A music blog written by Rich Brown
Modest Pyotrovich Mussorgsky (1839-1881) was a largely self-taught Russian composer. His most famous work is likely the collection of piano pieces called “Pictures at an Exhibition”. The world knows this piece in the original piano version, as well as a large number of versions for orchestra. An abundance of very talented musicians have taken an... Continue Reading →
In tonal harmony, there is a concept of distance between keys. Sometimes we talk about two keys being very closely related to each other. At different times we describe two key centers as being very distant from one another. This is a struggle for language to try to describe the feeling that our ears get... Continue Reading →
When the Beatles first came to America they told everyone they wanted to see Muddy Waters; one reporter asked: "Muddy Waters … Where’s that?" Paul McCartney laughed and said, "Don’t you know who your own famous people are here?" McKinley Morganfield was born in April of 1913. The world knows him a little better by... Continue Reading →
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