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Jul 31, 20235 min read

A Profile of Dmitri Shostakovich

Artists have always struggled to create authentically without being ridiculed. In the Soviet Union, though, the consequences went far...

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Jul 24, 20233 min read

The Life and Legacy of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

In the annals of classical music, the name Samuel Coleridge-Taylor stands tall as a visionary composer who defied racial barriers and...

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How Billie Holiday’s “Strange Fruit” Fought for Civil Rights

Billie Holiday, aged 23 at the time, introduced her closing tune of the night to Cafe Society in Greenwich Village, 1939. “Strange...

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