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Thousands of Venezuelan musicians set world's largest orchestra record
Thousands of Venezuelan musicians, most of them children and adolescents, have earned the title of the world's largest orchestra. The record was set by 8,573 musicians. Guinness World Records in a video released Saturday announced that the musicians, all connected to the country's network of youth orchestras, earned the designation with a performance a week earlier of Tchaikovsky's Slavonic March". The musicians, ranging in age from 12 to 77, attempted the record during a patriotic concert at a military academy in the capital of Caracas. To set the record, more than 8,097 had to be tallied playing at the same time during a five-minute period of Tchaikovsky's piece. The network of orchestras known as El Sistema, or The System, assembled some 12,000 musicians for the concert. The repertoire included Venezuela by Pablo Herrero and Jose Luis Armenteros, the South American country's national anthem and Pedro Gutierrez's Alma Llanera, which Venezuelans consider their unofficial anthem.
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WhiteHat Jr's music lessons for all ages; customised course for 18-plus set
Pandemic has shown how music can uplift one's health and wellbeing, help bond with others and offer several cognitive benefits for older adults, says the company
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A musical journey by road across the length and breadth of India
Amit Trivedi soaks in the acoustic legacy of five states, driving through each of them in a road trip spanning almost an year
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A world of musical instruments for budding rock stars and culture vultures
Pick up an affordable, entry-level piece if you're just starting; as you progress over time, your teacher should be able to guide you on buying something more sophisticated and expensive
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Musical mystery: How scientists completed Beethoven's unfinished symphony
Thanks to the work of a team of music historians, musicologists, composers and computer scientists, Beethoven's vision will come to life
 "Musical mystery: How scientists completed Beethoven's unfinished symphony")
 "Divyanshu Dixit takes over music space as true-blue producer of Loop Beats Records")
ABBA and the others: A season of returns & longing for a safer time
Nostalgia in the time of Covid-19 is proving to be big business
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The unshakeable: Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts dies at age 80
He joined the Stones early in 1963 and remained over the next 60 years, ranked just behind Mick Jagger and Keith Richards as the group's longest lasting and most essential member.
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Chinese regulator orders Tencent to give up exclusive music licensing
Meanwhile, experts believe that this development is another example of Beijing's crackdown on influential IT giants
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We're back on the road: Rolling Stones revive US 'No Filter' tour
Tickets will go on sale July 30 for the new shows
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YouTube Music adds 'Replay Mix' for most played songs
Google-owned YouTube Music has added "Replay Mix" for several users that include their most commonly played songs from the past few weeks.
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IPV leads early-stage funding of Rs 3 cr in music learning startup Spardha
A few US-based HNIs also participated; firm offers personalised courses, has grown 10x in past 12 months of pandemic, with over 5,000 registered users and over 1,300 paid users in India and the US
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Tuning into pain: How Begum Akhtar channeled her struggles into art
Book review of Akhtari: The Life and Music of Begum Akhtar
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He didn't believe in incidental music: Shyam Benegal on Vanraj Bhatia
In a conversation with Ritwik Sharma, Benegal recalls their partnership and what made Bhatia a very special music director
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Young, promising musician releases her debut album 'Intuition'
'So humbled to have received such a massive outpouring of love, appreciation and blessings on the successful launch of my maiden contemporary fusion album,' says Apoorva Krishna
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Eddie Van Halen, rock legend and guitar hero, dies at 65
One of rock 'n' roll's singular and most gifted guitarists, Eddie Van Halen, has passed away aged 65
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S P Balasubrahmanyam on life support, extremely critical: Hospital
Balasubrahmanyam, popularly known as SPB admitted on August 5, "remains on ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation) and other life support measures," MGM Healthcare said.
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Mission critical: Excellent audio systems translate into good business volumes.
The novel coronavirus pandemic has profoundly changed the business dynamics.
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