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Famed French composer Dutilleux dies aged 97

May 22, 2013 - 11:59am
France's Henri Dutilleux, whose modernist and impressionist works ranked him among the leading composers of the 20th century, died Wednesday in Paris aged 97, his family announced.
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Famed French composer Dutilleux dies aged 97

May 22, 2013 - 11:36am
France's Henri Dutilleux, whose modernist and impressionist works ranked him among the leading composers of the 20th century, died Wednesday in Paris aged 97, his family announced.
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Simple sensory exercises at home effective among autistic kids

May 22, 2013 - 1:46am
Washington, May 22 (ANI): In a study by UC Irvine neurobiologists, children with autism showed significant improvement after six months of simple sensory exercises at home using everyday items such as scents, spoons and sponges.
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Merkel and Francis talk about a 'strong' Europe

May 18, 2013 - 9:39am
VATICAN CITY (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel, mindful of the weight of Christian voters in September elections, made a quick trip to Rome Saturday for a private meeting with Pope Francis, focusing on how Europe's struggling economy should be at the service of the people.
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Metro station music to Shanghai's ears

May 18, 2013 - 2:00am
Shanghai (China Daily/ANN) - It could be a jazz piano solo, a classical sonata or traditional Chinese bamboo flute music.
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Metro station music to Shanghai's ears

May 18, 2013 - 2:00am
Shanghai (China Daily/ANN) - It could be a jazz piano solo, a classical sonata or traditional Chinese bamboo flute music.
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Why the Blues Are Blue

May 17, 2013 - 10:25am
When you listen to a lively Mozart piece in a major key, what colors do you see? If bright yellows and oranges swirled in your mind, it wouldn't surprise a group of scientists at the University of California, Berkeley.
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Boston Symphony names Latvian conductor to succeed James Levine

May 16, 2013 - 3:57pm
BOSTON (Reuters) - The Boston Symphony Orchestra has hired Latvian conductor Andris Nelsons to succeed James Levine, an iconic American conductor known for his wild hair and dramatic manner, who left in 2011 due to health problems, it said on Thursday. Nelsons will be the leading U.S. symphony's youngest conductor in more than a century when he begins the 2013-14 season as "music director ...
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SPIC-MACAY's first globalal convention begins May 20 in Kolkata

May 15, 2013 - 12:04pm
Kolkata, May 15 (IANS) Over 1,800 delegates will participate in the first SPIC-MACAY international convention on promoting Indian classical music and culture that begins here May 20.
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CA-ENTERTAINMENT Summary

May 14, 2013 - 7:12pm
Angelina Jolie has double mastectomy to elude cancer NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oscar-winning film star Angelina Jolie revealed on Tuesday that she underwent a double mastectomy after learning she had inherited a high risk of breast cancer and said she hoped her story would inspire other women fighting the life-threatening disease. Jolie, an actress who has long embodied Hollywood glamour and has in ...
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Fletcher Mills voted X Factor NZ Wildcard

May 14, 2013 - 6:35pm
Fletcher Mills has been voted X Factor NZ's wildcard contestant.
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Fletcher Mills voted the X Factor NZ Wildcard

May 14, 2013 - 6:35pm
Fletcher Mills has been voted X Factor NZ's wildcard contestant.
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Sarah Connolly wins UK classical music's top live singing award

May 14, 2013 - 5:05pm
LONDON (Reuters) - Mezzo-soprano Sarah Connolly and Scottish pianist Steven Osborne took two of the top awards for live British classical music on Tuesday at the Royal Philharmonic Society (RPS) Music Awards. Connolly, who won the "Silver Lyre" for best solo singer, showed "exceptional musicianship and consistency over an increasingly wide range of styles", the RPS said in a statement. Osborne ...
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Carrots and turnips make music in Madrid veg market

May 14, 2013 - 11:35am
With a pumpkin for a drum, carrots for flutes and turnips for trumpets, musicians from Vienna transformed the fresh goods in a Madrid market into honking, whistling instruments on Monday.
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Perfect sync: Indian classical musicians talk about their instruments

May 10, 2013 - 2:30pm
Mumbai, May 11 -- May 4 was an unfortunate day for tabla maestro Zakir Hussain. "Sad day for me, my tabla was stolen in transit between Istanbul, Paris and Rennes, it was taken from the case, was my dad's tabla," (sic.) tweeted Hussain, about his loss. All musicians share a special relationship with their instruments, especially those they've possessed for decades. Here, Indian classical music ...
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A violent form of music that inspires you to wake up and act

May 6, 2013 - 10:48am
The rap group Public Enemy is as relevant today in Obama's America as it was under Reagan's.
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Pyongyang glitters, but rest of NKorea still dark

April 28, 2013 - 9:49pm
PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — The heart of this city, once famous for its Dickensian darkness, now pulsates with neon.
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