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21-year-old Estonian-American composer Jonas Tarm.

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Young Composer's Work Dropped For Nazi Melody

8:28am March 08, 2015

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

The New York Youth Symphony canceled its Carnegie Hall performance of a piece that it recently premiered by Estonian-American composer Jonas Tarm. At issue is his use of a Nazi theme.

Owner Heidi Rogers Tuesday at her famous Manhattan shop, Frank Music Company, before the store's final closing Friday. Judging silently from on high is composer Igor Stravinsky.

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Saying Goodbye To A Manhattan Classical Music Mecca

7:04pm March 06, 2015

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

The last store in Manhattan devoted exclusively to classical sheet music is closing its doors — having been lapped by online retailers and free file sharing.

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Planet Of Sound: The Long, Unmistakable Orbit Of Aphex Twin

11:28am March 05, 2015

by Michaelangelo Matos

A flood of music — official and semi-secret, after years of silence — puts the career of the electronic musician Richard D. James, best known as Aphex Twin, into new and revealing perspective.

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Prolific Songwriter Rose Marie McCoy Was Largely Unknown

9:40am March 03, 2015

Rose Marie McCoy was one of the most prolific songwriters of last century, though her name is not well known. She died last month at the age of 92.

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Legendary Jazz Producer Orrin Keepnews Dies At 91

6:38pm March 02, 2015

by Elizabeth Blair

Jazz producer and record label found Orrin Keepnews died on Sunday at the age of 91. Keepnews was behind landmark recordings by jazz legends like Thelonious Monk, Bill Evans and Cannonball Adderley.

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Josh Tillman's latest album as Father John Misty, I Love You, Honeybear, is a sincere and shocking catalog of the main character's adventures in sex and love.

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Sympathy For The Devils

4:17pm February 28, 2015

by Ann Powers

From Lana Del Rey to Father John Misty, musicians in the current pop moment who expose themselves, warts and all, do so in isolation, without support or challenge from a like-minded community.

House of Cards stars Kevin Spacey as the ruthless politician Frank Underwood.

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A Wrong Note Sets The Right Mood In 'House Of Cards'

9:42pm February 26, 2015

by Tim Greiving

The show's distinctive score is the work of Jeff Beal, who ushers viewers into its clandestine, manipulative and sometimes violent world by breaking a few musical rules.

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Singer Madonna falls during her performance at the Brit music awards at the O2 Arena in London on Wednesday night.

Madonna's Tumble At Brit Awards Lights Up Twitter, Stirs Ageism Debate

5:16pm February 26, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

The 56-year-old singer fell off the steps next to the stage while performing her song "Living for Love." But she picked herself up and continued her performance.

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Podium Diplomacy: Conductor Takes Chinese Music West And Vice Versa

2:40pm February 25, 2015

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

5 years, 40 works: Long Yu wants China and the West to know each other's contemporary music better. He's launching a big project to accomplish just that.

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Pete Sokolow (center) and his bandmates in Tarras Band, a group of younger musicians inspired by the work of 20th-century clarinetist Dave Tarras.

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In Modern Klezmer, 'The Oldest Old Guy' Is The King Of The Scene

11:26pm February 23, 2015

by Jon Kalish

Pete Sokolow has been called irascible and a tough-as-nails teacher. He's also one of the last living links to klezmer's immigrant pioneers — and to a new generation of musicians, he's invaluable.

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