboim before he played Beethoven's "Moonlight ......(Continue Reading) Corridors of powerlessness
In Bowling for Columbine, there is spectral footage, recorded on a surveillance camera, of the massacre in progress, the chaos of kids running for cover, ......(Continue Reading)Staying in tune with music - impact of music on mental & physical health - includes related article on music and appetite
Most people don't realize the vast impact music has on our lives every day. Ugh, what a stressful day--and now all this traffic. Ah, there's the freeway....(Continue Reading)Trivial pursuits
Musical meaning: toward a critical history Lawrence Kramer University of California Press (Berkeley, Los Angeles & London, 2001); ix, 335pp; L37.95/ L15.95 ......(Continue Reading)MUSIC; BACHONBANJO; Bela Fleck proves it's not just for bluegrass
Back when Steve Martin did stand-up, he'd play the banjo for laughs. "The banjo is such a happy instrument," Martin would say, wearing an exaggerated ......(Continue Reading)
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