Istria Deep Purple
In March 1968, a group composed of Richie Blackmore - lead guitar, John Lord - organ, backing vocals, Rod Evans - vocals, Nikki Simper - bass, backing vocals, Jan Pace…

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What is rondo
The constant main theme — refrain — is like a chorus, side themes — episodes — are in essence solos. The number of episodes can be from two or more…

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In the power of music
Music has accompanied man since prehistoric times. The joy of prey, a successful hunt, the challenge of rain accompanied ritual sounds (a skull filled with dry berries or a gong…

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Recording company agreement
Concluding a contract with a record company every year becomes more and more difficult process. The times of producers working as Phil Spector, who found a group by watching performers…

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album released in June

Music and subconscious

Never in the history of mankind has there been so much music as now. But in fact, it does not just sound – it performs its programming function. And these are by no means empty paranoid words. They can be confirmed by impartial facts … All this is rock and roll “I am ball lightning. I pour rain … You are still young, but you will die. I will not take hostages and share a single life … My bell is calling. I am taking you to hell … ”These are words from one of the most popular songs of the AC / DC rock band -“ Hell’z Bells ”(“ Hell’s Bells ”). The heavy rhythm of the music is borrowed from the ritual of African voodoo – thanks to which the words of the song are sealed directly into the subconscious of the listeners. “I am taking you to hell …” Continue reading

Ensemble

Ensemble (from fr. Ensemble – together, many) – means the joint performance of a piece of music by several participants or a piece of music for a small number of performers; A favorite type of music since ancient times. In accordance with the number of performers (from two to ten), the ensemble is called a duet, trio (tertset), quartet, quintet, sextet, septet, octet, nonet or decimet – by the Latin name of the numbers. As independent works, ensembles belong to the field of chamber music, but also belong to operas, oratorios and cantatas. VIA (vocal – instrumental ensembles) were common in Russia in the seventies. Continue reading

Tips for composers

You need to make music regularly, without waiting for the so-called inspiration. You should not depend on it, let it depend on you. And the more regularly you compose, the more often and longer the inspiration will be with you.
It is best to write (it is to write, and not to engage in orchestration or any transpositions) with a fresh mind, that is, in the mornings and around lunchtime. Continue reading

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Sw in dance music
Somehow I thought about one thing: sometimes one bass, a drummer and a pair of cymbals are enough to make people like to twitch from this primitiveness! Why it happens?…

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Ensemble
Ensemble (from fr. Ensemble - together, many) - means the joint performance of a piece of music by several participants or a piece of music for a small number of…

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Styles and genres in music
Historical song, aria, romance, cantata, opera, march, waltz, prelude, sonata - all these are examples of various musical genres. Each of them combines many works. Waltzes, for example, were written…

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