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Deceptive Cadence
2:42 pm
Fri March 15, 2013

Marches Madness: Beware Friday The 15th!

Originally published on Fri March 15, 2013 3:02 pm

Deceptive Cadence
12:00 pm
Fri March 15, 2013

Stradivari Is My Co-Pilot

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Pablo Helguera is a New York-based artist working with sculpture, drawing, photography and performance. His new book is Helguera's Artunes. You can see more of his work atArtworld Salon and on his own site.

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1:57 pm
Thu March 14, 2013

The Classical Pianist With 55 Million YouTube Hits

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Pianist Valentina Lisitsa, who jump-started her stalled-out career by posting videos on YouTube.

Originally published on Fri March 15, 2013 12:40 pm

Deceptive Cadence
12:16 pm
Thu March 14, 2013

Marches Madness: Heralding The Pope

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A marching band perfroms before the introduction of Pope Francis at St. Peter's Basilica on Wednesday in Vatican City.

Originally published on Fri March 15, 2013 8:56 am

Deceptive Cadence
12:43 pm
Wed March 13, 2013

Marches Madness: Patriotic Pandemonium

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"Putnam's Camp," by Charles Ives, depicts a small town Fourth of July fantasy.
Deceptive Cadence
7:03 am
Wed March 13, 2013

'Soldier Songs': Can Effective And Affecting Art Come Out Of War?

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A scene from the theatrical staging of David T. Little's Soldier Songs at the Prototype Festival in New York in January.

Originally published on Tue April 2, 2013 10:04 am

Making art out of war is an ancient path — either as a means to quite literally sing the praises of warriors' brave deeds and martial power, or to forward a particular political agenda, noble or not.

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Music Documentaries
5:31 pm
Tue March 12, 2013

Dan Deacon On Q2 Music's 'Spaces'

Originally published on Tue April 30, 2013 12:22 pm

The music of electroacoustic composer Dan Deacon is defined by its extreme eclecticism. A tangle of sputtering beats, Disklaviers and homemade instruments, Deacon's compositional style draws as much from Conlon Nancarrow and electronic music pioneer Raymond Scott as it does from the worlds of pop, electronic and dance music.

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Deceptive Cadence
12:44 pm
Tue March 12, 2013

Tell Us: Are Ballet And Opera Elitist?

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In an age when we are hearing more music than ever, are opera and ballet elitist?

Originally published on Tue March 12, 2013 1:10 pm

It's a question virtually as old as the art forms themselves: Are ballet and opera elitist?

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Deceptive Cadence
9:51 am
Tue March 12, 2013

Marches Madness: Walk Like An Egyptian

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Verdi's opera Aida, set in the time of the Pharaohs, is known for its extravagance, yet its "Triumphal March" is surprisingly simple.

Elephants, Egyptian palaces, politics and love triangles — now we're talking grand opera!

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Deceptive Cadence
12:06 pm
Mon March 11, 2013

Marches Madness: Sticking Together

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Valdres is a friendly, lilting march with clever contrapuntal touches.

Originally published on Mon March 11, 2013 1:14 pm

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