Audio: “Hurrian Hymn No. 6” (c.1400 B.C.E.) Ancient Mesopotamian Music Fragment
Here is an interpretation of a song, titled “A Hurrian Cult Song from Ancient Ugarit,” performed on a lyre, an instrument probably close to what the song’s first audiences heard. … Continue reading
Video: Haoma
Haoma is the Avestan name of a plant and its divinity, both of which play a role in Zoroastrian doctrine and in later Persian culture and mythology. Directed by Matthieu Deltour, … Continue reading
Google: A Virtual Tour of Abbey Road Studios
Google’s new web site, Inside Abbey Road, lets viewers walk inside Abbey Road Studios, check out the famous recording studio (home to most of the Beatles’ songs, birthplace of Dark … Continue reading
Video: London Evolution Animation
This animated video shows 2,000 years of London’s evolution in 7 minutes. Music: “Cities” by Maserati.
Video: Frida Kahlo (rare footage)
A montage of short clips of Frida Kahlo set to Esa Noche a song by Café Tacuba. We see Kahlo working in her studio, as well as talking with her husband Diego … Continue reading
Video: Top 50 most famous paintings of all time
Set to Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 2, here’s a montage of 50 beautiful paintings. Sit back and enjoy! Auguste Renoir — Luncheon of the Boating Party, 1881
Fred Maus: I Listen to an Adagio by Ravel
. Then, I know how to speak with a single voice, meandering onward, not clear whether anyone is listening, pushing on to the next word and the next, not with … Continue reading
Grandpa Elliot and others: Stand by Me
When faced with the power of music, the 1% doesn’t stand a chance. From the award-winning documentary, “Playing For Change: Peace Through Music”, comes the first of many “songs around … Continue reading
Video: Doc Watson performing ‘Deep River Blues’
A master at both flatpicking and fingerstyle guitar, Doc Watson (1923-2012) had a profound influence on American traditional, folk and bluegrass music ever since coming to national attention in the … Continue reading
Video: “Strange Fruit” sung by Billie Holiday
. Billie Holiday (born Eleanora Fagan; April 7, 1915 – July 17, 1959) was an American jazz singer and songwriter. Nicknamed “Lady Day” by her friend and musical partner Lester Young, … Continue reading
Doug Anderson: Trane
Gold snake muzzles down rat-eye alleys, pokes in hollows and hooch holes, gathers up the Hell-hurt passed out on bad juice or junk, noses out on the street, hubcup cymbal-ride … Continue reading
Video: Music from a Neanderthal flute
Found by archeologist Ivan Turk in a Neanderthal campsite at Divje Babe in northwestern Slovenia, this instrument made from the femur of a cave bear is estimated to be 43,000-80,000 … Continue reading
Video: Auguste Rodin Sculpting in his Studio (rare footage)
This is a unique film of the father of modern sculpture, Auguste Rodin (1840-1917), working in his studio in Paris. What is particularly interesting is the close up of the … Continue reading
Video: Marlene Dietrich’s screen test for The Blue Angel
In 1929, Josef von Sternberg began assembling the cast for the first major German sound film – Der Blaue Engel. A classic of Weimar cinema, the 1930 film featured Marlene … Continue reading
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