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The racist history of music theory

Screw Heinrich Schenker, Ben Shapiro, and his music theorist dad.

February 9, 2021January 29, 2022 by Luke Alex Davis
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Classical Music

Joseph Bologne, the Black polymath composer

Joseph Bologne may have been a composer, a virtuoso violinist, a conductor, a renowned champion fencer, but he was NOT the Black Mozart!

November 17, 2020January 29, 2022 by Luke Alex Davis
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Black music theorist Philip Ewell calls out racism in music theory

Philip Ewell spoke out against racism in a 2019 paper and found himself on the other end of it when White music theorists responded in a closed publication.

August 15, 2020January 29, 2022 by Luke Alex Davis
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Hip Hop Classical Instrumental Hip Hop Music

Shrill Evans - MONOLITH

It’s a new moniker for Starchildluke as he releases his fifth #Road2Switch series. No prizes for guessing where the name Shrill Evans comes from. But in case you didn’t know, it’s a lo-fi take on the late piano maestro Bill Evans. And Starchildluke took that inspiration for his new alter-ego on new album, MONOLITH. He …

May 4, 2019December 11, 2021 by Sampleface
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Review: Fink - Fink Meets The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

We reviewed Fink’s Fink Meets The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. You may not have heard of the name ‘Fink’ – the stage name of Cornish songwriter and DJ Fin Greenall, but the probability is that you will have heard some of his works if you are at all eclectic in your music tastes. Greenall has written …

October 22, 2013December 22, 2021 by Sampleface
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Classical Music

Happy 151st Birthiversary, Claude Debussy!

Google have crafted a doodle for the 151st anniversary of Claude Debussy’s birth so we decided to look at some of his best sampled tracks. France had a rich history in late-Romantic and early 20th century (or impressionist) music, with world renowned composers such as Frédéric Chopin (Polish-born but gaining French citizenship in 1835), Maurice …

August 22, 2013December 11, 2021 by Luke Alex Davis
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Classical Sampling

Sampleface Five: Classical Music Samples

We look at five great classical music samples from the likes of Slum Village, Nas and Big Pun.

January 9, 2013December 11, 2021 by Luke Alex Davis
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