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  1. Apr 10, 2024 · omd .uk .com. Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark ( OMD) are an English electronic band formed in the Wirral, Merseyside, in 1978. The group consists of founding duo and principal songwriters Andy McCluskey (vocals, bass guitar) and Paul Humphreys (keyboards, vocals), along with Martin Cooper (keyboards, saxophone) and Stuart Kershaw (drums).

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  2. 1 day ago · space rock. Progressive rock (shortened as prog rock or simply prog) is a broad genre of rock music [8] that primarily developed in the United Kingdom [9] through the mid- to late 1960s, peaking in the early 1970s. Initially termed "progressive pop", the style was an emergence of psychedelic bands who abandoned standard pop traditions in favour ...

    • Mid to late 1960s, United Kingdom and United States
    • Art rock, classical rock, prog, symphonic rock
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  4. 3 days ago · Ludwig van Beethoven [n 1] (baptised 17 December 1770 – 26 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist. He is one of the most revered figures in the history of Western music; his works rank among the most performed of the classical music repertoire and span the transition from the Classical period to the Romantic era in classical music.

    • 17 December 1770
    • 26 March 1827 (aged 56), Vienna
  5. Mar 25, 2024 · Mantovani (born November 15, 1905, Venice, Italy—died March 29, 1980, Royal Tunbridge Wells, England) Italian-born British conductor and musician who favoured a technique that came to be known as “cascading strings,” a lush musical effect that became the hallmark of his style. The son of a violinist at the Covent Garden Opera, Mantovani ...

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  6. Apr 11, 2024 · Founded in 1842 as the Philharmonic Society of New York under the conductorship of American-born Ureli Corelli Hill, the orchestra merged with Walter Damrosch ’s Symphony Society of New York in 1928. The true story of “maestro” Leonard Bernstein. Before Bernstein rose to fame, most prominent conductors in the United States were Europeans.

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  7. Mar 22, 2024 · Rhythm’n’blues also deployed orchestral arrangements: Little Willie John’s beautiful “Let Them Talk” (1959) perfectly combined blues, gospel and pop while sweetened with strings.

  8. Apr 10, 2024 · William Grant Still (born May 11, 1895, Woodville, Mississippi, U.S.—died December 3, 1978, Los Angeles, California) was an American composer and conductor and the first African American to conduct a professional symphony orchestra in the United States. Though a prolific composer of operas, ballets, symphonies, and other works, he was best ...

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