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Category: Music
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They Led the 2000s Indie-Rock Boom. Now They’re Vying for Oscars.
As Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross continue to spotlight film music, members of Dirty Projectors, Grizzly Bear, Interpol and Animal Collective have been joining the field.
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Alf Clausen, Who Gave ‘The Simpsons’ Its Musical Identity, Dies at 84
He created the music for hundreds of episodes over 27 seasons, spanning jazz, rock, blues and musicals. He won two Emmys and was nominated for 28 more.
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Alf Clausen, Who Gave ‘The Simpsons’ Its Musical Identity, Dies at 84
He created the music for hundreds of episodes over 27 seasons, spanning jazz, rock, blues and musicals. He won two Emmys and was nominated for 28 more.
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At 85, Composer Annea Lockwood Is Far From Done Listening
Lockwood, a composer who spins music from the sounds of the natural world, is sharing with and learning from a new generation of artists.
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5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Ella Fitzgerald
Explore the catalog of “The First Lady of Song” with tracks chosen by Valerie June, Yaya Bey, Imani Perry and 13 more writers and musicians.
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Per Norgard, Daring Symphonic Composer, Dies at 92
Considered the father of Danish contemporary music, he aspired to works in which “everything came out of a single note,” he said, “like the big bang.”
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Lakota Music Project Merges Two Traditions for One Common Cause
For almost 20 years, the South Dakota Symphony Orchestra has been collaborating with Native artists, aiming to address a history of racial tension.
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Donald Palumbo Reinvigorated the Met Opera Chorus. Next Stop Chicago.
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra has hired Donald Palumbo, 76, the former chorus master of the Metropolitan Opera, to lead its chorus.
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David Cope, Godfather of A.I. Music, Is Dead at 83
His EMI algorithm, an early form of artificial intelligence that he developed in the 1980s, prompted searching questions about the limits of human creativity.
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A New Opera Shines Light on Ukrainian Families Separated by War
The Metropolitan Opera, hoping to revive support for Kyiv, released an excerpt from “The Mothers of Kherson,” about abducted Ukrainian children and their relatives.
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Shirley Manson, the Lead Singer of Garbage Becomes the Unexpected Godmother of Rock
The singer of Garbage, which has a new album, has become rock ’n’ roll’s collective older sister, offering advice and wisdom to younger women coming up in the business.