Music

  Tuesday, 20 June 2006

Gyorgy Ligeti, Central-European Composer of Bleakness and Humor, Dies at 83 < 12:40:47 PM>.

Gyorgy Ligeti became widely known when extracts from his work appeared on the soundtrack of Stanley Kubrick's movie "2001: A Space Odyssey" in 1968 and caught the public's fancy.

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  Friday, 2 June 2006

Ma's Silk Road Project garners $1M prize < 11:59:04 PM>.

The Silk Road Project explores common threads of culture and music in various societies. It includes recordings, performances and festivals ,and mentors young artists who take an interest in the cultural influences that shape music. Ma's Silk Road Ensemble plays traditional instruments and tunes from Asia and the West.
[Via CBC | Arts News]



  Thursday, 18 May 2006

Tap That Tune < 11:11:01 PM>.

Ever have a song stuck in your head, but can’t remember what it’s called, or even who sang it? If you at least know how it goes, try this astonishing Web site, suggested to me by a reader: It’s SongTapper.com.

Basically, you tap your Space bar in the rhythm of the melody notes-”Lu-cy in the sky-yyyy, with di-i-a-monds” or whatever-and, incredibly, the site guesses which song you meant. In my very few tries, it did amazingly well. (It also offers a link to the iTunes music store so you can hear 30 seconds of the actual song for free, to confirm its wisdom.)

Too funny. It works. We tried "Yellow Submarine" and 'bingo', got it right away. It detects both the start and release of the spacebar.

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