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Category: Musical Instruments
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A 12,000-Year-Old Bird Call, Made of Bird Bones
A collection of small flutes carved from waterfowl bones may have been used as hunting aids, a new study suggests.
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Thomas Stacy, Master of the English Horn, Dies at 84
Through his decades with the New York Philharmonic and his busy touring schedule, he helped make an unfamiliar instrument much less so.
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David Lindley, ‘Musician’s Musician’ to the Rock Elite, Dies at 78
The New York Times – Music:He worked with a wide range of luminaries, most notably Jackson Browne, and there was seemingly no stringed instrument he couldn’t play.
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Thom Bell, a Force Behind the Philadelphia Soul Sound, Dies at 79
The New York Times – Music:As a songwriter, arranger and producer, he brought sophistication and melodic inventiveness to hits by the Delfonics, the Spinners and others.
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Herbert Deutsch, Co-Creator of the Moog Synthesizer, Dies at 90
The New York Times – Music:An experimental composer, Mr. Deutsch collaborated with Robert Moog to create the first synthesizer to make a significant impact on popular music, launching a revolution in electronic music.
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Don Lewis, Unsung Pioneer of Electronic Music, Dies at 81
The New York Times – Music:He invented the first system for integrating multiple instruments using a single control panel, predating the MIDI controller by years.
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A Drummer Showing the Way to ‘the Freest Musical Universe’
The New York Times – Music:Miguel Tomasín, one of the few professional musicians with Down syndrome, has brought attention to the artistic visions of people with developmental disabilities, with his band releasing over 100 albums.
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Fragile, Delicate, Free: Glimpses of Circus Life, at Sea
The New York Times – Travel:A photographer embedded with the Sea Clown Sailing Circus on the troupe’s journeys through the Mediterranean. Here’s what he saw.