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Jethro Tull, “Heavy Horses.” A good old anti-technology song from 1978. Down with modernism! Bring back the horse-and-plow days!

The famous opera singer, Renée Fleming, gives singing tips. Interesting. It’s amazing what White people can do with just a piano and a vocal. [Video, Part 1]. [Video, Part 2].

Tchaikovsky: the Nutcracker Suite. It runs for about 21 minutes; it is part of, but not to be confused with, the longer-running Nutcracker ballet music, which runs for roughly 1 hour and 15 minutes. The Nutcracker Suite is one of the best pieces of classical music ever written; if Top 40 radio had existed in […]

Richard Thompson’s song “Dimming of the Day,” sung by Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio. [Video].

Theme from the 1971 movie “Jane Eyre,” composed by John Williams, who also composed the music for the sci-fi movie “Star Wars.” [Here].

by Gott. (This originally appeared at VNN Forum). The greatest music – in fact, the greatest expression of Western civilization – is the lyric stage. All (or virtually all) great composers thought so and felt that they could not possibly be considered great unless they had mastered the noble and sublime form of opera. And, […]

Jim Malcolm was on a PBS show called “Highland Heartbeat.” Good singer. If you’re tired of the usual no talent/negro music, you might want to learn more about Malcolm. Here is his website: [Website].