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British music 'mashup' at closing ceremony
Britain may not dominate the podium at the 2012 Olympics, but it will rule the closing ceremony -- an all-British spectacular celebrating the country's music "from Elgar to Adele." Organizers announced Thursday that the ceremony theme will be "A Symphony of British Music," and will include established and up-and-coming artists performing a jukebox-full of iconic British...
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Music: Arab Music Series features Syrian-born composer Kareem Roustom
KAREEM ROUSTOM is bilingual in Arabic and English - music, that is. The Syrian-born composer is fluent in Arabic and Western styles, which is no easy feat. The two use very different instruments. And Arabic music has quarter tones, which exist between the notes of the traditional Western 12-tone chromatic scale. With so many different types of sounds and rules to keep in mind, composing in both ...
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British music 'mashup' at Olympic closing ceremony
Britain may not dominate the podium at the 2012 Olympics, but it will rule the closing ceremony — an all-British spectacular celebrating the country's music "from Elgar to Adele."
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