One of the major influences on modern classical music was the strong-willed French music teacher, Nadia Boulanger (1887-1979). She bagan her career as a composer, but gave it up at the age of 33 to de...
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Description : Amazon.com He reached an apogee of fame in the mid-1980s as the producer-arranger of Michael Jackson's blockbuster album Thriller and the charity single "We Are the World," but Quincy...
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Today is Friday, Feb. 23, the 54th day of 2007. There are 311 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On Feb. 23, 1945, during World War II, U.S. Marines on Iwo Jima captured Mount Surib...
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Hugues Cuenod, the oldest singer ever to debut at the Metropolitan Opera, celebrates his 105th birthday Tuesday with a message to his younger colleagues: Don't shout.Cuenod, until recently the worl...
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Composing can be a lonely job. Hour after hour, the composer sits at a piano, trying to bring out the music in his head.But for Aaron Copland, composition was about the people -- working with peopl...
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Q: The Autobiography of Quincy Jones
