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Joel Krosnick, Longtime Cellist of Juilliard String Quartet, Dies at 84

Widely admired for his intense and precise playing, Mr. Krosnick stayed with the quartet for over 40 years, longer than either of his cellist predecessors.

By Adam Nossiter

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Jill Sobule, Singer Behind ‘I Kissed a Girl,’ Dead at 66

Ms. Sobule, 66, died Thursday morning in Woodbury, Minn., her publicist said. She had been scheduled to perform songs from her musical later in the week.

By Hank Sanders

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Ronan the Sea Lion Is Probably Better Than You at Keeping a Beat

As she has aged, the pinniped’s rhythmic abilities have only improved.

By Gennaro Tomma

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Carla Bley’s 1970s Experimental Masterpiece Gets a Belated Premiere

Cultic and unclassifiable — “clearly some sort of monstrous hybrid” — Bley’s “Escalator Over the Hill,” a 1971 album, is being staged at the New School.

By Corinna da Fonseca-Wollheim