Music 2024, December

Mixtape: what is and how it differs from the album

Mixtape: what is and how it differs from the album

Last modified: 2023-12-17 05:12

Every music listener has a few favorite hits that can be listened to an infinite number of times. They carefully arrange them in order in their playlists and embark on a rhythmic journey through the musical waves. Professional musicians went to meet their listeners and came up with such a phenomenon as a mixtape. What is it and who creates them?

Jimi Hendrix: biography, creative path, cause of death

Jimi Hendrix: biography, creative path, cause of death

Last modified: 2023-12-17 05:12

Jimi Hendrix is a legendary virtuoso guitarist who earned the status of a recognized classic of rock music during his lifetime. Phenomenal possession of the instrument, constant creative searches and experiments made him one of the brightest stars of show business in the second half of the 20th century. Jimi left us long ago, but the musician's legacy lives on

Judas Priest: the history of the group, members, songs and albums

Judas Priest: the history of the group, members, songs and albums

Last modified: 2023-12-17 05:12

This year the British band Judas Priest recorded their 18th album. The team worked on this disc together with producer Tom Elam. This English musician and sound engineer collaborated with the band back in the eighties. Released on March 9, Fire Power sold over 49,000 copies in the United States within one week of release

What is this - a guitar? History, description of the instrument, classification

What is this - a guitar? History, description of the instrument, classification

Last modified: 2023-12-17 05:12

The guitar is a popular stringed instrument known to mankind since ancient times. Nowadays it is extremely widespread all over the world. The guitar finds application in the bulk of genres, thanks to the widest range of possibilities and a variety of sound spectrums

Yanka Diaghileva: biography, personal life, creativity

Yanka Diaghileva: biography, personal life, creativity

Last modified: 2023-12-17 05:12

Performer of her songs Yana Stanislavovna Dyagileva, better known as Yanka Dyagileva, was born on September 4, 1966 in the city of Novosibirsk. She became famous as one of the important representatives of the Siberian underground party

Yegor Letov: biography and discography. A photo

Yegor Letov: biography and discography. A photo

Last modified: 2023-12-17 05:12

Yegor Letov is an iconic figure in Soviet and Russian musical culture. And although his songs and concerts are not advertised by the media, he remains a cult character for many people

Rock groups with female vocals Russian and foreign: list of the best

Rock groups with female vocals Russian and foreign: list of the best

Last modified: 2023-12-17 05:12

Pop and rock bands with female vocals are finely organized musical groups that have millions of fans around the world

What is variation? Variations in music

What is variation? Variations in music

Last modified: 2023-12-17 05:12

Variations are a musical form that has been popular since ancient times. Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Rachmaninoff, Shostakovich and other great composers created their best compositions with its help

Singer Ksenia Sitnik. Biography

Singer Ksenia Sitnik. Biography

Last modified: 2023-12-17 05:12

Ksenia Sitnik, whose biography is inextricably linked with musical creativity, is rightfully considered one of the most amazing personalities on stage

Composer Yuri Martynov - brother of Evgeny Martynov

Composer Yuri Martynov - brother of Evgeny Martynov

Last modified: 2023-12-17 05:12

Yuri Martynov is known less than his older brother Evgeny. Nevertheless, he is no less talented composer and lyricist. Today he is engaged in preserving the memory of his deceased brother. What else is known about the creator of the song "Cornflower Eyes"?

Composition of the group "Duran Duran", year of creation and photo of the group

Composition of the group "Duran Duran", year of creation and photo of the group

Last modified: 2023-12-17 05:12

Who doesn't know Duran Duran? Her songs often sounded and are heard from radio stations. For thirty-six years, the world-famous team has been a fan favorite. Many fans know the band's hits

How old is Kirkorov. Philip Kirkorov's age

How old is Kirkorov. Philip Kirkorov's age

Last modified: 2023-12-17 05:12

The article tells about the Russian "King of Pop" Philip Kirkorov, provides interesting facts about his biography, etc

Adam Gontier himself left the pinnacle of fame

Adam Gontier himself left the pinnacle of fame

Last modified: 2023-12-17 05:12

Winners of an incredible number of awards in the field of music - the legendary Canadian guys from "Three Days Grace" - could not have reached such heights without their founder Adam Gontier, who, although he recently left the band, remains its soul to this day

Poet and singer Vyacheslav Malezhik: his biography and personal life

Poet and singer Vyacheslav Malezhik: his biography and personal life

Last modified: 2023-12-17 05:12

Vyacheslav Malezhik needs no introduction. The songs written by him can still be heard on the air of radio stations. Do you want to know where he was born and studied? Is he legally married? How many children does he have? The answers to these and other questions are contained in the article

Group "Degrees": composition, repertoire, peak of popularity

Group "Degrees": composition, repertoire, peak of popularity

Last modified: 2023-12-17 05:12

"Degrees" is a popular group of musicians from Stavropol, who created their group in 2008. The main genres of their work are pop music, reggae and funk. They released two albums of compositions and filmed 8 clips

Russian opera singer Ildar Abdrazakov. Biography and interesting facts from life

Russian opera singer Ildar Abdrazakov. Biography and interesting facts from life

Last modified: 2023-12-17 05:12

In 1976, in the city of Ufa, the future talented singer Ildar Abdrazakov was born in the family of an artist - mother Taskira Nagimzyanovna - and a director - father Amir Gabdulmanovich. The singer's biography and further life with such parents was predetermined - only art

Veronika Kruglova: biography, personal life, photo

Veronika Kruglova: biography, personal life, photo

Last modified: 2023-12-17 05:12

The peak of popularity of this Soviet pop singer with a magical voice came in the sixties and seventies of the last century, it was then that Veronika Kruglova sounded in every home from every radio throughout the country. The biography, the personal life of popular people in those days were not advertised, and therefore celebrities were for the people in their own way celestials. No one knew who this simple Soviet girl was, where she started, even where she came from

Opera singer Anna Netrebko: biography, career and family

Opera singer Anna Netrebko: biography, career and family

Last modified: 2023-12-17 05:12

Anna Netrebko is a worthy representative of our country in world culture. Are you interested in her biography? Would you like to know the details of the personal life of an opera singer? Then we suggest you familiarize yourself with the content of the article

Nikolaus Harnoncourt - conductor, cellist, philosopher and musicologist. Biography, features of creativity and interesting facts

Nikolaus Harnoncourt - conductor, cellist, philosopher and musicologist. Biography, features of creativity and interesting facts

Last modified: 2023-12-17 05:12

In the early days of spring 2016, the greatest Austrian cellist, musicologist and conductor Nikolaus Harnoncourt passed away. Collaborating with the largest orchestras in Europe, he found time to popularize authentic performance and teach at the world-famous Salzburg Mozarteum Conservatory

Outrageous lead singer of Quest Pistols - Anton Savlepov: biography and path to fame

Outrageous lead singer of Quest Pistols - Anton Savlepov: biography and path to fame

Last modified: 2023-12-17 05:12

In 2008 Anton Savlepov and Quest Pistols receive their first award. At the prestigious annual MTV Ukrainian Music Awards, they receive a prize in the Debut of the Year nomination

Group "Nikita": history of creation and composition

Group "Nikita": history of creation and composition

Last modified: 2023-12-17 05:12

Several years ago, the girl group "Nikita" burst into the Russian show business, winning the hearts of millions of listeners. Do you want to know when and by whom this team was formed? Who is included in it? You will receive answers to these questions after reading the article

Valery Gavrilin: biography, photo, creativity

Valery Gavrilin: biography, photo, creativity

Last modified: 2023-12-17 05:12

“Talents, where do you come from? - From childhood. I compose and live only on what I ate in my childhood in my native land”(Valery Gavrilin). A biography, which is very difficult to summarize, this person was closely connected with art

How to learn to play the harmonica at home

How to learn to play the harmonica at home

Last modified: 2023-12-17 05:12

The harmonica is one of the most popular musical instruments. It pairs perfectly with guitar, accordion and other instruments. One of its features is its small size, you can take it with you on any trip or hike, while playing the accordion will delight and not let you get bored. So how do you learn to play the harmonica?

Paata Burchuladze - biography and creativity

Paata Burchuladze - biography and creativity

Last modified: 2023-12-17 05:12

Today we will tell you who Paata Burchuladze is. The biography of this person will be discussed below. It's about a singer with a great bass. He was born in 1955 in Tbilisi

Katya IOWA - a singer and just a talented girl

Katya IOWA - a singer and just a talented girl

Last modified: 2023-12-17 05:12

The incendiary songs of the singer IOWA ("Smile", "One and the Same" and "Minibus") successfully hit various radio stations, TV channels and instantly become hits. They are taken to popular series and TV programs - "Fizruk", "Kitchen", "Molodezhka", "Voice. Children", KVN, "Dances". The soloist of this popular group is Ekaterina Ivanchikova

The leader of the group "Crematorium" Grigoryan Armen: facts from the biography

The leader of the group "Crematorium" Grigoryan Armen: facts from the biography

Last modified: 2023-12-17 05:12

Armen Grigoryan is one of the founders of Russian rock. His group "Krematorium" is over 30 years old, and it still releases albums and tours around Russia. Armen modestly calls himself not the lead singer of the group, but simply a musician

Modern rock bands. Short review

Modern rock bands. Short review

Last modified: 2023-12-17 05:12

Russian rock is a direction in the genre of rock music. In turn, it is divided into punk rock, folk rock, hard rock, jazz rock, country rock, psychedelia, underground and some other styles

Yulia Mikhalchik: biography and career

Yulia Mikhalchik: biography and career

Last modified: 2023-12-17 05:12

On February 2, 1985, an incredibly sweet girl and talented performer Yulia Mikhalchik was born in Slantsy. Parents, Zhanna and Sergey, already in early childhood noticed their daughter's musical talent, so they tried their best to develop the abilities of little Yulia

Elena Temnikova - golden viola "Star Factory"

Elena Temnikova - golden viola "Star Factory"

Last modified: 2023-12-17 05:12

Undoubtedly, one of the most gifted graduates of the "Star Factory", and of the entire national stage, is Elena Temnikova. Her biography is full of information about achievements in numerous competitions, including those of a global scale. As part of the Silver group, she won third place at the Eurovision Song Contest 2007, but then left the project

"Black economy" - hard rap from the underground

"Black economy" - hard rap from the underground

Last modified: 2023-12-17 05:12

Have you ever heard the aggressive and hard underground Russian rap? This article will introduce you to real hip-hop informals: you will learn about the history and discography of the Black Economy group

Group Evo - music of the XXI century

Group Evo - music of the XXI century

Last modified: 2023-12-17 05:12

EVO (Eternal Voice of Orbits) is a rising star of the Russian rock scene, born in Severodvinsk. The official date of formation is May 12, 2009. Music style can be described as trancecore, electronic post-hardcore

"Black obelisk" - the legend of the domestic underground

"Black obelisk" - the legend of the domestic underground

Last modified: 2023-12-17 05:12

The famous Moscow group "Black Obelisk" was officially formed on August 1, 1986 by Anatoly Krupnov. This group rightfully bears the title of "Legend of Russian Rock" thanks to extraordinary music and truly deep and philosophical lyrics

Matvey Blanter: author of "Katyusha" and many Soviet hits

Matvey Blanter: author of "Katyusha" and many Soviet hits

Last modified: 2023-12-17 05:12

If the composer composed only one world-famous song "Katyusha", then he would forever remain in history. However, Matvey Blanter was the author of almost 200 songs, of course, they all did not become popular, like his most famous work. But among them there are many beautiful compositions that have become symbols of the Soviet era. And his melody "Football March" has been opening football competitions in various countries of the post-Soviet space for a long time

The great pianist Svyatoslav Richter: life and creative path

The great pianist Svyatoslav Richter: life and creative path

Last modified: 2023-12-17 05:12

Richter Svyatoslav Teofilovich is an outstanding pianist of the 20th century, a virtuoso. He had a huge repertoire. S. Richter founded a charitable foundation. He also organized several music festivals

Dominant seventh chord and its inversions: structure, resolution

Dominant seventh chord and its inversions: structure, resolution

Last modified: 2024-01-17 12:01

Harmony is one of the most difficult sciences in music. Nevertheless, its elements begin to be studied at an early stage of a musician's professional education - at a music school as part of solfeggio lessons. The knowledge of pupils of the Children's Art School and Children's Music School is more often limited to triads, the dominant seventh chord and their inversions. Introductory and second seventh chords are also passed. What is a dominant seventh chord?

Lionel Richie - American star of the 80s

Lionel Richie - American star of the 80s

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In the 1980s, Lionel Richie reigned on the world musical Olympus. At that time he was no less popular than Michael Jackson. All thirty singles of the artist, released between 1981 and 1987, hit the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100 hit parade, five of them took first place

John Anderson: biography and creativity

John Anderson: biography and creativity

Last modified: 2023-12-17 05:12

John Anderson is an English musician best known as the founder and former vocalist of the cult progressive band Yes. Now John is engaged in solo work. From this article you can find out the biography of the musician, as well as information about his work and personal life

Oleg Anofriev - a man and a musician with a capital letter

Oleg Anofriev - a man and a musician with a capital letter

Last modified: 2023-12-17 05:12

Do you like popular songs from the cartoon "The Bremen town musicians"? Of course, you love it, but you probably don’t know that almost everything was performed by one person. His name is Oleg Anofriev. Let's talk about the biography of this actor, musician and his creative path

"Araks" - a group of stars

"Araks" - a group of stars

Last modified: 2023-12-17 05:12

The "Araks" group was very popular in its time. She passed through herself the performers who remain on the stage to this day or sparkled on it quite recently. Zatsepin, Pugacheva, Dolina - they were all part of this group

Medley for dance and more

Medley for dance and more

Last modified: 2023-12-17 05:12

This article describes what potpourri is, where it is used and what it is characterized by. It also talks about the importance of potpourri for contemporary art